Person Centered Planning (PCP)

A process concerned with learning about the individual's whole life, not just the issues related to a person's disability. The process involves assembling a group of supporters, on an as needed basis, who are selected by the individual with the disability and who have the closest relationship with them and are committed to supporting the person in pursuit of real life dreams. The planning process is interested in learning who the person is as an individual and what he/she desires in life. The process is interested in identifying and gaining access to supports from a variety of community resources, one of which is the community mental health, developmental disability and substance abuse system that will assist the person in pursuit of the life he/she wants. Person Centered Planning results in the written individual support plan.