Person Centered Planning Facilitation

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Person Centered Planning Facilitation

• Presented by
• Ann E. Kelly, Executive Director A.R.E., Inc.
• Independent P.C.P. Facilitator
• jacksonare_at_live.com
• [phone]

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What is Person Centered Planning? (PCP)

• PCP is the way people plan for their lives with
  help from people who care. One result from
  planning is a Person-Centered-Plan, also called
  an IPOS. Person-Centered Planning is different
  from the old way of treatment planning. In the
  old way, professionals met to create a way to
  fix what was wrong with their clients.
• Person-Centered Planning tries to 1) Figure out
  what a person wants in life and 2) Work together
  as a team to help them reach their goals.

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Who Can Have a PCP?

• Anyone getting mental health services through a
  community mental health organization has the
  right to a Person-Centered-Plan.

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How Do You Know Your Planning is
Person-Centered?

• Person-Centered
• Focus is on you your lifes goals, choices,
  strengths and abilities
• You are spoken to and not about
• The plan that comes from the meeting shows the
  real you.
• If you cant get exactly what you want, your team
  works with you to reach a good plan B

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Person-Directed

• You can choose to run the meeting yourself, or
  choose someone to do it for you
• You can have meetings any time your goals,
  wishes, or needs change not just annually
• You can invite the people you want to come to
  your meeting
• The meeting takes place at the time and place you
  choose

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Outcome-Based

• Team looks at what you want to achieve
• Services are linked to reach those goals
• Theres a way to measure how youre doing

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What Is Independent PCP Facilitation?

• Independent (or external) facilitation lets you
  to choose a person to help you with your
  person-centered plan.
• An Independent Facilitator (I.F.) does not work
  directly for the Community Mental Health system
  and must be trained in Person-Centered Planning.
• An I.F. will help you get the respectful,
  effective plan that you deserve.

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Who Can Get I.F.?

• The Michigan Department of Community Health says
  that each mental health consumer gets to choose
  and Independent Facilitator to help them plan.

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Why Have an Independent Facilitator?

• There are many good reasons to get help from an
  independent facilitator including
• Time PCP Facilitators work with a small number
  of people at a time. This means lots of time to
  focus on you and your concerns. 
• Individual Attention PCP Facilitators dont
  have a huge case load. This means you get the
  attention you need.

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• Objectivity PCP Facilitators are independent.
  They dont work for any one case management
  company or service provider.
•  Advocacy Your PCP Facilitator is on your side.
  
•  Teamwork Working together as a team is what
  its all about. Your PCP Facilitator knows how to
  draw your team together to work for you!

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Who Can Facilitate a Person-Centered Planning
Meeting?

• Unpaid Facilitator
• You dont have to have a trained I.F. facilitate
  your meeting. You could also ask a family member
  or friend to help facilitate your meeting.
• You could facilitate your meeting yourself.
• Anybody who hasnt met the Community Mental
  Health providers requirements can be an unpaid
  facilitator.

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Who Can Facilitate a Person-Centered Planning
Meeting?

• Paid Facilitators
• Many people use an Independent Facilitator who is
  suggested by their Community Mental Health
  provider.
• These people come from all walks of life. Some
  have disabilities. Some have family or friends
  with a disability.
• A paid independent facilitator has gone through
  the required training and is paid by the
  Community Mental Health provider.

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Why Become an Independent Facilitator?

• Theres nothing better than helping people
  achieve their dreams and goals nothing!
• If you have ever wanted someone on your side, or
  if you have ever had someone in your corner,
  becoming an I.F. will give you the chance to do
  the same for someone else.

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What Makes a Good I.F.?

• Positive Attitude
• Good Problem Solver
• Good Friend
• Understanding

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Person-Centered Planning Process

• Referral
• First Contact
• Pre-PCP
• Invites
• Person-Centered-Planning (IPOS) Meeting
• Writing the Plan
• Coordination between providers
• Follow-Up

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Elements of a Good Plan

• Includes What a Person Wants
• Includes What a Person Needs (Health and Safety
  Issues)
• Do-able
• Creatively uses community resources and Natural
  Supports

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Elements of a Good Plan

• Planner(s) Know the Person
• Figure out what the person wants (short and long
  term)
• Gathering a good team of helpers/supporters (Who
  Can Help?)
• Building Supports

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Types of Person-Centered Plans

• Your agencys Plan
• Essential Lifestyle Plan
• Personal Futures Planning
• Whole Life Planning
• PATH
• MAPS

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How to Get Started

• Contact your Community Mental Health Service
  Provider
• Ask about training requirements
• Get trained
• Get started

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Great Resources

• For Advocacy
• A.R.E. Inc., of Jackson
• [phone]
• FAX [phone]
• P.O. Box 6324, Jackson MI 49204
• jacksonare_at_live.com
• dropincenters.org
• Justice in Mental Health Organization (JIMHO)
• [phone]

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• For updates on laws pertaining to Person-Centered
  Planning
• Michigan Department of Community Health
• Michigan.gov/mdch
• [phone]
• A wonderful PCP Training Manual from the
  University of Minnesota can be found at
  rtc.umn.edu/docs/pcpmanual1
• You may also contact A.R.E. Inc. for an example
  of three-day I.F. training