This document outlines a person-centered plan for a student named Student Example. The plan summarizes Student's strengths, interests, work experiences, goals for employment and independent living, and the supports needed to achieve these goals. Key priorities identified include obtaining an AAC device, independent living in an adult family home, job coaching, leisure activities like swimming lessons and trampolines, and connecting with vocational resources. The plan was created collaboratively with Student, his family, teachers, and other support professionals to facilitate Student's successful transition to adult life.

1. Student Example
Person Centered Plan
By Leslie A. Morrison
LeslieM@SWTransition.com
Items Highlighted Orange are Student and
his family's top priority
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Leslie A. Morrison
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2. Rules of the Meeting
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his family's top priority
1.Meeting is for Student
2.Everyone has a piece of the puzzle
3.Everyone has an equal part
4.Respect Time
5.Focus on solutions to obstacles and
barriers
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3. Who’s Here Today 2016
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Name Relationship Years Known
• Leslie M. Facilitator 2 years
• Mom Example Mom 21 years
• Dad Example Dad 21 years
• Student Example Self 21 years
• Job Coach One-on-One 8 months
• Mark Teacher School 2 ½ years
• Occupational T. OT Long time
• Michelle Manger Case Manager 4 months
WRITTEN Reponses
• Speech Pathologist SLP Hospital 1-2 years
• Speech Teacher SLP School 8 months
• Employment Finder Job Facilitator 1 year
Leslie A. Morrison
SWTransition.com

4. History and Experiences
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his family's top priority
Work Experiences High School
•Recycling @ HS
•Food Court @HS
•Wipes Tables
•Straightens chairs
•Green House @ HS
•Moves dirt (Aerates)
•Sweeps
•Fills wheelbarrow
•Fills Dirt bins
•Garden Store @HS
•Watered plants, green house helper,
assembled boxes, plant
•Care Closet @HS
•Faced shelves, sorted
•Production Assistant @HS
•Production delivery
•Yearbook @HS
•Assembled booklets
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Work Experiences Transition
•Production
•assembly
•Thrift Store
•Sort shoes, faced endcaps, sorted clothes,
light janitorial
•I Like Comics
•Light janitorial, bag and board assembly
•Library Assistant
•Processes books
•Makes Playdough for Kindergarteners
•Follow 11 step chart
•Office delivery
•Get mail, return trays, deliver water jugs,
sharpen pencils, OT test kits.
•Office work ABA Therapy
•File, Shred, Create intake folders
Leslie A. Morrison
SWTransition.com

5. History and Experiences
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Hobbies/Fun
Water
Hot tub
Pool
Puzzles
Games on iPad
Disney Books
Rides in Car
Travel
Beach/Sand
Music
KNEX
Art club/Photo
Working out
Helping prep work with baking
Basketball
Sun
Swimming
Walking
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Community Connections
•DDA
•ABA Therapy
•SSI
•CDM
Chores
•Fills birdbath
•Rakes leaves
•Waters Plants
•Helps cook
•Stir, Get Ingredients, Rinse, Browns
Meat on electric skillet, Grocery Shop
•Carry Laundry upstairs
•Put away clothes
•Makes bed
•Feeds pets
•Reminds of laundry
•Open/Close blinds
•Spa water level checks
•Clean up outside
•Sweeps, vacuums
•Copies
•Sharpen pencils
•Empty garbage
•Loads dishwasher
•ShredsLeslie A. Morrison
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6. Gifts, Strengths, Capacities
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• Likes to help
• Curious
• Assembly
• Attention to detail
• Great memory
• People pleaser
• Methodical
• Organized
• Can work with co-workers and finish by
observation
• Follow rules
• Tries new things
• Compliant to structure/people
• Still tries to engage when sick
• Works with a lot of different people
• Self regulates when breaks are needed
• Attention to detail
• Strong Willed
• Follows visual schedule
• Independent
• Visual Learner
• Patterns
• Loves sun
• Friendly
• Works hard
• Puzzles
• Using iPad
• Wants to finish
• Recipes
• Cooks
• Structure
• Gentle giant
• Easy going
• Follow routines
• Desire to learn
• Kinesthetic learner
Leslie A. Morrison
SWTransition.com

