2023 LEAD Program Evaluation

National Leadership Consortium, in partnership with the Delaware Division of Developmental Disabilities Services, developed a 12-week training series to strengthen the knowledge, confidence, and leadership skills of Delaware’s emerging direct support leaders in the disabilities field. The first cohort of Delaware Direct Support Professionals completed the Leadership, Empowerment, Advancement, & Development (LEAD) program during the Spring of 2023. The Spring 2023 cohort of LEAD included 15 participants who attended two in-person and ten virtual sessions from March 14 through May 31, 2023. Participants engaged in 52 hours of training consisting of small and large group discussions, self and organizational assessments, experiential exercises and simulations, expert guest speakers, an individual leadership development process, and a group resource development process. The LEAD training will continue in Delaware, with each cohort benefitting from the evaluations from previous cohorts. Read more about the program and key findings from our comprehensive evaluation of the training in the report.