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Person-Directed Planning

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. 

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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

It's YOUR plan so YOU decide what goes into it!

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