‘PLANIFICACIÓN CENTRADA EN LA PERSONA’

Person Centred Planning Introduce subject of workshop We all have a common aim – better lives for people Ground rules – share what you are happy to share / asking & answering questions What does it mean?

What’s important to me? Where would you want to live (and what it would look like) Who would you want to live with Who would you want to support you What would you want to do PCP is about what is important – different for different people. Use yourself as an example

Valuing People Independence Choice Inclusion Valuing People Learning Disability White Paper sets out a vision for the development of services based on four principles:  Rights Independence Choice Inclusion ?May need to explain what a White Paper is Give some examples about rights etc as necessary

Why Person Centred Planning? There are lots of good things about person centred planning. People who have worked in this way have found that it; Helps them to think about what they want from their lives, their dreams and wishes. People often ask “Why should we change how we do it already?” Ask someone in group how they would feel if they could …. (use their dream as an example) (Goes onto next slide…) Helps them to feel good about themselves and more confident.

What are Person Centred Approaches? Person Centred approaches are ways of making sure services do a better job of listening to what people who use them really want, and making sure it happens. PC approaches are important too – different to PC Planning. Give some examples – service improvements that may not have come from PCPs – but still help them be at the centre of things & be more involved (e.g. using photos in review prep & meetings)

What does person centred planning mean? This means putting the person at the centre of planning for their lives. Person Centred Planning is all about: Listening to and learning about what people want from their lives. Helping people to think about what they want now and in the future. Family and friends, professionals and services working together with the person to make this happen. Emphasise working together / power sharing – important aspect of PCP that is different to other styles of working

What Are Your Dreams and Wishes? Talk about people having very different dreams and wishes. EXERCISE in large group – ask in turn what one of their dreams would be (include your own as an example). If you dream of lottery win – how would you spend it?

Difficulty going to the toilet Toothache Difficulty going to the toilet Breathless Tiredness Painful Feet Miserable Relate the examples to the dreams people shared. How would these things affect you achieving your dream? (blisters / sore skin/ depression) How would they affect your day to day moods too? (goes onto next slide too)

What about people who need more support? It is important to remember that person centred planning is not just for people who are able to speak up for what they want Explain how PCP could benefit people with higher support needs – give examples. Might be even more important that we spend time really listening if these people use different communication instead of speech.

Circles of Support We all have a group of people who we know and who care about us This group of people could be called a circle of support It can include people like our family, friends, neighbours, people in the community and people who have a job to help us We can choose the people who we like

Circles of Support People like this help us all plan at different times in our lives This could be even more important if you can’t say what you want without help The circle of support can help people to think about what they want and help them to get there. People in the circle of support have all got their own gifts, ideas, knowledge and experiences and can use these to help the person.

Essential Lifestyle Planning Personal Futures Planning So how do we plan? There are a number of ways in which we can help people plan. Health Action Plan Essential Lifestyle Planning Reassure them these are not magical mystery words. Any way of planning that suits the person is GREAT Mention handout that has summary of styles of planning. Let’s look at one style ELP in more detail. Your own way PATH Personal Futures Planning MAPS

Your morning Describe your morning routine. EXERCISE – by yourself or in a pair if you are supporting someone. Describe your morning routine in as much detail as you can – include small things too & the order you do things. If you’ve done this exercise before you could choose something else (how you celebrate things/ how you spend your holidays/ how you comfort yourself when sad or upset/ good day and bad day) Back in group to ask the questions: how would you feel if I took part of your routine away? (negotiables & non-negotiables) How would you feel if you had to swap your morning routine with the person next to you? Ask them to move round/swap papers over Describe your morning routine. Include as much of the detail of what is important to you as you can (i.e.. Type of toothpaste).

Important things to remember Person Centred Planning is not; The same as assessment and care planning. The same as a review meeting. The only planning that should be done with people. Only for people who are easy to work with. Something that should be done “just for the sake of it”. These things are still important & are often compulsory (transition plan, care plan etc) PC plans can help the other kinds of plan work better for the person.

Whether or not someone chooses to use person centred planning, we still need: Really good managers. Enough Money for services, used in the right way. Staff that will listen to what people are saying. Finding better ways of supporting people, in the way that they want. Mention Direct Payments when talking about using money in the right way.

You can do it Carys is 18 years old. About 18 months ago her Mum and Dad decided to join a Person Centred Planning Project. At the time Carys was attending a special school and living at home. The long term plan was for Carys to leave School and move into a residential home. Her family were exhausted, caring for Carys is a 24 hour job. Carys has some communication difficulties, she had never been enabled to give consistent yes and no responses. As she has no spoken communication and has complex physical disabilities this made it difficult to find out what she wanted, what her dreams and wishes are. Carys had no social life except going out with her family. The family are very active they enjoy all sorts of sport and have found it impossible to involve Carys in this. They had to take it in turns to do things and care for Carys. When they planned the first circle meeting they didn’t know who to invite. In response to a suggestion from the planning group they sent out invitations to people they knew in the Village, family, friends and people who worked with Carys. They were amazed at the response and had to hold the meeting in the Village Hall. The circle had lots of ideas of things Carys could try and for the first time the family felt that Carys was seen as an individual and not just a severly disabled child. Since then Carys has tried out lots of activities, she has been to the theatre, joined a local youth club, joined the Gateway club and participated in the local carnival. Most of this without her Mum and Dad. Carys has also looked at several Further Education colleges and chosen where she wants to go. This has happened as a direct outcome to her working with a speech therapist to clearly indicate yes and no responses to questions. Carys is enjoying life This has helped the family, her Dad says they have got their lives back.

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