5: Person-Centered Practices
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- How DDS has tried to improve the IPP process
- What the new IPP template contains
All planning in the Self Determination Program focuses on the goals, desires, and dreams of the person served by the regional center.
Person-Centered IPP
Recently, a statewide template for a more person-centered IPP has been implemented by the Department of Developmental Services. Hopefully this template will improve planning for individuals served by the regional center system. Focusing on an individual's strengths, instead of using a deficit-focused plan, can help more people thrive with the support of regional centers. Using the social model of disability instead of the medical model is a wonderful improvement to the services and supports delivered with our system.
As experienced and new service coordinators develop their careers at regional centers, the increased focus on a participant’s strengths will undoubtedly improve outcomes for people served by the regional center.
Keep in mind this attention to person-centered practices does not change that an individual who wants to move into the Self-Determination Program is not required to create a person-centered plan. However, a detailed person-centered plan can help both the person served and the regional center focus on an individual's goals at an even deeper level. This means that someone who is providing person-centered planning and charging for services using service code 024, the purchase reimbursement code, can still contribute in meaningful ways to an individual's person-centered planning. These planners can influence and improve the IPP individualized program plans which should always reflect the strengths goals and plans to meet those goals with appropriate services and supports.
In the past regional centers focused highly on the medical model of disability. This means that the focus was on a deficit and the regional center's goal was to address the deficit as we increasingly shift to a strengths-based approach keeping in mind an individual's goals and desires making plans to reach these goals will undoubtedly focus on the steps needed to reach those goals. This often means there will be a deficit but the focus is not on what an individual cannot do– rather the focus is on what an individual wants to be able to do. Finding ways to meet these goals and provide appropriate supports is a huge part of the creativity in the self-determination program.
Statewide IPP Template: MY INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM PLAN
Legal Name: click or tap here to enter first name click or tap here to enter last name
UCI Number: click or tap here to enter UCI number
Date of Birth: ….
IPP Meeting Date: ….
Amendment Date: ….
Next Review Date: ….
Type of Plan: click or tap here to select type of plan
OR
☐ Amendment: click or tap here to select a reason
INTRODUCTION
Things people should know about me:
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What people like and admire about me:
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Successes I want others to know about:
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HOW THIS PLAN WAS DEVELOPED
Where did my meeting happen?
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What part did I choose to play in making my plan?
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Who also helped with my plan?
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VISION FOR THE FUTURE
My short and long-term visions are:
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COMMUNICATION
How I communicate with others:
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Important things you should know about how to communicate with me:
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DECISION-MAKING
When making decisions about click or tap here to choose a life area, the support I want from others is:
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The people who assist me with decisions are:
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LIFE AREA Click or tap here to choose a life area
The outcome I desire is:
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What is currently happening?
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What is important to me?
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What is important for me?
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What needs to be done?
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EMERGENCY PLANNING
What is the emergency preparedness plan for me?
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Who should be contacted in case of an emergency?
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Important things to know and do to support me in an emergency:
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Questions to think about:
- Do you currently include emergency planning specifically in your person-centered planning practices?
- What makes a good PCP?
- What makes an exceptional PCP for use within the Self Determination Program