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PLANNING
. . . to have a
life.
Written
by Dr. Diane Galambos
Published by Sheridan
College 1995
Person-Centred
Planning . . .
This book on individualized
planning is
intended primarily
for people who have
a role in supporting
someone with a disability.
No one has total
control over the
events of their
life, but for everyone,
planning helps to
give us a compass
on our life journey.
When a person's
life circumstances,
which may include
a disability, make
them vulnerable
to control by others,
their journey may
be very restricted.
For them planning
- that they control,
and/or are involved
in - is critical
to having a rich
and meaningful life,
versus simply existing.|
There are some who
say that planning
is a controlling,
even oppressive,
activity imposed
on people who are
prisoners of service
systems. To be sure,
some of what has
happened to them
in the name of planning
may have been more
harmful than helpful,
but the author maintains
that planning is
a normal everyday
activity in which
all people engage
- with more or less
skill and success.
Contemporary
approaches . . .
This book emphasizes
individualization
and contemporary
approaches to planning
using life stories,
personal narratives
and portfolios.
It shows how these
can be combined
to meet a person's
unique needs in
any setting - within
or outside a support
system - in order
to promote quality
of life. A new "voice"
speaks directly
to readers who are
encouraged to apply
planning principles
to their own lives,
sensitizing them
to the power and
pitfalls related
to planning with
others.
This innovative
guide uses language
that is jargon-free,
describing the essential
universal features
of planning -
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The
Roeher Institute,
Information
Service
Kinsmen Building,
York University
4700 Keele
Street
North York,
Ontario
M3J 1P3
Telephone:
(416) 661-9611
Fax: (416)
661-5701
E-mail: info@roeher.ca
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Description
of Resource: 300
pages, soft cover
Approximate
Cost: $30.00 (Canadian)
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