The Alaska Alliance for Direct Service Careers (AADSC)

Become a member of the AADSC!

The Alaska Alliance for Direct Service Careers is a statewide industry consortium and a member based association of long-term care and direct care providers whose funding is provided by the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority.

For additional information please contact Heidi Frost at 907-269-8999 or by e-mail.

AADSC 2007 Outstanding Direct Service Professional of the Year Award Winners

AADSC 2008 Outstanding Direct Service Professional of the Year Award Winners

left to right:

Left to right: Dinah Backford, Frank Box,
Heidi Frost, Falicia Forrell-Stevens, and Elizabeth Howard

Karen Ward and Patricia Swan-Smith

Substance Abuse/ Alcoholism Treatment:
Patricia Swan-Smith

Heidi Frost and Falicia Forrell-Stevens

Services for People with Developmental Disabilities:
Falicia Forrell-Stevens

Heidi Frost and Frank Box

Traumatic Brain Injury Services:
Frank Box

Heidi Frost and Dinah Backford

Mental Health Treatment:
Dinah Backford

Heidi Frost and Elizabeth Howard

Senior Services:
Elizabeth Howard

For more information on Full Lives:

Contact Raelynn Smith at 907-264-6244, toll-free outside Anchorage 1-800-243-2199, or email.

2008 Full Lives Conference Sponsors

Full Lives receives funding and support from the Alaska Alliance for Direct Service Careers through the Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education, the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority; the U.S. Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services; and donations from community agencies.

The Center for Human Development is a program of the University of Alaska Anchorage, College of Heath and Social Welfare, and is a designated University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service (UCEDD).

The Center for Human Development and UAA are AA/EO employers and educational institutions.