Person Centered Planning Is Not Just About a Meeting

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Person Centered PlanningIs Not Just About a
Meeting
With Lots of Good Examples!

• Camille Mayhall, MS, CRC
• Rehabilitation Services Supervisor
• DRS/Maine and Niles High Schools
• cammay_at_niles-hs.k12.il.us

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Person Centered Planning is

• about choices, decisions and dreams. It is also
  about listening, respect, and commitment.
• a voyage of discovery. On this voyage there is
  shift of power and control from the supporters
  to the individual and his/her family. This
  shift in power and control must begin with a team
  commitment to the individual. Listening to the
  person and those who love the person is at the
  heart of this beginning.
• LISTENING to what the person and his/her family
  and significant others want to see happen in the
  persons life. The educators and agency people
  take their lead in decision making from the
  person.
• Person Centered Planning is not just about a
  meeting.
• Adapted from Whose life is it anyway A look at
  person-centered planning and transition. (2001).
  St. Augustine TRN Publishing.

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Traditional to Current Best Practice
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Benefits of Person Centered Planning

• Focus on the total person
• Recognition of individual desires and interests
• Discovering new ways of thinking about the future
  of the person-being open minded

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Benefits of Person Centered Planning

• Establishing relationships among agencies
• Focusing on capacities instead of deficiencies
• Services are chosen to meet the goals based on
  the individual, regardless of whether the
  services already exist
• Plan is used to create the persons IPE, IEP,
  IHP, etc.

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Person Centered Planning Is Not.

• Setting unrealistic goals
• Ignoring limitations and constraints
• Limited to current services available
• A one-time event
• A segmented view of a persons life

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The Process of Person Centered Planning

• Involves personal and community networks in
  planning for the future
• Includes articulating a vision, as well as
  desires and needs, barriers
• Coordinates resources and supports to make the
  vision a reality

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The Process of Person Centered Planning

• Problem solving and resource development
• Developing an action plan to implement to achieve
  the desired outcome

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The Process of Person Centered Planning

• Reviewing and revisiting the action plan
• Determining the success of a planning process is
  how facilitators, family members and others
  influence the individuals participation

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Throughout the planning process, it is important
to remember

• The individuals
• Values
• Goals
• Expectations
• Fears
• Likes and dislikes

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The Plan Should Be Personal And

• Should not be limited to existing services
• Should be created services that meet the
  individuals needs

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Factors That Encourage Participation From The
Focus Person

• Speaking directly to or directing questions
  toward the individual.
• Verifying or checking with the focus person on
  the meaning of his/her answers, responses and
  suggestions before moving on.
• Speaking at the individuals language level.

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Factors That Encourage Participation From The
Focus Person

• Waiting for a response from the individual.
• Using accommodations to support the focus
  persons understanding and communication.
• Following the individuals lead to change the
  subject, take a break or talk more about a topic.

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Factors That Encourage Participation From The
Focus Person

• Setting and maintaining a positive tone.
• Setting aside fears and concerns while the vision
  is developed.
• Institute For Community Inclusion (UAP),Research
• and Training Center on Promoting Employment
• Childrens Hospital

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Factors That Decrease Participation

• Using jargon
• Using third person
• Using patronizing language

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Factors That Are Important For The Group Process

• Writing suggestions or statements made by group
  members
• Using good group facilitation skills
• Actively involving the focus person in the group
  process

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Individual participation in planning meetings.

• Provides individuals with an opportunity to be
  involved in planning their own services, to look
  into the future, to voice their preferences and
  concerns, and desires to be heard, and to share
  in making decisions that directly affect them.

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How to Promote Person Centered Planning

• Assist individuals with disabilities in planning
  and running their own meeting
• Allow them to invite the people they want to
  their meeting
• Let them set the agenda and talk about things
  that are important to them
• Let them choose where the meeting should be held
  and when it should be
• The Arc Michigan

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How to Promote Person Centered Planning

• Allow them to feel in control of the meeting and
  make sure people listen to what they have to say
• Make sure that people respect their opinions and
  wishes
• Make sure they agree with the solutions that were
  suggested

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How to Promote Person Centered Planning

• Make sure people come up with ideas to help them
  be a part of the community
• Make sure people identify accommodations to help
  get what they want
• Make sure they get real commitments to a time
  line from the people who promised to help get
  what they want

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Evaluation Questions After the Planning Meeting

• Did the individual have the opportunity to
  actively participate in the development of
  his/her plan?
• Did family and/or friends have the opportunity to
  participate?
• Does the plan include a statement about the
  individuals needs, preferences, and futures
  lifestyle choices?

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Evaluation Questions After the Planning Meeting

• Do the goals reflect the opportunity to learn
  skills of self-determination and independence?
• How will the services meet goals/needs?
• What services/supports will be obtained form
  generic agencies or natural supports?

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Things to remember

• Individuals with disabilities are in the drivers
  seat
• Its about supporting the many different
• ways that people choose to live

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