Person Centered Thinking Workshop

with Lisa Meyer     

June 13 and 14, 2016

sponsored by the DDA Eastern Shore Regional Office

Whether you are a family member, Coordinator of Community Service, or Direct Care Staff or Provider Manager, this 2-day training serves as a foundation for everyone who is involved in supporting people with significant disabilities.

Implementation and ongoing support of person-centered plans and services is more likely to be a success for people when using this person-centered approach. The training is designed and recommended for all paid staff – regardless of their role. Managers are encouraged to attend in order to mentor the direct support staff and utilize the skills learned.

Participants must attend both days of training

 Day One -June 13th:

 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. - Registration
9:30 a.m. -- 3:30 p.m.  

The focus of this day is on learning person centered thinking skills that support choice while addressing issues of health and safety. Using a series of stories participants will learn how to:

• Strike a balance between what is important to and what is important for each person supported;
• Clearly describe the roles and responsibilities of staff in implementing plans;
• Evaluate their own efforts by looking at what is and is not working within the lives of those supported; and
• Lead change within their organizations by creating optimistic discontent.

Day Two- June 14th:
 9:30 -- 3:30
The focus of this day is to practice mindful listening and using the information in describing what is important to each person and how to best support she or he.

• Participants will apply and enhance their person centered thinking skills through a series of guided exercises.
• Participants will learn skills that they will be able to use on an everyday basis when providing person centered ser-vices and developing person centered plans.
• Participants will see how to grow plans over time by using “learning logs” and structured questions as well as practicing the traditional approach of gathering and synthesizing information.
• At the end of the day participants will have a first plan that they have completed on themselves