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Person-Centered Planning Using Picture - Planning for Inclusive Communities Together Using Reinforcement

English · Paperback / Softback

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Informationen zum Autor > Anne Gordon is an educator and researcher at the New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities. She began her career as Director of the Early Childhood Direction Center of Staten Island and then moved on to become Director of the Staten Island Early Intervention Service Coordination Office. In those capacities, she assisted parents of children with developmental disabilities to connect to, and advocate for, early intervention and preschool special education services. She has conducted personcentered planning evaluation research on implementing person-centered planning with parents who have developmental disabilities, and young adults with autism, transitioning from high school to the adult world. In addition, Ms. Gordon conducts personcentered planning workshops to local and international audiences, focusing on implementing the approach within their existing structures. Ms. Gordon is a co-author of the Health Advocacy Program: An Activity-Based Curriculum for Adults with Developmental Disabilities and is the facilitator of the Staten Island Down Syndrome Parent Support Group. She is also the parent of a young adult with Down syndrome. Peter M. Vietze, Ph.D., is a developmental psychologist and educator who received his doctoral degree from Wayne State University in 1969. After completing a postdoctoral fellowship at University of California, Berkeley, he joined the faculty of George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville. There he conducted research on early learning, perception, and socialization in human infants. In 1976, he moved to the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), where he conducted research on infant motivation and social development. Dr. Vietze became the Head of the NICHD Mental Retardation Research Centers Program in 1980 and remained there until 1987, when he moved to his present position in New York. He is also a Professor at the City University of New York. Dr. Vietze has published more than 95 research articles, chapters, and reviews and is co-author or co-editor of seven books on infant development and developmental disabilities. He is known for developing new techniques for studying infants and for his work on the causes of child maltreatment. Most recently, Dr. Vietze has been involved in projects concerned with person-centered planning, parents with learning problems, and assistive technology. Klappentext The PICTURE approach to person-centered planning was designed to get people with disabilities out of sterile and impersonal agency settings and into real life settings so they have access and experience with recreation! healthcare! employment! and travel. Through the use of this book! professionals can ensure that intervention and instruction for people with disabilities takes place in the community! rather than in segregated environments such as institutions. Instead of preparing people to live in the community through various professional practices! professionals work with the individuals in community settings. With a strong emphasis on the interaction among agencies! this practical! straightforward book offers forms! checklists! exercises! and a troubleshooting guide as tools for implementing a person-centered approach and increasing its efficacy. Inhaltsverzeichnis About Person-Centered Planning and PICTURE; An Overview of the PICTURE Approach; A Brief History of Person-Centered Planning; A Snapshot of the Person-Centered Process; Bureaucratic Systems and Person-Centered Planning; Comparison of Clinical Problem-Solving and Person-Centered Planning; How is the PICTURE Method Different?; Eleven Principles of PICTURE; A Lifestyle Checklist; A Step-By-Step Guide; Before you Begin: Keys to Success Securing Organizational Support How to Be an Effective Facilitator Qualities of a Powerful Team Consider a Community Advisory Board; Conducting the Meetings: A...

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Authors Anne Gordon, Steve Holburn, Steve Gordon Holburn, Peter Vietze, Peter M. Vietze
Publisher Brookes, paul h.,publishing co
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 15.12.2006
 
EAN 9781557668530
ISBN 978-1-55766-853-0
No. of pages 128
Subject Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories

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