MAPs

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MAPs

• South Ribble Day Services
• Joanne Williams Sue Kenworthy

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WHAT IS A MAP ?

• MAPs are tools designed to help individuals,
  organizations and families figure out how to move
  into the future effectively and creatively.

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WHAT IS THE HISTORY

• This allows the individual and those who have
  known the person for a long time to describe what
  has happened in their past. Often the past is a
  revelation to others at the meeting and goes a
  long way to making sense of the present. Other
  people become more aware of how much loss the
  person has suffered in their life. Or how much
  life has been spent in segregated settings.

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WHAT ARE YOUR DREAMS ?

• Dreaming is central to the MAPs process. The
  person is invited to share their dreams, other
  people may contribute their ideas with the
  persons permission. Some people may choose to
  dream metaphorically. Images that have been
  powerful in childhood can still be powerful in
  adult life. For other people dreaming is more
  about aspirations they may want to travel the
  world or be a film star.The dreams become the
  focus for the rest of the process.

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WHAT ARE YOUR NIGHTMARES ?

• Dreaming will give the group something to work
  towards, naming the nightmares gives the group
  something to work away from. Although this step
  can be difficult it gives the group and the
  individual opportunity to express their fears and
  have them acknowledged.

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WHO IS THE PERSON ?

• People will brainstorm the words which occur to
  them when they think of the person and try to sum
  up their character. This is often a very
  affirming process for the person.

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WHAT ARE THEIR STRENGTHS ?

• The group describes what gifts and talents that
  person possess. Its a reversal of the usual
  process of focusing on the persons problems and
  instead looks at the positive things that can be
  built on in the action plan.

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WHAT DOES THE PERSON NEED ?

• What does the person need to achieve the dream
  and avoid the night mare? Think about the people
  and the resources needed to help the person to
  move towards the dream and away from the
  nightmare.

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ACTION PLAN

• The Action Plan sets out specifically who will be
  doing what by when.