Person Centred Planning
Creating What I Know About Community
by Judith A. Snow
part of a series of articles
on the Inclusion Network (www.inclusion.com) site.
This is an excellent article about inclusion, segregation, gifts, dreams,
listening,
and
community.In addition it represents
a foundation
in the ideas on which good person centred planning is based.
Hope Restored with PATH
by Glenn Cochrane (as Gang Prevention Coordinator)
part of a series of articles
on the Inclusion Network (www.inclusion.com) site.
This simple article is about a situation in which the PATH planning tool was
useful.
The Person Centred Planning Education Site
This site has a set of on line reading courses on person centred planning.
While the initial articles cover ideas fairly simply, there are links
to other in depth articles.
The Origins of Person-Centered Planning - a community of Practice Perspective [pdf document]
by Connie Lyle O'Brien and John O'Brien
part of a series of articles by John and Connie (Responsive Systems Associates)
on the Center on Human Policy site.
This is a useful - in depth - article looking at the development of person
centred planning.
Some Predictable
Cautions Concerning the Overemphasis and Over-Reliance on Person Centred
Planning [word document]
by Michael Kendrick
from The Person Centered Planning Education Site
If you are engaged in implementing person centred planning across a system
as a magic bullet solution this article should give pause for thought.
Great Questions and the Art of Portraiture
by John O'Brien
part of a series of articles
on the Inclusion Network (www.inclusion.com) site.
This article is aimed at people who facilitate person centred planning.
MAPs and PATHs - A Family Perspective
by Bryn and Clark Fortune
part of a series of articles
on the Inclusion Network (www.inclusion.com) site.
"As often happens, unexpected blessings occur when we step out and try new things.
As a result of a professionally motivated educational experience, our family
wound up with a fresh look at ourselves in an affirming, revealing process called
a MAP." - Short article.
Increasing Person Centred Thinking: Improving the Quality of Person Centred Planning [quite a large pdf document]
by Amado, A. N. and Mc Bride, M.
and reprinting a great deal of material from other sources including John
O'Brien, Herb Lovett, Beth Mount, Connie Lyle O'Brien, Jack Pearpoint,
Marsha Forest, Judith Snow
This long "Manual for Person Centred Planning Facilitators" is full of
useful material, which will make sense for those who already understand person
centred planning.
Positive Rituals and Quality of Life[pdf file]
by Michael Smull
one of a set of articles by Michael Smull, which in turn is part of a larger set of articles on the website entitled The Learning Community for Person Centered Practices
This article comments on the importance of rituals and routines in quality
of life, and looks at the consequences for support work.
Who says MAPS and PATH Facilitators Have to be "Adults"
by Marsha Forest, Jack Pearpoint, Marijo McBride, Joel Hollands
part of a series of articles about inclusion on the Inclusion Network (www.inclusion.com) site.
About Me
by Stephen Reid
on the Inclusive Solutions web site
An example of an essential lifestyle booklet. What I like about this example
booklet is how engaging a picture it paints, and how well it uses positive language
to explain some things which would more commonly be written in very negative
terms.
It
doesn't
label
Steven,
but
instead
it
makes
you want to meet him.
The Politics of Person Centred Planning [pdf document]
by Connie Lyle O'Brien and John O'Brien
part of a series of articles by John and Connie (Responsive Systems Associates)
on the Center on Human Policy site.
"People who are working for real change will find themselves in
the midst of political conflict. Their civic action will produce the
single most reliable indicator that person-centered planning is
really happening in a service system: agency and system administrators
will find themselves sweating as they deal with the uncertainties
and anxieties and conflicts of fitting their organizational
efforts better to the lives of the people they serve."
Renewing Organizations Through Person Centered Planning [pdf document]
by John O'Brien & Beth Mount
part of a series of articles by on the Responsive Systems Associates page
on the Center on Human Policy site.
"Renewing a human service organization through person-centered planning calls
for
investment in five closely linked activities, each of which makes aunique contribution."
Finding A Way Toward Everyday Lives - The Contribution of Person Centered Planning [pdf document]
by John O'Brien & Herbert Lovett
part of a series of articles by on the Responsive Systems Associates page
on the Center on Human Policy site.
An older article (1992) which provides an excellent overview of person centred
planning, its context, and a brief outline of some tools. This also looks
at limitations and controversies.
Listen, Learn, Act [pdf document]
by Michael Smull
one of a set of articles by Michael Smull, which in turn is part of a larger set of articles on the website entitled The Learning Community for Person Centered Practices
This pdf file includes separate articles such as: 'Person Centered Planning: Should We Do It With Everyone?'; 'The Importance of Partnerships'; 'Before You Plan'; 'A Plan is Not An Outcome'.
Articles on www.isja.org.uk
The links listed on the directory page displayed above take you to other websites. Articles on www.isja.org.uk (this site) are listed separately on the 'on-site articles' page, grouped by author rather than subject. The links below should take you directly to relevant items on that page:
Centering Our Planning On People
by Judith Snow
About Me Booklets
by Robert Weetman
Why is this so difficult?
by Robert Weetman
Getting Support Right - planning support in person centred ways
by Robert Weetman
Good places to look for more:
The Service Quality page of this site.
The Independent Advocacy page of this site
The Inclusive Education page of this site.
The Disability page of this site.
The Social Theory page of this site.
The Center on Human Policy site.
The Responsive Systems Associates page of the Center on Human Policy site.
The Inclusion Network/Press site.
The Inclusive Solutions web site.
The Person Centered Planning Education site.