Learning Objectives:

• Have an understanding of the philosophy of person centered planning.
• Be able to contrast person centered and system centered approaches to the transition planning process.
• Understand and define the following: person centered, system centered, futures planning, essential life style planning, quality of life, Circle of Courage, capacity vs. defict descriptions of individuals with disabilities.
• Demonstrate skill in assessing the quality of life for a student.
• Understand the relevance of the following tools in a person centered planning process: Circles of Support, MAPS, and PATH.
• Describe and discuss some of the barriers involved in changing to a person centered approach.
• Through a case study approach, describe the key components of a person centered planning process.
• Have an opportunity to discuss above issues with the course instructor, John O'Brien, Marsha Forest, and Jack Pearpoint (developers of Circles, MAPS, and PATH).