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Planning tools A Good Life: for you and your relative with a disability is primarily for families, friends and caregivers of people with disabilities. It offers a step by step guide to creating a plan for the future which provides for the safety, security and well being of people with disabilities. A Little Book about PERSON CENTERED PLANNING is a collection of articles by leaders in the field of Person Centered Planning. This book was produced to hopefully help those who facilitate Person Centered Planning to develop their own ideas about how best to use their talents. All Means ALL: An Introduction to Circles, Maps and Paths is the perfect introduction to the three tools and puts the contents of "All My Life's a Circle" . . . into living color. The video is fast paced and creatively produced using excellent music and graphics. All Means ALL focuses on inclusion in the school system across North America, but will be applicable to advocates, people working in human services, human rights, etc. All My Life's a Circle - Using the Tools: Circles, MAPS and PATH captures the essence and spirit of the three tools: Circles, MAPS and PATH and outlines the key points of each. Uses stories, poems, real life examples and graphics to provide a step-by-step introduction to the different tools. Assessment Workbook for use with Personal Outcome Measures a practical resource to assist in the gathering of information, note-taking, and decision making for each of the 25 Personal Outcome Measures. Exploring Later Life Options with older adults who have mental disabilities - Facilitators Manual is intended as a guide for service providers to empower older adults with mental disabilities to learn about and possibly access an individualized retirement lifestyle. By omitting the areas specific to retirement, the manual may be used as a Leisure Lifestyle Planning Tool for all ages. PATH: A Workbook for Planning Positive Possible Futures outlines the Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope (PATH) process in depth. PATH is a creative planning tool which starts in the future and works backwards to an outcome of first steps that are positive and possible. Color graphics are used to develop the PATH; an example is included in the manual. PATH in Action - Working with Groups is a one hour video which demonstrates the PATH process as it was used to undertake an intensive future planning process for a High School in Yellowknife, N.W.T. This video is recommended as the essential PATH Training Video as it demonstrates "setting the tone", "setting boundaries", and the 8 PATH Steps which conclude with an immediately "do-able" first action step. The PATH Training Video: Joe's PATH takes the viewer through the steps of PATH. PATH was designed to deal with complex issues for individuals, families, and organizations. Although the video uses Joe as an example of the process it can be easily transferred to any situation. Personal Outcome Measures Sample Kit is a series of 4 separate guides that provide an introduction and orientation to using outcome measures. These booklets are ideal for self advocates and their families, staff orientation and training, board orientation, and community education. Personal Outcome Measures - Trainer's Toolkit is designed to assist instructors, teachers, and trainers in developing creative presentations as they begin to train people about the "Personal Outcome Measures". PLANNING . . . To have a life emphasizes individualization and contemporary approaches to planning using life stories, personal narratives and portfolios. This book on individualized planning is intended primarily for people who have a role in supporting someone with a disability Planning with Personal Outcomes is a guide to using "Personal Outcome Measures" as a planning tool for persons with disabilities. Techniques for using Personal Outcomes in planning individual supports and services are outlined in this manual. Personal Outcomes are what people expect from the services and supports they receive. ReDiscovering MAPS: Charting Your Journey this video should be 'required viewing' and the book should be 'assigned reading' if you have been doing - or are about to do a MAP. Risk Assessment Tool developed by Community Living Algoma the Risk Assessment Tool provides the tools need to identify "risk" in a persons life and through the use of the personal planning process, where possible, assist the individual to manage the risk in the least intrusive manner possible. The Risk Management Flowchart acts as a step by step guide for the team.
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