Key points about recent trends in person-centered planning
While Al generated, this makes for an interesting and quick resource.
Service coordination
Yours for the Taking! Please!
Over the years, we have developed two documents that amounted to coffee table books. They were accepted for use by the funders, but seldom if ever used. Those documents are listed below. We encourage you to download and use in whatever manner you would like. They can be excerpted, adapted, or edited in any fashion … Read more
Best Practice, Expected Practice, and the Challenge of Scale
by Michael W. Smull, Mary Lou Bourne, and Helen Sanderson Most state developmental disabilities (DD) systems have supported the development of best practice pilots and have defined the desired best practice outcomes. But the challenge to move typical practice toward best practice to “take best practice to scale” remains. To do this, state leaders need to … Read more
Becoming a Person Centered System
by Michael W. Smull, Mary Lou Bourne, & Helen Sanderson A variety of agencies in many different locations have engaged with us in a set of efforts that have evolved over time. At each location the goal has been consistent: to create person centered systems that support person directed services. The learning that has taken place … Read more
Learn the Basics, Learn the Process, Apply What You Learn: Service Coordination Orientation and Training Curriculum
While all twenty-one Regional Centers are not alike, the same laws and regulations apply to each. What you will find in this document are the general procedures that all Regional Centers use with a number of examples. While it was developed in 1999, most of the material is still quite relevant. The 782 page guide includes … Read more
Habits for highly effective staff – using person-centered thinking in day-to-day work
by Helen Sanderson To really make a difference to someone’s life – and to ensure they have more choice and control – staff supporting them need to participate in an ongoing loop of listening, learning and action. This can be done through habitually using person-centered thinking tools. These are the foundation of change and they can … Read more
Facilitated Decision-Making
by Allen, Shea & Associates and Rhonda Mayer This is a chapter from a piece titled Learn the Basics, Learn the Process, Apply What You Learn: Service Coordination Orientation and Training Curriculum. Written around the turn of the century, it was developed as a training curriculum for regional center service coordinators. While some of it is certainly dated, other chapters still … Read more
Getting from Where I Am to Where I Want to Be!
An easy to use transition guide we built back in the 1994. It may be old, but it’s still used here and there. It includes a summary plan as well. What’s this all about? Your answers to these questions can help you put together a transition plan. A plan to help you reach the best … Read more