At the completion of this course, participants should be able to:
• Comprehend the basic characteristics of person-centered planning and how it differs from traditional planning methods.
• Recall thinking tools that can be used to help structure person-centered planning.
• Identify four common approaches to person-centered planning.
• Recall strategies one can use to facilitate person-centered planning meetings.
Description:
This course presents an overview of person-centered planning, a variety of thinking tools that can be used to help structure person-centered planning, four common approaches to person-centered planning including Essential Lifestyle Planning, Personal Futures Planning, Making Action Plans (MAPs), and Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope (PATH), and strategies to facilitate successful person-centered planning meetings.
Keywords: Direct Support, Direct Support Professional, Developmental Disabilities, Person-centered, people first, person-centered planning, person centered, Essential Lifestyle Planning, Making Action Plans, Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope, Personal Futures Planning, life planning, transition planning
