1 National Validation Study of Competencies For Frontline Supervisors and Direct Support Professionals April 2007 Research and Training Center on Community Living Institute on Community Integration University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Sheryl A. Larson, Ph.D., FAAIDD Robert Doljanac, Ph.D. Derek K. Nord, MSW Patricia Salmi, M.A. Amy S. Hewitt, Ph.D., MSW Susan O’Nell, B.A. Larson, S.A., Doljanac, R., Nord, D. K., Salmi, P., Hewitt, A.S. & O’Nell, S. (2007). National Validation Study of Competencies For Frontline Supervisors and Direct Support Professionals: Final Report . Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, Research and Training Center on Community Integration. The preparation of this paper was supported by the National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Education (Grant Number H133B031116) to the Research and Training Center on Community Living at the University of Minnesota.