• Foreword
• Acknowledgements
• List of Abbreviations
• 1 Introduction
• 2 What is Person Centred Planning?
• 3 Key Principles
• 4 Why Person Centred Planning?
• 5 How to get started on Person Centred Planning
• 6 The Plan Itself
• 7 Monitoring and evaluation
• Bibliography
• Appendix
• Further Information

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Acknowledgements

This document was prepared by:

• Dr. Anne-Marie Rooney, Standards Officer & Project Leader, National Disability Authority,
• Erik Koornneef, Senior Standards Officer, National Disability Authority and
• Mary Van Lieshout, Head of Research and Standards Development, _National Disability Authority.

The NDA gratefully acknowledges the contribution of each of the following to the work:

• Ann Mc.Keon and Niall Horgan, L’Arche Ireland;
• Anne Roche, Loretta Mc.Gonnell, Mary Quirke, Anne-Marie Frizzell, Donal Fitzsimons and Patricia Tully, Health Service Executive;
• Anthony Jordan, Dublin;
• Aoife O’Toole, Cheshire Ireland;
• Bill Griffin, The Galway County Association;
• Breda Broderick and Anne Lawlor, Cheeverstown House;
• Brigid Butler, Director of Programme Development, St. John of God’s Hospitaller Services, plus Julianne Dukes, St. John of God’s Genil Services, Teresa Mallon and Carmel Shanahan, St. John of God’s Menni Services and Gillian Donovan, Green Gables Training Centre;
• Cathy Connolly, Kare/KFTD;
• Charlie Meehan, Aras Attracta;
• David Kenefick, Bob Mc Cormack and Vicky Blomfield, St Michaels House;
• David Towell, Cranfield – internationally recognised expert on person centred planning;
• Deirdre Carroll, namhi;
• Fidelma Murphy, Kathleen Maczka, Kate Raymond, Leah O’Toole (Adult Services) and The Children’s Service Team, Enable Ireland;
• Gillian Martin, The Callan Institute;
• Helena Ahern, Dublin City University;
• Jim Dennehy, Cork;
• Prof. Jim Mansell, Tizard Centre, University of Kent at Canterbury – internationally recognised expert on person centred planning;
• Joe Wolfe and Jennifer Gleeson, Joe Wolfe & Associates;
• John Dolan and Michael Corbett, Disability Federation of Ireland;
• John O’Brien, Responsive Systems Associates Inc. – internationally recognised expert on person centred planning;
• Karen Finnerty, Raymond Watson and Brendan Collins, The Open Training College;
• Karina Wallis, Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary;
• Kathleen Swan, Eddie Dennihan, Kathryn Kennedy, Catherine Major, Stewart’s Hospital;
• Kathy Brown, Paradigm UK;
• Kathy Cochrane, Department of Mental Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts;
• Kathy O’Grady Reilly, Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary and Midland Transfer Programme;
• Kay Downey-Ennis, Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul;
• Kevin Barnes, Kathleen Morris, Des North, Paul Heffernan and Emer Mc.Carthy, RehabCare;
• Kevin Stanley, Irish Deaf Society;
• Marian Keigher and Winifred O’Hanrahan, Brothers of Charity;
• Mary Morrissey, Interim Health Services Executive;
• Mary O’Connell, St. Joseph’s Foundation, Charleville;
• Martin Routledge, Co-Author of UK Department of Health guidance on person centred planning;
• Maureen Breslin, NDA Standards Advisory Committee;
• Michael Thompson, Blackrock, Co. Dublin;
• Michael Williams, Library, National Disability Authority;
• Prof. Patricia Noonan-Walsh, Centre for Disability Studies, University College, Dublin;
• Richard Morton, Teresa O Donovan, Sylvia and all at Co-Action West Cork;
• Seamus Greene, Liz Mc.Loughlin, Yvonne Corcoran, Teresa Mooney, Maureen Greene, Kay Fox, Doreen Dunleavy, Debra Dunne, Anthony Casey, Rosaleen Roche, Willie Meagher, Mary Macaodha, Karen Canning and Geraldine Graydon, National Parents and Siblings Alliance;
• Sheila Watkins and Colette Sinnott, Good Counsel Centre;
• Tom Hughes, Western Care Association;
• Wendy Buchanan, Circles Network.

Thanks also to:

• Angela Fitzgerald, Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, Eastern Regional Health Authority; Padraig Mallon, Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind; Michael McCormick, Down Syndrome Ireland; Kevin Whelan, Irish Autism Alliance; Carmel D’arcy, Theresa Hall, and Cherry Watkins, Eastern Vocational Enterprises Ltd; Headway Ireland; Fran Simpson, Fran Simpson & Associates; Joan Hinchy, PWDI; Mary Keogh, the Forum for People with Disabilities; Rehab Group; Stephen Doran, Department of Health and Children; Helen Sanderson, Helen Sanderson & Associates (internationally recognised expert on person centred planning) for their interest in and expressions of support for the project;
• the NDA’s Standards Advisory Committee for their support, advice and commentaries;
• Miriam Mulloy, Barbara Collopy and Kevin Healy, NDA - for their admin. support;
• the lady who wishes to be referred to simply as Bernadette - and all those who contacted the NDA to express interest in the project and give their views but who would prefer to remain anonymous.

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