<DIV><P>Improve people’s quality of life through</P><B>P</B>lanning for<br><B>I</B>nclusive<br><B>C</B>ommunities<br><B>T</B>ogether<br><B>U</B>sing<br><B>R</B>einforcement and<br><B>E</B>valuation<br><br><P>For person-centered planning to succeed, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities need to live, work, and learn in their own communities. Professionals can make that happen with this book, a complete step-by-step guide to the easiest, most practical person-centered planning method available. Bringing professional services and interventions out of institutions and into natural environments, the research-supported PICTURE method</P><UL><LI><B>Promotes individual choice.</B> Professionals will get to know people’s specific goals and interests, support them in developing “pictures” of their desired future, and design a solid plan that’ll help them get there.</LI></br><br><LI><B>Gets people out in the real world. </B>PICTURE helps professionals support people’s goals in community settings, where they can form meaningful friendships and develop knowledge and skills that lead to more autonomy and life enjoyment.</LI></br><br><LI><B>Makes evaluation part of intervention. </B>Continuous evaluation during the PICTURE process—using the objective, easy-to-use measurements included in the book—keeps professionals consistently informed about what is and isn’t working.</LI></br><br><LI><B>Is ready to use. </B>With PICTURE, there’s no need to undergo additional training or purchase extra materials—everything’s already included in this single volume.</LI></br><br><LI><B>Welcomes the involvement of others.</B> PICTURE helps professionals embrace the support of the person’s family and friends and encourage community members to participate in inclusion. </LI></UL><P>To make the PICTURE method easy to implement, this manual includes all the practical tools professionals need: a helpful troubleshooting guide and evaluation exercises, as well as worksheets on assessing quality of life, ensuring good teamwork, and overcoming barriers to person-centered planning. A must for every member of the person-centered planning team, this guidebook is key to helping people with disabilities picture—and achieve&mdash:lives that are more fulfilling, independent, and consistent with their goals and dreams.</P></DIV>