Person-Centered Planning for a Good Life is an overview and training on how to use person-centered practices in the actual planning process. 

Person-Centered Planning For A Good Life is a valuable training for anyone who is involved in writing or participating in planning.

Learn and practice 5 phases of person-centered planning including Pre-planning, Discovery, Positive Change, Outcomes and Actions, and a Support Sequence. Participants will develop a one-page profile with someone as a first step in creating a person-centered plan and learn how to check it for quality. 

How Person-Centered Planning for a Good Life will help people thrive:

  • Gives people an opportunity to bring everyone around them together to work as a team towards their individual goals and aspirations
  • Can be delivered for multiple people at once, enabling cross-pollination of ideas and energy
  • Is structured to move from innovation and ideas through to clear actions and plans that make them a reality
  • Provides guidance for those who want to develop their own person-centered plan or facilitate the planning process with others

Person-Centered Planning For A Good Life Training Series

During this program participants will:

  • Create a one-page profile for someone they support

  • Learn how to use and organize person centered discovery information

  • Discover how a person wants their life to be. what changes they want to make, and what do they want to do more of

  • Learn the seven steps in the Outcome sequence and how to write an outcome that is person centered, meaningful, specific and measurable

  • Introduced to the five steps to get the right support for action planning

  • Create a plan summary

  • Introduced to ways to follow through and review-making sure the plan actually gets used

How HSA can deliver Person-Centered Planning For A Good Life training series:

This is a valuable training for anyone who is involved in writing or participating in planning (SCs, DSPs, Program Managers, families, self-advocates)

This program includes six 3-hour sessions.

The program works best as a series, however depending on your experience, time or need you may choose one or more individual sessions. All sessions are conducted remotely over ZOOM.

Person-Centered Planning for a Good Life includes person centered concepts, principles and materials used with permission from The Learning Community for Person Centered Practices. Find out more at http://tlcpcp.com.

Here is how you can participate in Person-Centered Planning for a Good Life series:

Visit our training calendar to see when the next cohort is being offered.
Be notified when the next cohort registration is open.
Contact us for more information or to arrange training for your organization.

I truly believe that everyone in this field should go through this training. It will make a better life not just for the planner but for yourself in knowing that you are part of making a difference for the better in someone's life.
Elizabeth GomezCase Manager for Momentum Work, Inc.
This training was so multi-dimensional and allowed all types of learners to benefit and be consistently engaged as a result. Through writing, partner and group conversations, drawings, music, etc., we were all able to learn multiple ways to approach a Person Centered Plan.
Domi Lopez-PiperOTD, Service Navigator at NeuroNav PBC
Great experience. A lot of wonderful useful information and tools packed into the 3hour sessions over 6 short weeks ! Highly recommend for anyone who wants to facilitate and/or participate in person centered planning.
Laura ZehSelf Determination Direct Support provider
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