Person-Centered Planning Made Easy: The Picture Method

ISBN-13: 9781557668530 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 92 str.

Steve Holburn; Anne Gordon; Peter M. Vietze

Opis

Improve peoplea s quality of life throughPlanning for
Inclusive
Communities
Together
Using
Reinforcement and
Evaluation
For person-centered planning to succeed, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities need to live, work, and learn in their own communities. Professionals can make that happen with this book, a complete step-by-step guide to the easiest, most practical person-centered planning method available. Bringing professional services and interventions out of institutions and into natural environments, the research-supported PICTURE method

• Promotes individual choice. Professionals will get to know peoplea s specific goals and interests, support them in developing a picturesa of their desired future, and design a solid plan thata ll help them get there.



• Gets people out in the real world. PICTURE helps professionals support peoplea s goals in community settings, where they can form meaningful friendships and develop knowledge and skills that lead to more autonomy and life enjoyment.



• Makes evaluation part of intervention. Continuous evaluation during the PICTURE processa using the objective, easy-to-use measurements included in the booka keeps professionals consistently informed about what is and isna t working.



• Is ready to use. With PICTURE, therea s no need to undergo additional training or purchase extra materialsa everythinga s already included in this single volume.



• Welcomes the involvement of others. PICTURE helps professionals embrace the support of the persona s family and friends and encourage community members to participate in inclusion.

To make the PICTURE method easy to implement, this manual includes all the practical tools professionals need: a helpful troubleshooting guide and evaluation exercises, as well as worksheets on assessing quality of life, ensuring good teamwork, and overcoming barriers to person-centered planning. A must for every member of the person-centered planning team, this guidebook is key to helping people with disabilities picture and achieve lives that are more fulfilling, independent, and consistent with their goals and dreams."