Understanding Person-Centered Planning
Your vision, your strengths, your life.
Person-Centered Planning (PCP) is a collaborative process that puts you at the heart of your own future. Unlike traditional approaches, PCP focuses on your unique strengths and preferences rather than your limitations. Within California’s Self-Determination Program, it serves as the essential roadmap to design a life that reflects your true vision, ensuring dignity, choice, and a higher quality of life for you and your family.
The Person-Centered Planning Process
Our step-by-step approach ensures your vision remains at the heart of every decision, creating a roadmap that truly reflects your life goals.
Step 1: Getting to Know You
We begin by building a relationship, understanding your communication style, and identifying your unique strengths and talents.
Step 2: Gathering Your Circle
You choose who joins your planning team—family, friends, and supporters who care about you and your vision for the future.
Step 3: Discovery Conversations
Together, we explore what is important TO you and what is important FOR you through supportive, empowering dialogue.
Step 4: Creating the Vision
We document your desires for community living, employment, and relationships, turning them into a clear vision for a meaningful life.
Step 5: Mapping Goals
We break down your vision into actionable steps, identifying the services, budgets, and public resources needed to achieve independence.
Step 6: Reviewing the Plan
The plan is reviewed collaboratively to ensure accuracy and readiness for implementation within the Self-Determination Program.