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Person-centered risk assessment is crucial in person-centered planning to supportindividuals with developmental disabilities to understand and manage risks, allowingIndividuals to make informed choices about their lives and support the development of a planthat aligns with their goals and values. Please read on!
While both are classics, they are still packed with relevant information if you’re involved with supported living services. Your SLS Training Tool Box was written by Claudia Bolton and Bill Allen in 2001. While this document will help you get started in understanding supported living services, your best teachers are the people you support and … Read more
Individuals with and without disabilities are often quite uncomfortable with change, for all sorts of understandable reasons. This can lead them to resist it and oppose it. This is why it’s important to understand how people are feeling as change proceeds, so that you can guide them through it and so that – in the … Read more
Person-centered planning is not one defined process, but a range or continuum of processes allunderpinned by the same values base and goal – to provide supports necessary to assist people to gainagency in their lives. – Valerie Bradley Here’s an excerpt from this excellent NCAPPS article. You can find it here. “Over the past several … Read more
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
The Saga of One Home’s Experience with the ICF/MR (Small) Program This is a re-print with some updating of an article originally written in the summer of 1985 by John R. Shea, Ph.D., a few days after a licensing and certification visit from California Health Services Licensing. At the time, John was executive director of … Read more
Resources Notes and (at one time) Newsletters were started during the early pandemic, as a way to provide information and resources on person-centered practices in a changing world. After 120+ editions, it’s time to for us move on. We hope that you all got something you needed and will continue to practice person-centered thinking and … Read more
From time to time, it’s important to revisit the history of the Lanterman Act. This video traces the back story of the Act from Art Bolton’s perspective. Art led an amazing life and this video covers his eight years (1960-1968) as the director of the California State Assembly Office of Research. During his tenure, he … Read more
Resource Note #110 – Rethinking Mental Health for Neurodiversity Equity and Inclusion webinar; Trauma Informed Support and the Path to Healing; Trauma Informed Services and Supports Resource Note #109 – Reshaping Person-Centered Planning; DSP Survey; Person Centered Approaches to Healthcare Decision Making; 2022 TLCPCP Virtual Gathering; HSA International Learning Event
Please note this is a free virtual training Date: July 29thTime: 9:30 am – 12:30 pm PDTLocation: Virtual Amplifying the voices of and building on the work of autistic and other neurodivergent self-advocates, this presentation by Dr. Lau compares differences between the medical and social model of disability, highlights historical and societal factors resulting in inequity for neurodivergent individuals, and provides suggestions for moving forward … Read more
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