Person-Centered Planning and Support Flashcards
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Which scenario BEST demonstrates cultural responsiveness in person-centered planning?
Answer: Incorporating the person's cultural values, language, and traditions into their plan
Culturally responsive planning honors the person's heritage, beliefs, and values as central to who they are and what they need.
What is the primary purpose of identifying a person's 'positive reputation' during person-centered planning?
Answer: To recognize and build on strengths, gifts, and how others positively perceive them
Articulating someone's positive reputation helps the team see and reinforce strengths rather than defaulting to a deficit-focused view.
A person refuses to attend a day program listed in their plan. The DSP should:
Answer: Respect the refusal, document it, and communicate it to the team for plan review
Honoring refusal is a right; DSPs must document and communicate it so the team can reassess whether the activity still aligns with the person's wishes.
Which statement about risk in person-centered planning is TRUE?
Answer: People have the right to take reasonable risks as part of living a full life
The 'dignity of risk' principle recognizes that taking risks is part of normal life and autonomy, and overly protective planning can be disempowering.
When writing goals in a person-centered plan, goals should be:
Answer: Specific, measurable, and reflect what the person has said they want
Person-centered goals are individualized, specific, and tied directly to what the person has expressed as meaningful to their own life.
A guardian disagrees with a goal the person has chosen for themselves. Person-centered principles suggest the DSP should:
Answer: Support the person's right to self-determination while facilitating respectful dialogue between the person and guardian
DSPs advocate for the person's voice while facilitating respectful communication between the individual and their support network, including guardians.
'Fading supports' in a person-centered plan means:
Answer: Reducing the intensity of assistance as the person builds independence and skills
Fading supports is a planned, gradual reduction in assistance as the individual demonstrates growing capacity and independence in a given area.