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Sibs augustus 2011: www.sibs.org.uk
Adult sibling tip - Getting involved in Person Centred Planning
Person Centred Planning is a way that you can be involved in discussions about your disabled brother or sister’s life. It is a practical way for families and service providers to find out what is important to your disabled brother or sister, what support he or she needs and how to get it.
It helps by:
Ensuring your disabled brother or sister is at the centre of the discussion
Allowing your disabled brother or sister to identify what is important to him or her
Helping your disabled brother or sister to make decisions and choices
Identifying your disabled brother or sister’s abilities, needs and interests
Instigating changes which may enhance your disabled brother or sister’s life
Involving family members and friends in the centre of the discussions
Being a continuous process for listening to and learning from what is important to your disabled brother or sister
Being a shared process between the disabled person, family members, friends and service providers, and a shared commitment to recognising and taking action for your disabled brother or sister’s rights
Who can develop a Person Centred Plan?
It is usually initiated by service providers in agreement with your disabled brother or sister.
As a sibling you can help your disabled brother or sister to produce a plan together. Chat about what he/she likes doing, what he/she would like to do, what he/she doesn't like, and then write things down. This can be a good starting point for more formal plans that can be carried out by support workers.
Support workers can develop a plan together with your disabled brother or sister, you and other family members.
How to find out if a plan has been developed
Ask your disabled brother or sister if they’ve talked with their support worker about what they like doing and want to do in the future.
Speak to other family members who may have had some input.
Look for any relevant paperwork that your disabled brother or sister or family may have brought home.
Ask your disabled brother or sister’s support workers if they’ve done a support plan.
Speak with your disabled brother or sister’s service providers.
How to get involved
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