5 th Annual Oklahoma Transition Institute 2010 Tools for Person Centered Thinking Mary Katherine Long Center for Learning and Leadership Oklahoma UCEDD University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Jenifer Randle Oklahoma Developmental Disabilities Council Learn & Lead Center for Learning & Leadership

5 th Annual Oklahoma Transition Institute 2010 Learn & Lead Center for Learning & Leadership Tools for Person Centered Thinking The tools presented in this training are part of the Essential Lifestyle Planning (ELP) developed by Michael Smull (1992). The training activities of the Oklahoma ELP Learning Community are funded by the Oklahoma Developmental Disabilities Council. Trainings are offered through the Center for Learning and Leadership in partnership with the Oklahoma Disability Law Center and Bios, Incorporated.

5 th Annual Oklahoma Transition Institute 2010 Learn & Lead Center for Learning & Leadership Principles establishing the Foundation of this training: These principles were developed by Oklahoma Individual & Family Support by families, service providers, advocates, and other members of the Oklahoma Family Support Partnership (OFSP) Council. 1.Honor their expertise. 2.Respect and accept their values and preferences, cultural beliefs, and life-ways.

5 th Annual Oklahoma Transition Institute 2010 Learn & Lead Center for Learning & Leadership Goals for today’s training: Introduce you to tools that you can use to capture what is important TO and FOR the person and how to balance health and safety with their preferences. Introduce you to a tool that will help you gather a team’s thoughts in a way that helps to lead to a plan of action.

5 th Annual Oklahoma Transition Institute 2010 Learn & Lead Center for Learning & Leadership We all have preferences! All people have preferences. What is important TO us is what gets us through our day. We need to balance what is important FOR individuals – health & safety – with what is important TO them.

5 th Annual Oklahoma Transition Institute 2010 Learn & Lead Center for Learning & Leadership Tools we will use today: Important TO & Important FOR Questions

5 th Annual Oklahoma Transition Institute 2010 Learn & Lead Center for Learning & Leadership Important TO & Important FOR What things are important to Eric?  Spending time with Oma and Opa  Being with my brother  Watching my Wiggles video  Choosing where I sit at church and mealtime  Sticking to my routines  Not being touched unless I touch or hug you first  “High Fives”! What things are important for Eric?  Taking my medicine when I am supposed to  Doing my exercises  Wearing my ID tag at all times  Stranger safety  Clean body and appealing appearance  Sitting still in church

5 th Annual Oklahoma Transition Institute 2010 Learn & Lead Center for Learning & Leadership Questions Things we have tried… Things we have learned… Things we are pleased about… Things we are concerne d about… + Next Steps: What, Who, By When? Based on what we know, how should we move forward? “Since we last got together…”

5 th Annual Oklahoma Transition Institute 2010 Learn & Lead Center for Learning & Leadership “Robbie” A young man “Robbie” just enrolled in your school and has been assigned to your classroom. He is enrolled in the 5 th grade but is smaller than the rest of his peers. Robbie is smiling and carrying his backpack. He stays close to his mother and grandmother, who are important to him. Through talking briefly with Robbie and his mother, you find out he is great at building things, loves trains, and has a very inquisitive nature. He has difficulty with reading, but enjoys it and wants to read – he even has his own library card! He especially likes science. He likes being outdoors. Robbie and his mother have brought you a copy of his IEP. Special services he should receive according to this IEP are specialized instruction in reading and mathematics and related services in speech and language and occupational therapy. During the first week with Robbie, you find he is usually playing alone. Digging further, you find his social skills are not good. It doesn’t seem that he knows how to play with others. Some peers have also started teasing him and he stays near you now. He offers to help in class and smiles a lot when praised.

5 th Annual Oklahoma Transition Institute 2010 Learn & Lead Center for Learning & Leadership Important TO Important FOR “Robbie”

5 th Annual Oklahoma Transition Institute 2010 Learn & Lead Center for Learning & Leadership Important TO Important FOR “Robbie”

5 th Annual Oklahoma Transition Institute 2010 Learn & Lead Center for Learning & Leadership Things we have tried… Things we have learned… Things we are pleased about… Things we are concerned about… Next Steps: What, Who, By When?

5 th Annual Oklahoma Transition Institute 2010 Learn & Lead Center for Learning & Leadership Things we have tried… Things we have learned… Things we are pleased about… Things we are concerned about… Next Steps: What, Who, By When?

5 th Annual Oklahoma Transition Institute 2010 Learn & Lead Center for Learning & Leadership Evaluation & Feedback What questions do you have about using these tools? How can you or school personnel use these tools? Complete evaluation forms.

5 th Annual Oklahoma Transition Institute 2010 Learn & Lead Center for Learning & Leadership For more information about scheduling training in the Essential Lifestyle Planning tools please contact: Vyonda Martin or Mary Katherine Long Center for Learning and Leadership / Oklahoma UCEDD University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Medicine Oklahoma City Toll free: 800 – 627 – (w) 405 – 271 – 4500 x (w) 405 – 271 – 4500 x41012 Jenifer Randle Oklahoma Developmental Disabilities Council Phone: 405 – 521 – 4964 Toll free: 800 – Center for Learning and Leadership A University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center