Centering Our Planning On People: Judith Snow
People set about designing ways to create plans with individuals who have some sort of disability label. This new type of plan was focused on one person only — an almost extravagant idea.
Optimal Individual Service Design Course
October 25 – 29, 2010 and November 15-19, 2010
Venue:
Village Green Hotel, Vernon
Black Print Section: Open Presentations
Blue Print Section: Confidential Section Of Course
Part One:
Day One: Monday 25 October 2010
9.00 am Introductions
Course Overview
The Nature of Individual Personal Fulfillment
10.30 am Morning Break
11:00 am “The Character of Planning For Personal Needs and ‘Imagining Better’ ”
“Right Relationship” and Other Person Centered Ethics
12.30 pm Lunch
1.30 pm “The Address Of Needs and Wants” (Part A)
3:00 pm Afternoon Break
3:30 pm Lifestyle Development
Special presentations
4:30 pm Visit Preparations
5.00pm Session Ends
Visits/Interviews Continue
Day Two: Tuesday 26 October 2010
9.00am “A Brief Summary Of Social Role Valorization Theory As An Overarching Response To Social Devaluation”
“The Character Of Social Devaluation And Its Hurtful Consequences”
10:30 Morning Break
11:00 The Nature of A Real Home
Natural Supports
12.30pm Lunch
1:30 pm The Nature of Needs And Wants (Part B)
Imagining Better
3:00 pm Afternoon Break
3:30 pm Session Continues
5.00pm Session Ends/ Visits/Interviews Continue
Day Three: Wednesday 27 October 2010
9.00am Quality; Assumptions And Definitions
10:30 Morning Break
11:00 Quality (continued)
Optional Presentation: Innovation
12.30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Preparations For Exercise On Defining/Analyzing Needs
Initial Team Discussions On Needs
3:00 pm Afternoon Break
5.00pm End Of Session
Possible Further Visits/Interviews
Day Four: Thursday 28 October 2010
9.00am Continuation Of Exercise On Defining Needs / Beginning of
Critiques
10:30 Morning Break
11:00 Critiques (continued)
12.30pm Lunch
1.30pm Critiques: Analysis Of Exercise Results
3:00 pm Afternoon Break
5.00pm Session Ends
Visits/ Revisions To Exercise Results With Service User/Family/Network
Day Five: Friday 29 October 2010
9. 00 am Brief Reports On
Service User/Family/Network Consultations And Revisions To Analysis
Second Critique: Revised Analysis Of Needs
Fundamentality Of Needs
10:30 Morning Break
11.00 am Possible Optional Session:
The Role Of Intentional Safeguards
12.30pm Lunch
1.30pm The Role Of Intentional Safeguards (continued)
2.45pm /3:00pm Wrap up and Finish
Part Two: October 18-22 2010
Day Six : Monday 15 November 2010
9:00am Welcome/Team Meetings
9:30 am Welcome Guests
“Service User/Family Governed Service Models” (Part A)
10:30 am Morning Break
11:00 am “Service User/Family Governed Service Models” (Part A) continued
“Model Coherency Analysis and Construction”
12.30 pm Lunch
1.30 pm “Cost Benefit Analysis And The Relevant Address Of Needs”
“Bureaucratic Shielding”
3:00 pm Afternoon Break
3:30 pm Session Continues
5.00pm End Of Session
Visits/Interviews Continue
Day Seven: Tuesday 16 November 2010
9.00am Consumer Governed Service Models (Part B)
10:30 am Morning Break
11:00 Consumer Governed Service Models (Part B)
Continued
12.30pm Lunch
1:30 pm Address Of Program Content Issues (Exercise)
Address Of Program Process Issues (Exercise)
Address Of Human Resource Issues (Exercise)
3:00 pm Afternoon Break
3:30 pm Session Continues
5.00pm Session Ends
Visits With Service Users/ Family/Network
Day Eight: Wednesday 17 November 2010
9.00am Devising Of Service Model (Exercise)
Preparation Of Overall Proposal For A Model-Coherent Individualized Service
10:30 am Morning Break
11:00 Possible Beginning of Critiques
12.30pm Lunch
1.30pm Critique Of Overall Proposals
Proposal Revisions
Development of Administrative/ Governance Aspects Of Proposals
3:00 pm Afternoon Break
3:30 pm Session Continues
5.00pm Session Ends Possible Additional Visits
Day Nine: Thursday 18 November 2010
9.00am Continued Critique Of Overall Proposals
10:30 am Morning Break
12.30pm Lunch
1.00pm Proposal Revisions
Preparation Of Intentional Safeguards Proposals
Brief Critique Of Proposed Safeguards Provisions
3:00 pm Afternoon Break
3:30 pm Session Continues
5.00pm Session Ends
Visits /Sharing Of Revisions With Service User/Family/Network And Consultations
Day Ten: Friday 19 November 2010
9.00am Feedback On Consultations
Proposal Writing Preparations
10:30 am Morning Break
11:00 am Participant Sharing Of Key Personal Reflections And Ongoing
Questions And Issues
12.30pm Lunch
1:30 pm Renewal
3.00 pm Course Conclusion
From Institutions to Individuals: On Becoming Person Centred
An article by Susan Stanfield on the move from institutional supports to person centred supports.
Person-Centred Outcomes: Are Outcomes Improved Where a Person-Centred Care Model is Used?
This present study sought data that could evidence improvements in care services for people with learning disabilities. The investigation tested whether desired outcomes of clients were improved when a person-centred care model was used. The data generated in this study showed that the implementation of a person-centred care model did result in some improvement.
On not letting a crisis go to waste – An Innovation Agenda for Canada’s Community Sector
The current economic crisis threatens Canada’s community sector just when it is most needed. We are in a period of transformation and should not expect a return to business as usual when present financial strains ease. Governments, business, and the rich diversity of community organizations will have to collaborate to address the large-scale social, economic, and environmental challenges facing us.
Study Session on Person Centred Supports
On March 23 and 24th, 2010 thirty participants from BC and Alberta met with Michael Kendrick to participate in a Study Session on Person Centred Supports.
The focus of the event was to gather together serious minded practitioners for a rather more indepth sharing and analysis of what has worked and what remains difficult in generating person centred options in BC. The intent was to record what transpired and to prepare a document that captures what is learned. Michael Kendrick acted as the facilitator for the event and will likely be involved in putting together whatever document emerges. This event would look at person centred work in all domains of people’s lives eg work, home, community, personal networks, leisure etc
The aims of this special study session, in more detail, are as follows:
a) To make availble the opportunity for each participating agency to share what they have accomplished to date in an organized way. Apparently, many agencies are sometimes unaware of the detail of the work of other agencies even though they are working along similar lines.
b) To identify what has worked well and met with at least some measure of success and try to define this success as well as its limits.
c) To identify the challenges that have arisen and what has proven difficult to surpass in terms of these challenges and why this is so.
d) To generate recommendations as to how matters could be improved.
e) To identify where useful leadership is needed and the potential sources of that leadership.
f) To allow some time for socialization and continued networking.
