NorCal Gathering 2020 – CANCELLED
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, we have had to cancel this year’s gathering. We will make a decision soon about rescheduling and let everyone know.
Listen to Me and Your Personal Passport
ListenToMe is a way to get started in helping someone move towards the life that he or she wants to lead. Don’t stop here, don’t plan just once – keep listening. Passport is for people with developmental disabilities and their friends and families who want to learn more about person-centered planning. It will also help people get … Read more Listen to Me and Your Personal Passport
One Person At a Time: Quality of Life and Quality Assurance
Written in 1996 (by Robert Schalock)and reprinted in 1997, this article suggests that quality of life measures could be/should be a valued component of quality assurance standards. Are we there yet?
2020 2-Day Person Centered Thinking Training
2020 Person Centered Thinking Training flyer Here’s a listing of two-day trainings offered by Mains’l. Person-centered thinking (PCT) focuses on empowering people receiving supports to have positive control over a life they find meaningful. PCT approaches respectfully address issues of health and safety from a variety of perspectives. In this 2-day interactive training participants learn to … Read more 2020 2-Day Person Centered Thinking Training
NorCal Gathering 2020 Save the Date Flyer
It’s getting close to Gathering time in Petaluma! More information inside about our April 1-2, 2020 get together.
Cancer Prevention
A reminder that screening can help doctors find and prevent some types of cancer early.
Out and About: Fairly Forgetful
Supporting individuals and staff who have a hard time remembering to take their medication when they’re out and about.
A Spoonful of Yogurt
Supporting people who have a hard time swallowing medication. Watch A Spoonful of Yogurt.
Listen, Learn, Act
Essential lifestyle plans are developed through a process of listening, learning and acting. In the pages that follow, you will find a collection of articles on how to do that in a responsible way. A way that supports people in living the good quality life they deserve. These are selected writings by Michael W. Smull on … Read more Listen, Learn, Act
Person Centred Planning: Advice for Providers
Written by Helen Saunders and Associates and published by the UK Department of Health, this information is designed to help providers know how to use person-centred planning approaches to deliver truly person-centred services. Person Centred Planning Advice for Providers
