Person-centered Planning Made Easy: The Picture Method [Paperback]

Anne Gordon (Author), Ph.D. Holburn (Author), Steve (Author), Ph.D. Vietze (Author), Peter (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1557668531 | ISBN-13: 978-1557668530 | Publication Date: November 30, 2006 | Edition: 1

PICTURE Planning for Inclusive Communities Together Using Reinforcement and Evaluation

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 real 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. The book offers forms, checklists, exercises, and a troubleshooting guide as tools for implementing a person-centered approach and increasing its efficacy.

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About the Author

Steve Holburn, Ph.D., has focused his career on research and treatment of people with developmental disabilities and challenging behavior. He is best known for his work in the areas of clinical interventions for self-injurious air swallowing, reducing residential overregulation, and the effects of person-centered planning on problem behavior. After receiving a master degree in clinical psychology at Ball State University in 1973, Dr. Hepburn worked in a large residential setting until receiving his doctoral degree in special education from the University of New Mexico in 1984. His residential research included the areas of employee job satisfaction, evaluating the impact of standards for intermediate care facilities for people with mental retardation, and applied behavior analysis of self-injury. In 1993, Dr. Holburn assumed his position at the New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, where he has continued his interests in residential issues and is conducting research and treatment in the areas of person-centered planning, assistive technology, health promotion, and parents with cognitive disabilities. He is an active member of the American Association on Mental Retardation and the Association for Behavior Analysis as well as a consulting editor for Mental Retardation.

Product Details

• Paperback: 92 pages
• Publisher: Paul H Brookes Pub Co; 1 edition (November 30, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557668531
• ISBN-13: 978-1557668530
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #676,046 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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