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Funding For A PDP
What Is A Person-Directed Plan:
What Is A Person-Directed Plan:
Funding (up to $2,500) can be used to develop a person-directed plan that builds on the individual’s strengths and interests and identifies supports to help them achieve their goals.
What Is A Person-Directed Plan:
What Is A Person-Directed Plan:
What Is A Person-Directed Plan:
- Helps you and your family work out what is important to you, now and in the future
- A road map for your life
- Lets others know and understand what you want, what you need, how you want to do things, and who you want to help you
- You can do it yourself or get someone to help you
- Always leads to ACTION
Why Is A Plan Important?
When Should I Have A Plan?
When Should I Have A Plan?
- To give you more choices and control over your life
- To plan for your future
- To be more involved in your community
- So others know the best way to help you reach your life goals
When Should I Have A Plan?
When Should I Have A Plan?
When Should I Have A Plan?
When your life is changing (in transition)
- Leaving high school
- Post secondary education
- Looking for a job
- Moving to a new home
- Anything that is important to you
Who Can Help You Plan?
When Should I Have A Plan?
Who Can Help You Plan?
People who you like and trust:
- Family
- Friends
- Your boyfriend or girlfriend
- Your circle of support
- A facilitator (Person-Directed Planner)
Who Is A Facilitator?
Who Is A Facilitator?
Who Can Help You Plan?
It is someone who:
- Listens to you
- Asks questions to help you think about different things
- Is open-minded
- Writes things down
- Helps to resolve conflict
- Is aware of community-based supports
How Do You Plan?
Who Is A Facilitator?
What Is In A Plan?
- Start by meeting with the important people in your life
- Decide who will help you make the plan
- You can meet anywhere: your house, a friends house, a coffee shop or a familiar place
What Is In A Plan?
Who Is A Facilitator?
What Is In A Plan?
- Your vision for your life and future
- Your goals
- Your talents and abilities
- Your needs
- Your concerns and worries
- Your relationships
- Your community
- How you communicate what you want
- Who, how, where and when things will happen