by John Lord, Barbara Leavitt, Charlotte Dingwall
Independent facilitation is an emerging craft. Facilitators in the New Story believe that community is always the answer. We reject approaches that do not lead people to relationships in their community. And while independent facilitation may touch the service system to access supports for a person, it is independent of agendas, expectations, and accountabilities of service systems.
by: John Lord, Peggy Hutchison
Human service organizations are examined, pinpointing common characteristics that have led to improved quality of life for people with disabilities and other vulnerable citizens. This book discusses discriminatory social policy and outlines characteristics of pathways to inclusion, detailing the need for social innovation to support vulnerable citizens from exclusion to social inclusion.
by: Peggy Hutchison and John Lord, with Karen Lord
Peggy, John & Karen describe their personal search and exploration of five approaches to building the good life that Karen enjoys. Their frank assessment is instructive and will assist individuals, families and organizations to be more responsive in the most important assignment of a lifetime – building a network of relationships, so we lead full lives as engaged, participating and contributing citizens, and don’t end up being isolated bystanders. Let Karen be your mentor. She has it figured out for herself – with a little help from her friends.
by John O’Brien & Beth Mount
with contributions from Peter Leidy & Bruce Blaney
Make A Difference was developed in collaboration with people with developmental disabilities and families, direct support workers and managers.The book guides a Learning Journey that supports action-learning about relationship building, planning with people in a person-centered way, supporting choice, & building community inclusion.
by: Gary Bunch, Kevin Finnegan, and Jack Pearpoint
This book is about transition from school to work. It has research that confirms what we all know: that for individuals with disabilities, the close collaboration between families, teachers and students facing ‘transition to work’ is rare. When done well, it works, but it seldom happens. What is different is that this is a proposal for collaboration without blaming – a good tool for all parties
by: Gary Bunch, Kevin Finnegan, and Jack Pearpoint
This Plain Language edition was co-edited by authors from People First of Ontario. For people with second language issues and/or learning difficulties, the Plain Language may be useful.
by: John O’Brien, Jack Pearpoint and Lynda Kahn
This handbook reflects what we have learned since Jack and John and Marsha wrote the Path Workbook in 1995. It provides a stronger foundation for path and maps by connecting person-centered planning to the work of community building. It makes the basis for good facilitation more explicit and suggests some ways that facilitators can improve their practice. It emphasizes creative work with imagery as integral to the process of exploring people’s gifts and highest purposes.
by: Mike Green with Henry Moore and John O’Brien
These materials support a practical approach to creating community collaborations that work. Enriching each other, the book and the DVD provide clear exposition of ABCD organizing principles and best practices, examples of ABCD organizing in action, learning exercises, worksheets, and reflections from experienced practitioners of ABCD organizing.
John O’Brien & Connie Lyle O’Brien – Editors
This book offers ways to think about person-centered planning, its limitations, the conditions for its success. Leading thinkers and practitioners, including Judith Snow, Michael Smull, Beth Mount, Herb Lovett, Marsha Forest and Jack Pearpoint, and John O’Brien and Connie Lyle O’Brien.
by Judith Snow
This is the first of three volumes by Judith Snow – an autobiographical exploration of powerful learning that began very early. Read, enjoy, expand your horizons.
Edited by John O’Brien & Carol Blessing
Conversations with Carol Blessing about citizenship, community, disability, employment & social change. Exploring questions:
What does it take to make connections between people with disabilities and community associations? What drew you to your work? What keeps people with disabilities from full citizenship? What are the principles of effective supported employment? What do we have to give up in order to move to person-centered work? How do you judge the effectiveness of person-centered work?…and more
by John O’Brien & Jack Pearpoint
This book was developed over time as a collection of handouts for our three day course teaching MAPS and PATH. Due to popular demand, we have supplemented it and now it is a stand alone workbook to assist facilitators in their learning and implementing of PATH and MAPS processes.
by George Braddock and John Rowell
This book offers ways of assessing and planning environments that are person-centered, and that respect the diversity of family and individual situations. It identifies patterns of activity and interaction with the environment that are common to many people with Autism Spectrum Disorder. These are the basis for the “Six Common Modifications” recommended for many persons with complex disability issues to support them to live successfully in the home. Most of the issues that families face can be improved by completing one or more of these modifications.
Planning Together offers practical, step-by-step information on personal planning and how people in each of the above roles can participate and contribute throughout the entire process.
A handbook outlining five keys to exploring and developing friendships, as well as ways to maintain them over time. Specific examples are included.
This Guide offers a wealth of ideas on how we approach offering help to people who struggle with behaviour, and information on effective, respectful approaches to assisting people with their everyday lives, physical/medical, mood disorders, autism, trauma, and other contributing factors to their difficulties.
A collection of interviews with Lisa’s Circle, including why they became involved, why they stay, what they bring to the group and what they receive from it. Ideas for starting and sustaining a Circle are also shared.
by: Al Etmanski
Safe and Secure highlights six steps to friendship, community and financial security. Safe and Secure is a road map to a good life and PLAN’s bestselling guide for families that helps individuals living with disabilities and their relatives plan for a positive future. Order from PLAN Toronto.
