Transcript Person-Centered Planning

Person - Centered Planning
What is it?
How is it done?
Paddi Davies
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Person-Centered Planning
(aka PCP)
A process that
promotes
positive
outcomes!
What is Person-Centered Planning?
Dr. Beth Mount, 1991
 Works to support the contribution of each person in
local community life
 Finds and develops the gifts, strengths and talents of
each person
 Develops a vision that expresses these gifts
 Builds a support group to make these ideals happen
 Builds a community network of acceptance
 Changes services to be more responsive to the
interests of people
Most Popular PCP Tools
 Personal Futures Planning (Beth Mount)
 PATH - Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope
(Pearpoint, O’Brien, and Forest, 1993)
 Essential Life Planning - (Michael Smull)
 MAPS - McGill Action Planning System (Forest & Lusthaus,
1990)
 COACH- Choosing Outcomes and Accommodations for
Children: A Guide to Educational Planning for Students with
Disabilities (Michael Giangreco et. al.)
 GAP – Group Action Planning (Turnbull & Turnbull, 1992)
 VISTA - Vermont Interdependent Services Team Approach
(Giangreco, 1996)
Personal Futures Planning
A tool for transition
planning
Creates a personal
profile to discover
strengths &
capacities
Creates a positive
vision of the future
The Meeting Framework
1. Exploring Commitment: Planning the Meeting
 Who should be involved?
 Which profiles should be done?
2. Discovering Opportunities: Completing the
Profiles
3. Finding New Directions through Planning
 Build a plan
 Make commitments to action
4. Taking Action
 Reflect on action
 Discover next steps
Some of the Types of Profiles
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History/Background
Relationships
Preferences (What Works/What Doesn’t)
Places in Life
Dreams, Hopes & Fears
Who is this Person?
Likes/Dislikes
Communication System
5 & 1 year goals
Supports or Accommodations needed
Choices
Other things parents/guardians/school team would like
included
Relationship Map
Purpose: To illustrate personal support, assistance,
& opportunities to build friendships.
Illustrates:
1. The most important people in the focus person’s
life
2. People interested in planning together over time
3. People who may be able to provide personal
support
4. Opportunities for building relationships
5. Identifying communication partners
Dr. Beth Mount, 1991
Relationship Map
Friends
Dr. Beth Mount, 1991
Family
Service Providers
History or Background Map
Purpose: To understand the life experience of the
focus person and his or her family.
Illustrates:
1. Positive experiences form the past to build on;
2. Appreciation of traumas, loss & grief in life
3. Celebration of accomplishments
Dr. Beth Mount, 1991
History/Background Map
Born!
Crisis/
Problems
Good times/
milestones
Crisis/
Problems
Good times/
milestones
Good times/
milestones
Crisis/
Problems
Good times/
milestones
Crisis/
Problems
Good times/
milestones
Dr. Beth Mount, 1991
Good times/
milestones
Now!
Personal Preferences
Purpose: To discover personal preferences, gifts
& interests, as well as conditions to avoid.
Illustrates:
1. Patterns in the gifts, potential, interests, and
unique contributions of the person.
2. Patterns in the conditions that block or
challenge development of opportunities to
build on in the future.
Dr. Beth Mount, 1991
Personal Preferences
Things that work!
(create interest, aliveness, engagement
motivation)
Dr. Beth Mount, 1991
Things that don’t work
(create boredom, upset, depression,
frustration)
Places Map
Purpose: To describe the pattern of daily life to
help illustrate how the focus person spends
his or her time.
Illustrates: The amount of time the person
spends in the community compared to the
amount of time spent in segregated settings.
Dr. Beth Mount, 1991
Places Map
Community Life
World of
Human Services
Dr. Beth Mount, 1991
Hopes & Fears Map
Purpose: To explore both the personal hopes and
the fears about the future through the eyes of
the focus person.
Illustrates:
1. The experiences the person wants to have
2. How people feel about the opportunities &
obstacles they see to making things happen
3. How the hopes compare to the fears they
have
Dr. Beth Mount, 1991
Hopes & Fears Map
Hopes ~ Opportunities
Dr. Beth Mount, 1991
Fears & Nightmares
~ Obstacles
“Who is this Person” Map?
Purpose: To gain a deeper understanding of who
the person is & how he or she is perceived.
Illustrates:
1. The power of words
2. Positive characteristics that are often
overlooked
M. Forrest, J. Pearpoint, 1950
“Who is this Person” Map
Brainstorm to find words that describe this
person.
Group words into themes.
M. Forrest, J. Pearpoint, 1950
Choices Map
Purpose: To understand the degree to which a
person has control over their life.
Illustrates:
1. Levels of personal autonomy
2. Levels of assistance needed
Dr. Beth Mount, 1991
Choice Map
Choices made by . . .
Dr. Beth Mount, 1991
Choices made for …
Images of the Future Map
Purpose: To explore inner images about desires
and dreams for the future.
Illustrates: The experiences the person or family
wants more of – a job, a home, community
life.
Dr. Beth Mount, 1991
Images of the Future Map
Community
Life
Work
Money
Friends
Fun
Recreation
Choices
Independence
Education
Criteria for Success
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Shared values
Ability to see capacities & strengths
Attitude of discovery
Commitment to follow-up
Comfort with small steps
Perseverance
Ability to brainstorm
Good facilitator
K. McNulty, NTAC, 2003
A Few PCP Resources
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State DB Project
DB-LINK
The ARC
Parent Training &
Information Center