Key points

  • Person-centered thinking is a way of assisting people to plan their lives and get the support they need to achieve this.
  • There are a number of different approaches to person-centered thinking.
  • Person-centered thinking has the person at the center of the process and is carried out in partnership with family and friends.
  • The person-centered thinking tools give you practical ways to gather and use information that will help you to plan with a person (not for them); so that they can live the life they choose.