Impact: Feature Issue on Person-Centered Planning with Youth and Adults Who Have Developmental Disabilities

2009

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We are in the midst of a shift in the delivery of services to persons with developmental disabilities, a shift toward an emphasis on outcomes. That raises a question, however: Whose outcomes? Person-centered planning provides one response to that question. It seeks to create the outcomes desired by youth and adults with disabilities as expressed through a process that uncovers their beliefs, values, strengths, and dreams, and develops action plans to move toward the lives they desire. As word about person-centered planning has spread, so have mistaken notions about what it is and how it can be used. This Impact presents person-centered planning from the perspective of a number of leaders in its development and implementation, authors who passionately and skillfully describe the values, attitudes, and practices associated with person-centered planning at its best.

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