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Person-Centered Planning

An Introduction to Theory and Practice

Carol Blessing, LMSWCommunity Inclusion

Employment and Disability Institute www.edi.cornell.edu2

Session Objectives

• Explore the philosophical underpinning of person-centered planning and practice

• Understand quality outcomes and quality indicators relative to person-centered practices and processes

• Learn basic person-centered tools to surface potential and capacity

• Learn to develop an individualized positive profile

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MODULE 1 - PHILOSOPHICAL UNDERPINNING OF PERSON-CENTERED PLANNING AND PRACTICE

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The Impact of Social Perception on Community Inclusion

Less Statistically Lesscommon common common

Negatively Typical HighlyValued Prevalent Valued

The greater the degree of competencies a person is perceived as having, the more deviant the person can be and still be accepted by others. ~ Marc Gold

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Social Role Valorization

Focus on Managing the Disability

PERSON GOALS/OBJECTIVES

SUPPORTSAVAILABLE

RESOURCES

The Sequence of Delivering Services from a Traditional Response

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Promoting citizenship

PERSON DREAMS SUPPORTS RESOURCES

The Sequence of Delivering Services from a Person-Centered Response

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What is person-centered planning?

• A philosophy and a technology

• Shift from deficit focus to strengths-based focus

Emergence of Person-Centered Planning

• Early approaches to person-centered planning began in the mid-late ’70’s

• The heading “person-centered planning” became common in 1985

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2005 Make a Difference

2003 Framework for Planning

Whole life planning PATH

1990 Personal Essential histories lifestyle planning

Group actionplanning

1985 New hats Families first MAPS

24 Hr planning

1980 Getting to Individual Personal Futuresknow you design session planning

1972 Principle of Normalization / 1983 SOCIAL ROLE VALORIZATION10

PCP: Intended Outcomes

Be Somebody!

Have Respect!

Share Relationships!

no power

isolation

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MODULE 2 - PERSON-CENTERED THINKING AND PERSON-CENTEREDNESS

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The Difference Between Planning and Practice

Methods & Tools A Way of Being

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Touchstones for Person-Centered Practices

A commitment to know and to deeply seek to understand the individual

A conscious resolve to be of genuine service

Openness to being guided by the person

Willingness to struggle for difficult goals

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Willingness to stand by values that enhance the humanity and dignity of the person

Flexibility, creativity, and openness to trying what might be possible; including innovation, experimentation, and unconventional solutions

To look for the good in people and help bring it out

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MODULE 3 - DISCOVERING CAPACITY AND POTENTIAL

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Introduction to a few basic tools for person-centered planning

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Discovering Capacity and Potential

Gives equal priority to what is important to and what is important for the individual

Important To / Important For

TLCELP18

want

need

Four + One Questions

What have we tried?

What are we pleased about?

What have we learned?

What are we concerned about?

Given what we’ve tried/learned, what needs to happen next?

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Analysis of an Issue or Situation

What’s Working

Perspective #1

Perspective #2

Perspective #3

What’s Not Working

Perspective # 1

Perspective #2

Perspective #3

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Presence to Contribution

Activity

o Being present

o Having presence

o Actively participating

o Connecting

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TLCELP

Supports wanted and needed Skills needed

Personality Characteristics

(Present/Absent)

Shared interests (nice to have)

Matching Staff

© The Learning Community for Person Centered Practices, Inc. 2008

for each person what are the:

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One Page Profiles

What people like/admire

Favorite things & activities

Important to

How best to support

What people need to know

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MODULE 4 - A FRAMEWORK FOR PLANNING

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Attributes and talents

Values and Ideals

Attributes and TalentsInterests, Experience, Skills and Hobbies

Preferences and Priorities

Supports Needed or Desired

Resources and Networks

Community Connections

A FRAMEWORK FOR PLANNING

ACTION PLAN© 2006 Carol Blessing & Connie Ferrell

Purpose:

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Attributes and Talents

Use adjectives that are affirmative, true and sincere

helpfulhard-worker

friendly

generous

thoughtful

reliable

excellent hand/eye coordination

kindgreat recall

funny

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Interests, Experiences, Skills and Hobbies

This section is concerned with exploring existing capacity by surfacing existing strength and ability

Using tools

playing cards

lifting weights Playing basketballWorking on cars

Listening to hiphop music

Good with electronics

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Core Values and Ideals

Listen for themes that recur within and throughout stories

To be ableto help others

To set a goodexample

Sharing what I have

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Preferences and Priorities

The difference between priorities and preferences is that one is what a person MUST have (priority) and the other is what would be NICE to have (preference).

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Priorities Preferences

Keeping busy

Shower at nightrather than in the a.m

Joe is first choicefor a co-worker

Must be reminded tolook at weekly schedule

Get a job, earn money Custodial mainten.

Keeping in touch with myfamily

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Supports Needed or Desired

Represent in this section with respect to preferred learning styles, positive behavioral support, necessary experiences or interventions that may serve to increase the likelihood of success

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Resources and Networks

What and who is already available, or can be made readily available, that will provide important services, make useful connections and/or contribute time, money and/or energy

to help this person?

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Gift/talent/interest Potential role(s) Places in community thatarea/theme for contribution might appreciate the gift

Tool for Identifying a Positive Profile:

+Helpful, likes to share+Hard worker+Good with tools+Friendly & likeable+Build skill in maintenance+Excellent memory+Likes to learn

+cleaningcooking+ wants to

teach/help

CustodianMechanicShort Order CookCarpenter Asst.AA SponsorMentor/Counselor

AA/NA GroupsAppliance Repair Auto ShopsCafé/RestaurantsHomeless SheltersDiversion CentersJanitorial Services -Custodian

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Community Connections

Outside (Broader Internal (Program-based)Community)Broad stated area(s) What exists or can

1. be created to support2. these areas?3.

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From Framework Planning to Taking Action

Let’s Go!!

References/Resources• Michael Kendrick www.kendrickconsulting.org

• John O’Brien www.thechp.syr.edu/rsapub.htm

• TLCELP - The Learning Community for Person-Centered Practices www.learningcommunity.us

• Connie Ferrell, Integrated Services cferrell_connie@yahoo.com

• The Person-Centered Planning Education Site www.personcenteredplanning.org

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Carol Blessingcjb39@cornell.edu

Employment and Disability InstituteCornell UniversitySchool of Industrial and Labor Relations201 ILR Extension BuildingIthaca, New York 14853

t. 518.283.4408f. 518.283.4408ilr_edi@cornell.edu

www.edi.cornell.edu