Person-Centered Planning, Practice and Thinking Poster (#14063)

Person-Centered Planning

Common Myth: We´re already doing it! Reality: We´re doing some of it!

Person-Centered Planning, Practice and Thinking Poster (#14063)

1. Person-Centered THINKING

BALANCING WHAT´S IMPORTANT TO WITH WHAT´S IMPORTANT FOR
  • Among other things, consider what´s important to the person served (friendships, meaning in life, dreams).
  • Balance this with what´s important for the person (safety, medication, housing, food).

2. Person-Centered PLANNING

TRUE PERSON-CENTERED PLANNING SHOULD BE HAPPENING ALL THE TIME
  • Goals/dreams often change – PCP leads to a plan that is a living, breathing document, always evolving with regular conversations.
  • PCP must: be led by the person served whenever possible, with staf support as needed; include those who the individual wants to be there; include time-limited modifcations, with staf support, if any individual rights are restricted.

3. Person-Centered PRACTICE

THE MANY DIFFERENT WAYS WE PROVIDE CARE, SUPPORT, AND SERVICES

…that allow for all individuals being supported to have:

  • real choices to consider and decisions to make;
  • control over their space and resources; and
  • true involvement in the communities where they live, work and play.

The federal government updated their regulations that made many changes to Medicaid-funded home and community-based services (HCBS), including requiring those providing HCBS to follow revised person-centered planning guidelines.

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