7. Gifts, Strengths, Capacities
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• Wants to join group
• Restocking
• Follows instructions
• Make folders
• Checks to see if need more copies
• Follows charts
• Wants to help
• Follows model
• Willing to work on the hard stuff
• Finishes correctly
• Makes jewelry
• Pattering/building/mirroring
• Look at a picture and can build
• Fulfilled
• Visual can see if anything is missing
• Match to sample
• Kind
• Puts stuff back where it belongs
• Likes being a buddy
• Good with kids (plays softly)
• Never gives up
• Attention to tasks
• Global
• Brings out care in people
• Sense of humor
• Approachable
• Flirt/charming
• Neat
• Personable
• Good fashion sense
• Time keeper/nonverbal cues
• Everything has a place
Leslie A. Morrison
SWTransition.com

8. Essentials for Success What Works
• Visual Schedule
• Timer (Counting 5-4-3-2-1)
• Processing Time
• Communication System
• Verbal Prompt and Modeling on AAC
• Breaks
• Needs Challenge or Varity
• Calm Sensory Activities
• Sensory Break
• Positive Interactions
• Low key/quiet environment
• Job Coach
• Break into small chunks with break in-between
• Time to Transition/Settle
• Video preplanning
• Daily Structure
• Visual for Verbal Language
• Independent
• Preferred Choice
• Activities to distract sensory
• Stimming Behaviors
• Declarative Statements
• Bathroom Breaks
• Keep Busy
• Needs to Finish Product
• Set Limit
• Prompt
• Social Story
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• Visual checklist to remain on task
• Limit choices between 2
• Charts
• Task with clear beginning and end
• Clear Expectations
Leslie A. Morrison
SWTransition.com

9. Essentials for Success
What Doesn’t Work
• Overload can lead to distracted behaviors
• Loud environments with no structure
• Too many sensory choices
• Too many directions
• Can’t have ongoing with no visual end
• Thumbs up/down
• No open ended
• No down time
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10. Possible Futures
Employment
• Assembly kits
• Face shelves
• Quality Control Job
• Baking in Bakery
• Office work
• Gardening
• Ideal Job
– 2-4 hour shift
– Movement on the job
– Lifting heavy things
– Task list
– Routine
– Video Pre-plan
– Afternoon
– Part-time
Education
• Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
• Developmental Disabilities Admin.
• County Developmental Disabilities
• ABA Therapy
• Classes at Community College
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Leslie A. Morrison
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11. Possible Futures
Daily Living
• Community Transportation
• Living in a group home
• Cooking
• Measuring
• AAC Training
Leisure/Fun
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• Water
• Travel
• Trampoline place
• Working out (Health Club)
• Swim Lessons
• Find a group to join
• Puzzles
• Gardening
• Baking
• Classes at Community College (PE)
• Walking/hiking club
• Clark Student group
• Book

12. Steps to Get There
What Who When
Adult Family Home Mom April 2016
Sensory Choice Strip OT/Case Manager/Teacher ASAP
Trampolines in the community Teacher May 2016
Swimming Lessons Mom/Student June 2016
Call DDA Dad/Mom ASAP
Adult Services Clinic Case Manger June 2016
Sensory Article (email) OT ASAP
Student’s Books Mom On going
DVR Mom/Student/School May 2016
Dynavox T10 visual Mom/SLP On going
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13. Supports, Resources and
Technology•Job Coach
•AAC Device
•Communication System
•Sensory Choices
•Legacy SLP Services
•Dynavox T10
•Apps for iPad
•Life 360 App
•Video Tasks
•Pitctello
•ChoiceWorks
•If Then
•ProloQuo2Go
•Timer App
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14. Community Experiences
•Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
•Developmental Disability Administration
•County DD
•Public Transportation
•ABA Therapy
•Advanced Pediatric Therapy
•Cranial Manipulation Massages
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15. I.E.P Considerations
•Travel Train
•Communication System with iPad App
(Proloquo2Go)
•Visual Schedule
•Cooking
•Work Experience
•Stranger Danger
•Use Calming Apps on iPad (de-escalation system)
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SWTransition.com