WELCOME TO THE GREEN MOUNTAIN SELF-ADVOCATES …

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WELCOME TO

THE GREEN MOUNTAIN

SELF-ADVOCATES PERSON

CENTERED PLANNING

TRAINING: INTRODUCTION

© 2021 Ruthie-Marie Beckwith and Mark Friedman in collaboration with Green Mountain Self-Advocates

What Are The Expectations

For The Training?

• Attend all the sessions

• Be an active learner

• Deep learning

• Complete the Weekly Homework.


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Why Do We Want You Turn Your

Camera On The Entire Time?

• Modeling behavior

• Building relationships and trust

• Being part of Person Centered meetings

• Overcoming the digital divide.

• If you need to take a sensory break it is okay to turn off your

camera. Please turn the camera back on after your break.


What is This

Training About?


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This summer we will be learning about

Person Centered Planning, how to lead

your own meeting, and how to be a peer

mentor. The first four weeks are about

person centered planning.

1: What is Person Centered Planning?

2: How to Build a Lasting Support Circle

3: Getting Involved in Your Community

4: Reaching Your Dreams and Vision

GET READY

TO PLAN!


Why Is Person-

Centered Planning

Important Now?


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What are the most

important things to

know about Person

Centered Planning?


The principle of Nothing

About Us Without Us: you

should be at your planning

meeting and have a say

over what is in your plan.

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Your family members & friends

are part of your circle of support

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Identify what you are

really good at.

These are your talents.

Put them to use.

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Ways to be part of your

community are important to

you and your circle.

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You make your own decisions

and get support for taking care

of your health and safety.

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Your Person-Centered

Plan is not an ISA, ISP, IPP,

or IEP…

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VS

System-

Centered

By Beth Mount

Person-

Centered


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Beth Mount Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y77y7XW8GtE&t=19s


Things to Think About #1Why is Person

Centered Planning

Important Now?

The history of services and supports for

persons with disabilities started with

segregating people in institutions, like a big

hospital where you live all the time. Person

Centered Planning is a way to make sure

people with disabilities are included as a

full citizen. You have the same rights,

dreams, and goals as everyone else.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y77y7XW8GtE

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During this first break out room:

• Introduce yourself

• Share one thing you have been doing to

keep yourself healthy physically and

emotionally during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Break Out Room Session #1 (10 min)(Please remember that what happens in the breakout room stays in the breakout room. Please

respect everyone’s privacy).


What are the

Core Values of

Person-Centered

Planning?


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Core Values1. You get help to fully

participate in the planning session

1. You get help with communicating what you want to say: such as plain language, talking devices and access to other technology

1. You get help making and keeping relationships


Core Values

4. You get opportunities for to get the job want and have a career, ways to contribute, and learning new things

4. You get help joining community groups, including faith-based, interest-based, and community-building.


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Where Would You

Prefer to have YOUR

Person-Centered Plan?

This place will put

people’s heads and

hearts in a different

place ….


Than This Place!


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Getting Support for

You to Speak Up during

Your Meeting is

VERY IMPORTANT!!!


1. BEFORE your meeting think about what you want to say. Pick a time to practice. Get help to practice.

2. During the meeting Be the first person to speak. Make sure others are patient listeners

3. This is your meeting about Your life. You decide who else you want to speak during the meeting.

Helpful Tips and Remiders:


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4. Goals are set by YOU5. Be a good host. Make sure people feel welcome.6. Have an AGENDA (list what will happen at the

planning session)7. Hold the meeting in a place where all are

comfortable with sharing their hopes and dreams.

Helpful Tips and Remiders:


Things to Think About #2Understanding that

Effective Person-Centered

Planning is Based on What

YOU Want to See Happen

in Your Life

Person centered planning is supposed to help you

think about what a good life for you looks like. This

includes things that are important TO you. Big

dreams and goals can be turned into smaller steps

to make them easier to do. Other people like

friends and family can help you come up with ways

to make the things you want in life happen. And,

you can always change your mind about what you

want and do something new or different.


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During this second break out room:

Share one personal goal that you

hope to achieve in your own future

Break Out Room Session #2 (10 min) (Please remember that what happens in the breakout room stays

in the breakout room. Please respect everyone’s privacy).


Draw a picture of your perfect day. ○ you are very happy○ a day you are excited about

Don't worry about the quality of your artwork but be ready to share it in the first break out session during our next training session.

Homework


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Here is the pictureMax drew of his

perfect day


Photo credits: www.freepik.comhttps://pixabay.com/www.upsplash.comhttps://www.istockphoto.com/

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