1. PERSON CENTERED PLANNING

2. PERSON-CENTERED PLANNING  Person-centered planning is a process for learning how a person wants to live and what is important to him or her in everyday life  Person-centered planning assists individuals and their families as they seek to develop ordinary lives and connects people to their communities

3. PERSON-CENTERED PLANNING  Individuals should be supported to enjoy the right to life and the opportunity to have a good life  A good life is one that is led by the voice of the individual

4. PERSON-CENTERED PLANNING  Person-centered planning  Looks to the future and helps the individual plan for positive outcomes  Puts the person’s talents, goals, preferences, needs, and choices in the center of the planning process  Helps people find and use their voices to state what is truly important to and for them

5. PERSON-CENTERED PLANNING  Person-centered planning  Requires really listening to the person and people who know the individual best and translating a vision for a better life into action plans  Enlists the support of family, friends and professionals to follow through on those action plans and journey with the person to a life enriched by community connections and opportunities to contribute and receive support

6. PRINCIPLES OF PERSON-CENTERED PLANNING  Listening  Community  Self-Direction  Responsibility

7. LISTENING  Listening, even when an individual is speaking through their actions, can help you  Learn about their choices  Know their history  Understand their need and use of assistive devices  Know how they communicate  Respect their hopes and dreams

8. COMMUNITY  Relationships with families, friends and people in the community are very important and at the center of planning  You can support community inclusion by  Helping individuals stay connected to family, friends and community members  Supporting individuals in making new connections and friends

9. SELF-DIRECTION  Individuals are in charge of and responsible for their future  Provide support to give an individual what they need to control their life, no matter how they communicate  Like you, individuals have the right to change their life plan at anytime  Individuals have the right to take risks even when others don’t agree

10. RESPONSIBILITY  Responsibility is a shared effort  Support should be provided as needed  Individuals are responsible for their choices, however we are responsible for supporting them to ensure their health and safety are not compromised

11. TOOLS OF PERSON-CENTERED PLANNING  Essential Lifestyle Planning (ELP)  A guided process for learning how someone wants to live and for developing a plan to help make it happen  A 5 step process  Listen  Understand  Plan  Implement  Assess

12. TOOLS OF PERSON-CENTERED PLANNING  PATH  A creative planning tool that starts with the end in mind and focuses the person with whom planning is being done on naming his/her dreams  An 8 step process  Touch the dream  Sense the goal  Ground it in the now  Identify people to enroll  Recognize ways to build strength  Chart action for the next few months  Plan the next month’s work  Commit to the first step

13. TOOLS OF PERSON-CENTERED PLANNING  Personal Futures Planning  A facilitated process that seeks to discover capacities, identify opportunities in the local community and develop service supports that are responsive to the unique interests nd needs of individuals  A 6 task process  Getting to know you  Finding capacities in people  Finding capacities in community life  Creating a vision for the future  Supporting people over time to take action and try new things  Organizational change

14. SYSTEM CENTERED VS. PERSON CENTERED System CenteredPerson Centered Focuses on deficits and labelsFocuses on capacities, gifts, strengths and dreams Plans usually include “placement” in a program Plans support a rich and active community life based on the individual’s gifts and interests Inflexible, offering a limited number of program options Flexible, finding new possibilities unique to each person Puts the professional in controlSupports individuals in making decisions Distances people by emphasizing differences Brings people together by discovering common experiences Budgets are structured to maintain investments in programs building and property Budgets are structured to provide individualized packages to support people

15. IT IS IMPORTANT TO  Find out what makes an individual happy, content, fulfilled and support this IT IS IMPORTANT FOR  Individuals to maintain healthy and safe lives while feeling accepted or valued in the community

16. QUESTIONS TO ASK  What have we tried?  What have we learned?  What are we pleased about?  What are we concerned about?  What should we try based on what we have learned?