Person Centered Planning (PCP) is the process you use to develop your Plan of Service. It ensures that you help plan your care, you help make the decision on the services you want and need, and you set the goals you have for yourself. It also means that you can have a say in who your worker will be, and have whoever else you want as a member of your team. You can also choose an independent facilitator to help develop your person centered plan (someone to run your PCP meeting). You can choose to involve your parents, other family members, friends, or anyone important in your life. It is totally up to YOU.

How to Get Started with Person Centered Planning

You will need to think about some things ahead of time such as:

• What are my hopes, dreams and desires for the future?
• How do I want to spend time each day?
• Who do I want to spend time with?
• What are some things I would like to learn?
• What new things would I like to do?
• What are some great things my worker should know about me?
• What supports do I need right now and in the future?

What The Planning Meeting Will Be Like

You will need to decide who you would like to help you to make a plan for achieving your goals. These people will be invited to a meeting. The meeting may begin with everyone introducing themselves and sharing why they are at your meeting.

You will share your hopes, dreams and desires for the future. The people you've invited will also share their dreams for you. This way, everyone will get to know you better.

You will talk about what could get in the way of your plans. It may be a physical or mental health issue, or maybe there is a skill you need to learn first.

After all the issues are discussed, you and your group will work together to decide who can help you work on your plans for the future.

If you are unhappy with your plan, be sure to let your assigned worker know. He or she can arrange for a new planning process to take place. Your worker will also tell you about your right to appeal if you continue to be unhappy with your plan.

We are committed to making Person Centered Planning work for YOU!

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