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Colorado Person-Centered Planning Initiative
PEAK Parent Center has been awarded a new grant by the Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council to provide person-centered planning services to young adults with disabilities (ages 21 - 26)!
Services provided under this new project:
1. TAKING CHARGE! A Course in Advocacy and Leadership for Young Adults with Disabilities in Denver, Colorado (open to entire state).
2. Life Building Project in Aurora, Colorado (open to members of the Aurora Community).
3. Person-Centered Planning Sessions and follow-up services provided statewide for young adults with disabilities, ages 21 - 26. Spanish-speaking facilitators are available.
1. TAKING CHARGE! A Course in Advocacy and Leadership for Young Adults with Disabilities
TAKING CHARGE! will be held in Denver and is open to young adults with disabilities, ages 21 - 26, from across the state of Colorado. This interactive course is designed for twelve young adults who have experienced person-centered planning and want more help to move forward with their plans. Each person will choose up to three people from their personal circles to participate in the course with them. Individuals who are selected to participate will gain new ideas, skills and tools to create a better life. This is the chance to turn dreams into reality! [NOTE: If you have not yet experienced person-centered planning and would like to participate, call 1.800.284.0251 to request a session.]
For details, download the brochure and application form.
TAKING CHARGE! Brochure
TAKING CHARGE! Application form
Application Deadline: Friday, November 30, 2007
2. UPDATE! Aurora Life Building Project Starts December 15, 2007!
Come practice the art of discovering and building on your strengths and interests with
- your family and friends
- your neighbors
- community members
- other people engaged in same process
- representatives from community services
Learn how to creatively develop friendships and have a valued role as a member of and contributor to your community.
Session 1 Life-Building Planning Meeting and Holiday Celebration
Saturday, December 15, 2007, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Session 2 Life-Building Planning Meeting
Saturday, March 8, 2008, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Session 3 Life-Building Planning Meeting
Saturday, May 3, 2008, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Session 4 Life-Building Planning Meeting
June 2008, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (Specific date to be determined)
Applications are currently being accepted for young people with disabilities, ages 21 – 26 to participate in the Aurora Life Building Project being held at the Community College of Aurora!
The Life Building sessions bring together 8 – 10 young people with disabilities and their families, friends, teachers, and others. During the sessions, each young person will participate in a positive, strengths-based planning process with his or her own personal group or "circle." At designated points, information will be shared across groups so participants can build on each other's strategies and ideas. A skilled facilitator will lead the entire process.
If you or someone you know lives in the Aurora area and would like to participate in the Aurora Life Building Project, please download the application forms here and fax, mail or email them PEAK Parent Center.
3. Individual Person-Centered Planning Sessions and Circle Support
- Are you between the ages 21 and 26?
- Do you need help identifying your dreams and the steps for achieving them?
- Are you on a waiting list for adult support services and wondering how you can get your life plans going now?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, a person-centered planning session may help!
Get person-centered planning services for yourself or a young adult with a disability you know!
- Person must be between the ages 21 and 26 in Colorado.
- We will assign a trained facilitator and recorder from your area.
- The facilitator will use one of several person-centered planning processes to help you form a circle of support and develop a plan.
- On-going circle support is also available upon request to answer your questions and give you the tools you need to maintain your circle.
To schedule a session, click here for request form.
To request more information about any of these activities email personcenteredplanning@peakparent.org or call Amy Mushall at 800-284-0251, extension 112.
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Person-Centered Planning Opportunities for Children Ages 3 - 21
- Are you concerned about the future for your child with a disability?
- Does your child need facilitation to make friends and connections?
- Does your child or a young person you know want help planning for moving on from school to a good job and a good life?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, a Person-Centered Planning session may help!
What is Person-Centered Planning?
“Person-Centered Planning refers to a family of approaches to organizing and guiding community change in alliance with people with disabilities and their families and friends.” O’Brien & Lovett
In Person-Centered Planning, a trained facilitator and recorder team help to organize natural supports (like family, friends and acquaintances) as well as formal community supports and services to plan for and achieve a desirable future for the individual.
Person – Centered Planning…..
- Focuses on a young person’s strengths and interests.
- Gathers a group of the student’s family, friends, neighbors, teachers, service providers, and others.
- Is positive and enjoyable.
- Helps develop a solid plan for reaching a positive future.
Services:
- Get person-centered planning services for a student you know!
- Student must be between the ages of 3 and 21.
- We will assign a trained facilitator and recorder from your area.
- The facilitator will use one of several person-centered planning processes to help you form a circle
of support and develop a plan.
- This service is available to families in Colorado.
To schedule a session for a young person you know, click here for form.
- Get trained to become a certified person-centered planning facilitator!
- PEAK Parent Center offers two Person-Centered Planning Training Institutes per year at no cost to
participants. The Institutes include three day-long training sessions and a practicum experience
(required for certification as a facilitator).
- Colorado Department of Education Re-Licensure Credit is offered to those who complete the
Institute.
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Upcoming Facilitator Trainings
Fall 2007 Denver, CO
- Tuesday, September 25, 2007
- Tuesday, October 23, 2007
- Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Winter 2008~ Colorado Springs
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