Edited by Steve Holburn, Ph.D., & Peter M. Vietze, Ph.D.

Person-centered planning is one of today’s hottest topics in disability. In this book, over forty experts from diverse specialties — including psychology, community inclusion, and professional development — examine this innovative practice from every angle! They show you the best ways a service team can get to know an individual’s interests and dreams to help that person realize life-changing possibilities. You’ll

• explore concrete ways person-centered planning changes the lives of individuals with different levels of disabilities who live in various environments
  
  
• get detailed instructions to help you assess an individual’s preferences
  
  
• discover how person-centered planning can reduce challenging behavior
  
  
• find professional development strategies for staff adopting person-centered planning

Supported by solid quantitative and qualitative research, this one-of-a-kind book gives you a complete picture of the challenges and benefits person-centered planning can bring — and equips you with creative strategies for making it work!

About the Editors
About the Contributors
Foreword
Beth Mount
Preface
Acknowledgments

I. Person-Centered Planning in Context

1. The Origins of Person-Centered Planning: A Community of Practice Perspective
   Connie Lyle O’Brien and John O’Brien
   
   
2. Person-Centered Planning and Positive Behavior Support
   Don Kincaid and Lise Fox
   
   
3. The Confluence of Person-Centered Planning and Self-Determination
   Michael L. Wehmeyer

II. Changes in Organizational Culture

4. Using Person-Centered Supports to Change the Culture of Large Intermediate Care Facilities
   Jerry A. Rea, Carolyn Martin, and Kasey Wright
   
   
5. A Plan is Not Enough: Exploring the Development of Person-Centered Teams
   Helen Sanderson
   
   
6. Overcoming the Barriers: Moving Toward a Service Model that is Conducive to Person-Centered Planning
   Darlene Magito-McLaughlin, Thomas R. Spinosa, and Michael D. Marsalis
   
   
7. Lifestyle Quality and Person-Centered Support: Jeff, Janet, Stephanie and the Microboard Project
   Paul H. Malette

III. Preference Assessment and Program Evaluation

8. Person-Centered Planning with People Who Have Severe Multiple Disabilities: Validated Practices and Misapplications
   Dennis H. Reid and Carolyn W. Green
   
   
9. Residential Preferences in Person-Centered Planning: Empowerment Through the Self-Identification of Preferences and Their Availability
   Paula Davis and Gerald Faw
   
   
10. “I Don’t Know How They Made it Happen, but They Did”: Efficacy Perceptions in Using a Person-Centered Planning Process
    Shelley Dumas, Denise De La Garza, Penny Seay, and Heather Becker
    
    
11. Active Support: Planning Daily Activities and Support for People with Severe Mental Retardation
    David Felce, Edwin Jones, and Kathy Lowe

IV. Challenging Behavior

12. Person-Centered Planning from a Behavioral Perspective
    Gregory A. Wagner
    
    
13. A Better Life for Hal: Five Years of Person-Centered Planning and Applied Behavior Analysis
    Steve Holburn and Peter M. Vietze
    
    
14. Evaluating Preferred Activities and Challenging Behavior Through Person-Centered Planning
    Kevin P. Klatt, Diane Bannerman Juracek, K. Renee Norman, David B. McAdam, James A. Sherman, and Jan Bowen Sheldon

V. Training and Policy

15. Implementing Person-Centered Planning on a Statewide Basis: Leadership, Training, and Satisfaction Issues
    Stan Butkus, David A. Rotholz, Kathi Kelly Lacy, Brian Abery, and Sarah Elkin
    
    
16. Realizing Individual, Organizational, and Systems Change: Lessons Learned in 15 Years of Training About Person-Centered Planning and Principles
    Angela Novak Amado and Marijo W. McBride
    
    
17. Public Policy and Person-Centered Planning
    Michael Smull and K. Charlie Lakin
    
    
18. Numbers and Faces: The Ethics of Person-Centered Planning
    John O’Brien
    

Epilogue
Index