{"id":36776,"date":"2022-10-14T21:55:03","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T01:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=36776"},"modified":"2022-10-14T21:55:03","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T01:55:03","slug":"orleans-county-garrod-receives-statewide-direct-support-professional-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/10\/14\/orleans-county-garrod-receives-statewide-direct-support-professional-award\/","title":{"rendered":"ORLEANS COUNTY\/Garrod receives Statewide Direct Support Professional Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Matthew congratulates Arc GLOW Direct Support Professional Roger Garrod.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(ALBION, NY) \u2014 Roger Garrod, a longtime Arc GLOW Direct Support Professional (DSP), has received a Thomas A. Maul Direct Support Professional Excellence Award from The Arc New York. The Albion resident has been an Arc team member since 2009 and currently works in the Academy Street Day Habilitation program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Thomas A. Maul Direct Support Professional Excellence Award is an annual award which recognizes Direct Support Professionals who consistently demonstrate excellence, creativity and commitment to providing supports to people who have intellectual and other developmental disabilities. Four prestigious Thomas A. Maul Awards are presented each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thomas A. Maul served as the Commissioner of the NYS Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities from 1993 to 2006. During his tenure, he addressed many long-standing issues facing disability service providers. The Commissioner and The Arc New York shared a priority \u2013 recognition of direct support professional staff. Upon his retirement, The Arc New York founded this award in his honor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SEATED – Roger Garrod and Day Hab Coordinator Michael Helwig; STANDING – Arc GLOW Managers Kellie Kennedy, Kelly Anstey, Sherri Raab, Board President Cheryl Englert, CEO Martin Miskell and Board Secretary Charles Keenan (provided photo)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The 2022 award presentation was held virtually on Friday (10\/14) as part of The Arc New York\u2019s Annual meeting. Individuals Roger serves, along with family members and coworkers cheered him on at the local presentation, in the day habilitation site\u2019s community room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supervisor at the day hab site, Michael Helwig, said Roger always puts the individuals first. \u201cRoger is dedicated and a team player. He is an innovative DSP that is the heart and soul of support for people with disabilities,\u201d Michael stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelly Anstey, Senior Director of Day and Employment Services at Arc GLOW said Roger demonstrates respect for the dignity, independence, culture, and rights of individuals he serves by first and foremost being present, and encouraging individuals to express themselves in whatever manner they use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have seen Roger interact myriad times with individuals with very limited or seemingly absent communication skills, but the interactive rapport he develops leaves no doubt that true, two-way respectful communication is occurring,\u201d Kelly said. \u201cBy developing effective communication, Roger builds trust allowing him to gain knowledge of individuals\u2019 desires, choices and preferences,\u201d the director added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Roger learned he was being honored with a DSP award, he couldn\u2019t believe it. \u201cThere are so many staff that work so hard\u2026I was shocked.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The award recipient began working as a DSP in the Arc residential department before transferring to day habilitation, but still works as a relief DSP at Arc\u2019s Hamilton Road home where his DSP career began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABOUT THE CHAPTER: Arc GLOW, formerly The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming and Arc of Genesee Orleans, is a family-founded agency dedicated to helping people with intellectual and\/or developmental disabilities (I\/DD) meet their full potential and find fulfillment in learning, personal relationships, employment, volunteerism, recreation, the arts, and more. Arc GLOW serves more than 2,000 individuals and their families and recently marked its one-year anniversary as a four-county chapter<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Press release (ALBION, NY) \u2014 Roger Garrod, a longtime Arc GLOW Direct Support Professional (DSP), has received a Thomas A. Maul Direct Support Professional Excellence Award from The Arc New York. The Albion resident has been an Arc team member since 2009 and currently works in the Academy Street Day \u2026<\/p>\n

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