From Framework to Practice: Person-Directed Planning in the Real World.
BACKGROUND
Person-directed planning (PDP) is an approach to planning supports that aims to redistribute power from the service system to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and natural supports, improve relationships and build community. To do this, the right people with the right attitudes engaging in the right actions are needed. This paper examines how key elements in PDP contribute to successes in planning.


METHODS
Researchers worked with three planning teams from different community service agencies using participatory action research techniques (i.e. free list and pile sort, Socratic wheel, whys/hows exercise).


RESULTS
Most key elements of PDP were relevant to each team. Perceptions of which had most contributed to planning successes differed.


CONCLUSIONS
The various elements of PDP are used by and useful to planning teams, although some may be more relevant to some successes than others because of specific goals, or the person's strengths and needs.
Department of Health Sciences, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada. lynn.martin@lakeheadu.ca.
Lynn
L
Martin
School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Philip
P
Grandia
Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
Hélène
H
Ouellette-Kuntz
School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Virginie
V
Cobigo
D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009864:Ontario; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012944:Social Support
Person-directed planning; community capacity; empowerment; intellectual disability; participatory action research