Person Centered Planning

What is Person Centered Planning?

• An ongoing problem-solving process used to help people with disabilities plan for their future
• A focus on an individual and their vision of what they would like to do in the future

Why Person-Centered Planning?

• To focus on a person's strengths and look at a person in a different way
• To increase opportunities for positive participation in the community
• To recognize individual desires, interests and dreams
• Through team effort, develop a plan to turn dreams into a reality

Who is Involved?

• Most important: The person who the meeting is about!
• Anyone who loves and cares about the individual, including parents, caregivers, therapists, friends, neighbors, etc.
• A facilitator to guide the discussion

First Steps - Getting to know you

• Develop a history or personal life story of the focus person
• Learn about the personal preferences of the focus person, including what they do and don't enjoy doing
• Collect various perspectives from all team members, including the individual

Next steps: Making a Plan

• Share visions for the future
• Identify obstacles and opportunities
• Identify Strategies
• Identify action steps and implement them

Helpful Hints to ensure success

• All participants should have a clear & shared appreciation of the talents, capacities, desires of the focus person
• The group involved agree to meet regularly to review progress
• The group includes a strong advocate for the individual, and a person committed to implementing the plan.

http://mylifeplan.guide/

additional resources

• http://www.personcenteredplanning.org/
• http://mn.gov/mnddc//extra/publications/choice/Its_My_Choice.pdf