This is a collection of writings by some of the key creators of person centered planning Introduction - John O'Brien The Power In Vulnerability - Judith Snow Learning to Listen - John O'Brien & Connie Lyle O'Brien Person-centered Planning Has Arrived or Has It? - Connie Lyle O'Brien, John O'Brien, & Beth Mount Think Before You Plan - Michael Smull The Politics of Person-centered Planning - John O'Brien & Connie Lyle O'Brien Revisiting Choice - Michael Smull Positive Rituals and Quality of Life - Michael Smull More Than a Meeting - Beth Mount The Quest for Community Membership - John O'Brien & Connie Lyle O'Brien After the Plan - Michael Smull Participation Through Support Circles - Judith Snow A Circle Check-Up - John O'Brien & Jeff Strully The Ethics of maps and path - Marsha Forest & Jack Pearpoint Telling New Stories - John O'Brien & Beth Mount Finding A Way Toward Everyday Lives - John O'Brien & Herb Lovett A Guide to Personal Futures Planning - O'Brien plus a Resource Guide
John O'Brien is a remarkable thinker, educator, problem solver who travels the world - listening to the complex issues surrounding the problems of learning to 'welcome' people with disabilities into regular lives and communities. He is author of many books, a brilliant speaker, and a thoughtful reflective listener and observer regarding the messy issues of trying to achieve a reasonable life for everyone in a world that is not 'fair'.
Connie Lyle O'Brien is a leading advocate, Georgia based, for the rights of people with disabilities. She is an organizer, presenter, author.