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Required Re-Certification for Pennsylvania Supports Brokers

The Office of Developmental Programs has contracted with The Institute on Disabilities at Temple University to provide this supports broker re-certification training. This cycle of one-day, online recertification classes is for those Supports Brokers certified prior to July 1, 2020 and meets the re-certification requirements set forth in the ODP Waivers effective January 1, 2023.

After you have attended the virtual classroom re-certification, you will be granted access to the final test online.  Your test will consist of thirty (30) multiple choice and true/false questions. You must achieve a score of 80% or better to pass and be re-certified. You will have two attempts to achieve a score of 80% or better. The test will be available to you for ten (10) days only following your attendance in the virtual classroom.

Considerations for the Virtual Classroom

  1. You must be a supports broker who is currently certified in Pennsylvania and be a Pennsylvania resident or live in a contiguous state to attend this re-certification.
  2. You must have a computer or tablet and internet connection to participate. We will not admit users connecting via cell phone or landline only.
  3. You must attend and participate in the entire webinar with your camera on to get access to the final test.
  4. Registrants should familiarize themselves with Zoom webinar prior to the start of class.
  5. You will be sent a Zoom link and classroom documents upon completion of registration OR no later than 24 hours prior to class. 
    If you do not receive your materials or link, it is your responsibility to contact or before class begins.
  6. Registrants should block out time to attend class just as you would if class were being held in person. Please plan to be in a quiet location with minimal distractions.
  7. Latecomers will only be admitted at the discretion of the facilitators.
  8. If you experience any technical difficulties during class, you should contact promptly.  If the issue cannot be resolved quickly, you may be asked to attend a future re-certification class.
  9. Please be respectful of your facilitators and others in the virtual classroom.
  10. Participants who do not follow these virtual classroom considerations may be removed from the classroom.

Virtual Class Schedule

The Institute on Disabilities at Temple University is offering six (6) one-day virtual Re-certification training sessions on the following dates. Please keep in mind that any class with less than five (5) registrants may be cancelled.

  • CANCELED: Friday, September 20, 2024
  • Friday, November 8, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Tuesday, January 7, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Tuesday, March 11, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Tuesday, May 6, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Friday, June 20, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

All dates are subject to change.

Location: Online Zoom webinar from your home or office.

Audience: Professionals seeking supports broker re-certification in Pennsylvania.

Register Today

Registration for initial certification or re-certification must be done online at MyODP.

Log in and sign up at:
My ODP > Supports Broker Re-Certification

Topics Include

Module 1: ODP Updates
  • Reaffirming Every Day Lives Values in Action and the Role of ODP
  • New and Approved Waiver Service Definitions for Supports Broker Service
  • SB Standards
  • Re-Certification and Decertification Policy and Procedures
  • Attestation Form and Signing (required)
Module 2: Roles and Responsibilities of the Supports Broker

Employer Related Supports -

  • AWC Communication Bulletin Review
  • VF/EA Communication Bulletin Summary
  • Supports Brokers who are enrolled as SSPs
  • Approved Activities and Tasks
Module 3: Compliance with Program Rules and Regs
  • Claims Substantiation Communication Bulletin Review (reference link)
  • HCBS Final Rule Compliance
  • Approved Activities and Tasks

 
 

Module 4: Developing Natural Supports and Long-Term Planning
  • Prioritizing Community Mapping as an SB Activity
  • Using Relationship Maps and Building Circles of Supports
  • Learning how to Use Long Term Planning Tools –Charting the LifeCourse and PATH resources
  • Approved Activities and Tasks
Module 5: Who’s in Control: Self Advocates Leading the Way
  • Brief History of the Self Determination Movement as the Foundation of PDS in PA
  • Understanding Communication as a Right
  • Amplifying not Replacing the Voice and Autonomy of Self Advocates
  • Approved Activities and Tasks

Questions and Accommodations Requests

If you have any questions regarding re-certification, you may contact .  If you need to request reasonable accommodations (requests must be received at least five [5] business days in advance of your virtual session), please email Denise Beckett: .