Person Centred Thinking and Planning -
Most of the approaches used in the book and shared on this website have come from person centred thinking and planning. Person centred thinking and planning are ways for you and your family to think about your lives; about what is important to you, what support you need, your history, and what you want for the future. These approaches were developed by the Learning Community for Person Centred Practices and the pioneers of the Inclusion Movement.
"This book gives those of us who practice person-centered planning a way to bring its benefits home to our children and grandchildren." John O'Brien
| Person centred thinking tool | What it does | Examples on this website |
| Sorting Important To/For | Sorts what is important to someone (what makes us happy, content, fulfilled) from what is important for them (to keep them healthy and safe). Provides information to help obtain a balance between the two. | The example one page profiles that display important to/for are: Laura Cameron Josh Flo Lou, John and Jos’ family plan There are more examples here |
| The Doughnut Sort | This identifies specific responsibilities - core responsibilities, where you can use creativity and judgement, and what you are not responsible for | Fiona’s doughnut There are more examples here |
| Matching | This is a structure to look at both what skills/supports and what people characteristics make for good matches. |
Shannon There are more examples here |
| Communication chart | This tool helps to focus on communication, particularly when children don’t use many words | Josh’s communication chart Jos’ communication chart There are more examples here |
| Sorting Working/Not Working | Clarifies what to build on and what to change. | Karen and Andrew There are more examples here |
| Decision Making Agreement | This tool clarifies who makes what decisions in a particular situation. | Evie’s decision making agreement There are more examples here |
| Like And Admire | This is a simple way of |
Rosie’s like and admire poster There are more examples here |