Person-Centered Planning: Techniques to Empower the Voice of People Served

Course Description
When working in the mental health field, social workers may encounter people with complex needs and various communication methods, including those with non-traditional or non-verbal communication styles. Facilitating person-centered planning for these individuals calls for added skills, techniques and ideas that will be shared in the training. This session will demonstrate how social workers can adapt their approaches to be as person-centered as possible in assisting people with higher levels of need to develop plans focused on achieving outcomes they value. This session is the third in a series of sessions on Person-Centered Planning. “Getting great services” is obviously not the goal of our field of work -“GETTING A GREAT LIFE” is. This will be an interactive training session that aims to re-frame our views on service provision, with the goal of making our service systems as person-centered and community focused as possible. The presenter will utilize power point slides, short video clips, and active chat engagement with attendees via questions and answers. This training will focus on where we have been, and where we are going, as a service industry.  Methods of helping people with developmental disabilities and mental health needs achieve active, rich, and respected lives as valued members of their community via very individualized Person-Centered Planning processes will be shared.   

Course Objectives
1. Identify and emphasize attitudes that enhance the opportunities for persons with developmental disabilities to achieve their optimal potential. 2. Discuss examples and strategies to promote community inclusion in meeting the needs of persons with developmental disabilities. 3. Define what presumed competent means. 4. Cite at least two alternative ways people we serve can tell us their preferences WITHOUT THE USE OF TRANSITIONAL WORDS.

Timed Agenda
The trainings will be held on Thursday mornings from 10am to noon via a Microsoft Teams on-line platform.  There will be a single presenter with a power point presentation, short video clips, and active chat engagement with questions and answers.  The presenter is skilled and experienced with on-line training methodologies.

Bibliography

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Behavioral Health and Disabilities Administration, Person-Centered Planning Practice Guideline, November 10, 2021

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Behavioral Health and Disabilities Administration, Self-Directed Services Technical Requirements, November 10, 2021

Michigan Medicaid Provider Manual, January 1, 2022

Real Life Quality Standards, Tom Nerney, Pat Carver, & Kathleen Kovach, Center for Self-Determination, Volume IV, Revised Feb 13, 2013

Bradley, V., Fay, M.L., Giordano, S., Melda, K., Smith, D,. Ficker-Terrill, C. & Ticha’, R. (2015). 25 Years After ADA: What story does the data tell?  Impact: Feature Issue on the ADA and People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Minneapolis MN:  Institute on Community Integration.

Dehem, J., & Chapman, L. (1997). Self-Determination: Transferring agency control by

Re-thinking its role. TASH Newsletter, Vo. 23, No. 10, 9‐11.

For questions regarding this training, please contact Robb Drzewicki at 248-719-0277 or rdrzewicki@comlivserv.com