Person-Centered-Planning

Person Centered Planning

Question: What is personal futures planning? or person centered planning.

Answer: Personal futures planning is a method for all of the people involved with this student during the transition years to actually sit down and make some decisions about this student and what they will be doing as an adult. At this meeting the student them self will be there, the parents should be there, the teachers, the vocational rehabilitation counselor, any community people like supported employment personnel, agencies or assisted living counselors, anyone that might have any information that can contribute to that body of knowledge that they're going to be discussing in this meeting.

There are several Person-Centered Planning tools/models and resources that you could use to assist youth in creating a plan. Each model/tool has its strengths and they can be adapted based on a youth’s preferences and
styles. There are a variety of names for Person-Centered Planning including whole life planning, personal futures planning. Check out the websites below to learn more about person centered planning.

The Person-Centered Planning Education Site http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/pcp/index.html has information on many types of person centered planning. The site has online “courses” that provide information and training around person centered planning. Each contains an introduction and overview, an activity, a quiz, in-depth readings, and links & resources page.

Using Person Centered Planning for Transition- Offering an overview of person-centered planning techniques and their use during transition planning. You will learn about why person-centered planning was developed, the major features of person-centered methods, and applying person-centered planning to transition.

The Institute on Disability at the University of NH has a project called Innovation Facilitators http://iod.unh.edu/if.html This is a network of experienced trainers and facilitators who have organized
to support the evolution of person-centered planning by offering tools, processes, and structured experiences designed to exercise imagination and promote strategic thinking.

Community Resource Mapping http://www.ncset.org/publications/essentialtools/mapping/default.asp http://www.ncset.org/publications/essentialtools/mapping/NCSET_EssentialTools_ResourceMapping.pdf

Futures Planning Workbook http://www.tsbvi.edu/Outreach/deafblind/pcp-workbook.pdf

The Learning Community for Person-Centered Practices http://www.learningcommunity.us/home.html has a Reading Room with a tools, strategies and success stories to assist with person centered planning.

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