FEATURED ARTICLE

Developing a Person-Centered System

This PowerPoint presentation approaches developing a person-centered system from the vantage point of changing the culture of your organization and aiming to create a workplace where person-centered thinking skills are part of every level of work. It challenges the notion that solely providing person-centered planning or being trained in person-centered planning suffices, and provides guidance on what steps to take to go from only implementing person-centered planning in some of your organization's services to becoming a full-fledged person-centered system.

Continue reading...

Person-Centered Planning and the Quest for System Change

This paper provides an in-depth overview of person-centered planning and systems. It first describes the common approaches, and contexts and functions for person-centered planning. The article then dives into system change, and the three change strategies an organization can utilize to shift to a person-centered system.

Continue reading...

Person-Centered Practices: Leading the Change that Matters Most

This article addresses the shortfalls of person-centered plans (particularly the problem of focusing on addressing practical needs as opposed to what an individual needs to be fulfilled or happy) and issues with viewing the regulatory requirement for person-centered planning as 'another compliance document' without 'learning and deepening the understanding of the person at the heart of social care.' It also discusses the importance and how-to of integrating person-centered thinking and practices into one's organization.
Continue reading...

Person-Centered vs System-Centered with Beth Mount

This resource is a short, straightforward, and visually engaging YouTube video that outlines the difference between organizations and services that are person-centered versus system-centered.

Click to watch...

www.promisetacenter.org

How to sign up for the new PROMISE TA Center Listserv: please sign-up to the PROMISE listserv located at the AUCD PROMISE TA Center website.  You can sign-up by using this link:  http://www.promisetacenter.org/promise_ta_grantees_listserv.