Introduction to Person Centred Planning

Course details

Person centred planning is now seen as a best practice approach in many human services. It allows an individual define their future for themselves and determine how/what services are needed to support this vision of a desirable future.

This course is a practical one-day workshop covering the principles, values and process of person centred planning. It will introduce you to:

• The Person Centred Planning (PCP) process
• The value of supporting a person to develop their personal profile
• The key skills required to use it successfully; and
• The process of facilitating a person and their circle of support to produce an action plan that will help them achieve their personal goal

Who Is This Course For?

The course is aimed at people about to begin creating a person centred plan with an individual. They are usually inexperienced practitioners who do not possess a formal qualification. You could, for example, be a:

• Care Worker
• Health Care Assistant
• Personal Assistant
• Family Support Worker
• Home Support Worker
• Community Care Worker

Learning Objectives

After completing this course you should be able to:

• Describe the basic principles, philosophy and value-base that underpins a person-centred approach to disability and empowerment
• Outline the main steps in the person centred planning process
• Identify the key skills required by an effective person-centred practitioner
• Explain to people how the person-centred approach can be used to empower them to make informed choices and decisions
• Use empowerment as a criteria for evaluating the service being provided to a person

Contents

Topics covered include:

• What is Person Centred Planning?
• The evolution of Person Centred Planning
• Person Centred Planning Values & Philosophy
• Person Centred Planning – Key Concepts
• Applying Person Centred Principles
• The Essential Skills of a Person Centred Practitioner
• Use Respectful Language
• Actively listen
• Engage in Advocacy
• Recognise persity
• Exhibit flexibility in thinking & action
• Engage in creative planning & problem solving
• Next Steps

Qualification

Successful completion of the course will lead to OTC Certification. This will qualify you to take the Skills for Person Centred Planning, QQI Level 5 course.