Person Centered Thinking (PCT) is the first and fundamental training offered and provides participants with the basic knowledge on how to facilitate the use of the tools to support others. As a part of the training,participants will develop their own descriptions using the tools. As noted, this process is about supporting people to get better lives. A core principle of PCT is to understand and practice the tools on yourself before attempting to facilitate the use of the tools with someone else.

 

This is a full 12 hours of learning and practicing how to use a variety of tools to discover information to support someone to have a better life. The tools offer specific methods to discover information that identifies what is important to a person and what is important for a person.  

It is this discovery process that leads to finding the balance between important to and for which serves as the basis to create a description of a person that leads to action planning. The tools of discovery were developed by Michael Smull and the Learning Community to support people to get better lives…not just better plans.

 

Those who successfully complete the PCT training are able to use the training to facilitate the tools, but are not certified to train others. Certification as a PCT Trainer is offered through the Learning Community. 

 

Member rates are only those paid by an individual. If Regional Center is funding attendance as a parent training, the registration rate is $125. To utilize the Regional Center Purchase of Service, provide your child's Service Coordinator with the following information. PHP's Vendor ##ZS0105 – Parent Training - Service Code 102. You must call us to reserve your seat.
408-727-5775 - ask for Judy.

 

We recommend that you attend a training before using any of the tools. However, if you watch the videos below and want to try creating a 1-page profile, you may use our online 1-page profile creator. May we suggest more than one profile for each area of your child's life? For example, one for school, one for home, another for child care settings.

 

PHP's Person Centered Tools Page including, the One Page Description creator.

 

Templates and online tools

•  For those with Chronic Health Issues http://www.thinkaboutyourlife.org/ You may develop plans online and print.

• One Page Profile Templates 
  http://www.thinkandplan.com/one-page-profiles.html  

• Think and Plan tools for those with training in Person Centered Thinking 
  http://www.thinkandplan.com/person-centred-thinking.html