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Person Centred Thinking Skills

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:

  • Sorting important to/for
  • The doughnut sort
  • Matching staff
  • Relationship circle
  • Communication charts
  • Learning log
  • Sorting what's working/not working
  • 4 + 1 questions
  • Decision making agreement
  • Presence to contribution

Completed Person Centred Thinking Tools:

Tool Example

Sorting important to/for

Important to/for for Mary

The doughnut sort

Doughnut for Mary

Doughnut for Fiona and Tim

Matching staff

Matching staff for Shannon

Nina's characteristics for supporters

Relationship circle  
Communication charts

Communication chart

Gwion’s communication chart in Welsh and English

Communication chart for Martin

Learning log

Graphic Learning Log

Lachlan's learning log

East Lancashire learning log

Sorting what's working/not working Tameside's person centred planning team: working/not working
4 + 1 questions  
Decision making agreement

Evie's decision making agreement

Ben's 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

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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.

Stories, One Page Profiles and Plans