Using person-centered planning concepts to enhance school-to-adult life transition planning

Issue title: International Symposium on Supported Employment

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Everson, Jane M.

Affiliations: Helen Keller National Center — Technical Assistance Center and Louisiana State University Medical Center, 1100 Florida Avenue, 119, New Orleans, LA 70114, USA

Abstract: Person-centered approaches, such as personal futures planning, are currently being proposed as alternatives to traditional systems-centered approaches for school-to-adult life transition services. Because of the time and other resource commitments required, many service providers and families do not readily embrace these approaches. As a result, many individuals with disabilities who could benefit from more person-centered planning approaches continue to receive traditional, systems-centered services. The purpose of this article is to discuss the application of selected person-centered planning concepts not as an alternative to traditional planning approaches, but as a mechanism for enhancing traditional IEP and transition planning approaches.

Keywords: Person-centred planning, School-to-adult life, Transition planning

DOI: 10.3233/JVR-1996-6103

Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 7-13, 1996