Person Centered PracticesBetter Lives, Not Just Better Paper

Presented by: Laura G. Buckner, M.Ed., L.P.C., M.O.M.

The Institute on Person Centered PracticesA Collaborative Partnership with

The Center on Disability Studies at the University of Texas and The Center on Disability and Development at Texas A&M University

http://person-centered-practices.org/cdd.tamu.edu

tcds.edb.utexas.edu

The Learning Community for Person Centered Practices envisions a world where all people have positive control over the lives they have chosen for themselves. Our efforts focus on people who have lost or may lose positive control because of society's response to the presence of a disability. We foster a global learning community that shares knowledge for that purpose.

© TLC-PCP 2012 www.learningcommunity.us

Charting the LifeCourse[location] [date]

Introducing the Core Concept:

IMPORTANT TOAND

IMPORTANT FORAND

THE BALANCE BETWEEN THEM

Important TOWhat is important to a person includes those things in life which help us to be satisfied, content, comforted,fulfilled, and happy. It includes:

• People to be with /relationships

• Status and control

• Things to do and places to go

• Rituals or routines

• Rhythm or pace of life

• Things to have

Important FOR (Part One):• Issues of health:

― Prevention of illness ― Treatment of illness / medical conditions ― Promotion of wellness (e.g.: diet, exercise)

• Issues of safety:― Environment ― Well being ---- physical and emotional ― Free from fear

Charting the LifeCourse[location] [date]

Life Trajectory, Experiences and Life Stages

What is YOUR Vision for a Good LIFE?

Vision of What I Want

What DON’T you want??

Vision of WhatI Don’t Want

Vision & Trajectory for a Good Life

Friends, family, enough money,

job I like, home, faith, vacations, health, choice, freedom

Vision of What I Don’t Want

Trajectory Across Life Stages and Life Transitions

Getting New Diagnosis

Parents Turn 65 Medicare & SSDI

Leaving Early Childhood/ enter school

Transition planning

Living Adult Life

My parents have passed away, what do I do?

Turning 18. Leaving school at 18 or 21

Life TransitionsAnd

Disability System Transitions

Trajectory Across Life ExperiencesChores and allowance

Scouts, 4H, faith groups

Playing sports or an instrument

Making Mistakes

Learning to say “no”

Birthday parties with friends

Summer jobs, babysitting

“Anticipatory Guidance for Life Experiences”

Dating & Heartaches

David’s Good Life VisionFamily Friends WORK

Disneyworld!Vacations Girlfriend

Lawnmowers minibikes, vacuum cleaners a shop

for making repairs Money Church - serving Hot tub half & half teaTex-Mex Food Diet coke wine tasting running Active Healthy & Fit

Poverty/No MoneyPoor Health

kidney problemsHeart Disease Guardian

Isolated/SegregatedInstitution/group home

Treated Differently -disrespected

Life Experiences = Life Outcomes

What We DON’T Want

What We Want

Experiences

at age 5

Experiences

at age 13

Friends, family, enough money,

job I like, home, faith, vacations, health, choice,

freedom

Experiences at age 65

Friends, family, enough money, job I like, home, faith, vacations, health, choice,

freedom

Poverty, loneliness, segregation, restrictions, lack of choice, boredom

Dignity of Risk and Mistakes

Life Domains, Life Outcomes, and Life Possibilities

Achieving Outcomes for Connected Life Domains

Daily Life and Employment(school/education, employment, volunteering, routines, life skills)

Community Living(housing, living options, home adaptations and modifications, community access, transportation)

Social and Spirituality(friends, relationships, leisure activities, personal networks, faith community)

Healthy Living(medical, behavioral, nutrition, wellness, affordable care)

Safety and Security(emergencies, well-being, legal rights & issues, guardianship options & alternatives )

Citizenship and Advocacy(valued roles, making choices, setting goals, responsibility, leadership, peer support)

Looking at Life Possibilities

Innovative Very new or undiscovered

Islands of Excellence

Exists in a lot of places but not everywhere

Traditional Options

Services that have existed for a long

time

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The Learning Community for Person Centered Practices envisions a world where all people have positive control over the lives they have chosen for themselves. Our efforts focus on people who have lost or may lose positive control because of society's response to the presence of a disability. We foster a global learning community that shares knowledge for that purpose.

© TLC-PCP 2012 www.learningcommunity.us

Charting the LifeCourse[location] [date]