Person Centred Approach

Useful links

Adult Learning Disability Services in Devon have also produced a website, which has lots of useful information and links to other websites.

Counselling Directory - connecting you with professional support. If you're in need of support, search our network to be connected with a professional counsellor or psychotherapist.

Hampshire have also put together a lot of resources and information which can be found here.

If you want to understand more about the different models of person centred planning then you might want to look at this page produced by the Circles Network and this one from Inclusive Solutions.

You can order a range of good books about person centred planning from http://www.inclusion.com/inclusionpress.html

Two organisations who are leading the way on personalisation and also provide training and support on person centred approaches are:

Helen Sanderson Associates are well respected in the field of person centred planning and approaches, and developed the training and format for the person centred transition reviews used in many schools. Their website is very user friendly and has a wealth of information and tools.  They can be found at www.helensandersonassociates.co.uk.

You might also want to look at some of their templates and resources.

Valuing People are committed to a person centred approach and framework as a key principle of the Learning Disability Partnership Boards. More information can be found here.