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Person-Centered Planning

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What It Is

Person-centered planning (PCP) is a planning process that focuses on realizing the visions of individuals with disabilities and their families through collaborative partnerships among the individual, family members, friends, professionals, and community members.  There are many different ways to conduct person centered planning. These include GAP, MAPS, PATH to name a few.

Why It's Important

PCP is an important part of many of the areas in which the Beach Center is interested. These include family quality of life, individual/family control of funding, family support in early childhood, and positive behavior support.

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Goin' Mobile: Portraits of Young Adults with Disabilities in Transition

This program, available on DVD or VHS, features five young people with disabilities as they successfully make the transition from school to adult life.