Person-Centered Planning

Outreach Begins With 3 Tier Process Within Spanish Speaking Community

The RI Developmental Disabilities Council (RIDDC) advocates for Person Centered Planning (PCP), focusing on the importance of building a community. Building a Person-Centered Community to support the futures of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) demands that the children be fully and directly involved. In fact, they are central to the process that is designed to create the best possible future for them, while the family and the professions are also engaged. This outreach effort supports 160 Spanish speaking families across the state. 

Recently, the RIDDC enlisted Ken Renaud, founder of IN2U, to connect with Spanish Speaking families. He offers sixteen years of experience with a dynamic, vetted, and proven 3-tiered PCP process by “training staff, teaching families and connecting with the children within this untapped community.” 

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What Is Person-Centered Planning?

Person-centered Planning should be considered Person-Directed Planning. All power is held by the individual. The facilitator chosen by the person, along with trusted individuals chosen by the individual, have a duty to ensure that the power and decision making remains with the person.

• Access to conflict free case management should be timely and available to all.
• Funding and selection of services (both state and private) is the individual’s to control. No portion of the funding should be considered the domain of another individual or organization, unless specified through law (such as a trust agreement).
• All actions should be aligned with the decision of the person. When requested, support should be given to assist the person in making their decision. This may require time and effort to support the self-determination and decision-making of the person and to understand the communication of those who communicate in non-traditional ways. (Interpreters for any conversations and translation of any documents are provided if person or their key supporters do not speak / read English.)
• Control of the planning process and budget is only a small part of the person being in control of their life.
• Focus remains on families, friends, community, possibilities, creativity, and flexibility. Natural supports and community inclusion area a priority. Process involves a sensitivity to and respect for the unique culture of each individual, their family and community.
• All involved recognize that individuals have different perspectives, hopes, needs, desires, fears, and vulnerabilities
• The person can make changes any time they wish
• The “community” is not a place, but individual and groups of interpersonal relationships based on various commonalities. People need support to form relationships, not just to attend activities.
• Consideration is not given to “system” terms such as units/hours of support or billing codes- individual support needs and goals will drive the services and supports.
• There is a commitment to self-determination, citizenship, community, and personal connections
• A facilitator for this process can be anyone the individual chooses, providing that person meets qualifications under HCBS rules. “Someone who approaches people with deep respect, presumes competency and seeks possibility, listens with curiosity and compassion, finds a way to host conversations that suits them and learns to do a bit better with each experience, encourages deliberate action, and only makes promises they can keep will be a good enough facilitator. These are qualities of character and commitment to learning that are passed on through membership in communities of practice rather than transmitted through curricula.” (“Dissent from Consensus” by Blessing, Brost, Gallagher, Hinkleman, Leidy, Mount, O’Brien)