On this page you will find examples of person centred thinking tools. When we put together the tools of appreciation, with important to and important for, we call this a one page profile. We call this a plan when it has actions as part of it.
The person centred thinking tools are:
Completed Person Centred Thinking Tools:
| Tool | Example |
|---|---|
Sorting important to/for |
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| The doughnut sort | |
| Matching staff | |
| Relationship circle | |
| Communication charts | |
| Learning log | |
| Sorting what's working/not working | Tameside's person centred planning team: working/not working |
| 4 + 1 questions | |
| Decision making agreement | |
| Presence to contribution |
One Page Profile- Templates
Four squares template: Download
Newspaper column 1: Download
Newspaper column and sidebar: Download
Read all about it: Download
Horizontal panels: Download
Three panels landscape: Download
Two columns: Download
Vertical name: Download
Articles on person centred thinking
One Page Profile to Person Centred or Support Plan
A paper by Max Neill, Helen Sanderson and Gill Bailey
How Well Do I Know and Use Person Centred Thinking Tools?
A table that outlines what the tool is, what it can be used for, and what could i do to use this tool more and learn about it?
Developing a One Page Profile to a Person Centred Plan
The process of building from a one page profile to a person centred plan has been developed from the best practices of a whole number of people involved in the work of facilitating, delivering and training person centred approaches. This paper focuses on developing a one page profile into a person centre plan
Using person centred planning and approaches with children and their families
Helen Sanderson, Clive Acraman and Alison Short explore the repertoire of person centred working with families - beginning with person centred approaches that professionals can use or adapt to enhance their work, followed by person centred plans and concluding with the introduction of family essential lifestyle plans and family mentorship
Read more on Person centred thinking skills
For more information on person centred thinking,
Please contact gill@helensandersonassociates.co.uk
Training and Consultancy
Visit our Training and Consultancy section for more information on Person Centred Thinking Courses
Resources
Visit our resources section to see the person centred thinking minibook (UK version, USA version and AUS version), templates on person centred thinking and more.
We have also developed the person centred thinking cards which are available from www.inclusiononline.co.uk as handy pocket sized guides which explain the person centred thinking tools for individuals.