A Review of the Transition to Individualized SupportsFor People Served by the Community Services Department of United Cerebral Palsy Association of Oregon and S.W. Washington John O’Brien 1999 hinking about “Not Enough Money” Those of us who work for inclusion hear a lot about “reality” from those looking for good reasons to discourage us. Many […]
Independent facilitation frees facilitators to be dedicated to citizens who experience vulnerability because of labels, disability, chronic illness, poverty, or aging. Facilitators are independent of biases from others such as service systems and funding bodies.
Independent facilitation puts belief and hope in community because that is where relationships and safeguards play out for all of us.
Independent facilitation builds resilience and capacity in individuals, families, and communities.
Independent facilitation flourishes when it is embedded in community, in facilitator networks, and is supported by local action and government policy.
This is a mini collection of videos that feature Marsha Forest in her element – inclusion! Marsha Forest was a ‘force’… enjoy. Record of the ‘marketing booklet’ for the Centre for Integrated Education and Community – the FIRST name of the Marsha Forest Centre.https://youtu.be/yqwwjmgVDjc https://youtu.be/yqwwjmgVDjc
Circles of Friends or Circles of Support have been in every society since the dawn of time. We are wired for belonging, connection and being in relationship with one another. ‘Circles’ is about how we take care of each other in families and communities. It is the ‘structure’ of our relationships. In Western societies, as […]
Shafik Asante’s book will challenge you to broaden the definition of inclusion and to look at the issues of oppression and liberation in a fresh new way. The articles are short and punchy. Shafik speaks from the point of view of a community organizer, a human rights leader, and as a parent of two sons, one of whom has been labeled by the system.
The book is divided into theme areas including Alliance Building; Inclusive Community Building; Disability Issues; Leadership and Organizing; and a Tribute to Shafik.
The sections on alliance building and leadership are particularly inspiring. The content is vibrant and real because Shafik lived and “walked the talk” of building inclusive community daily. He worked in the heart of Philadelphia where he was a founder of the New African Voices Alliance and The Community Awareness Network.
Person-Centered Planning: PATH, MAPS, and Circles of Support
PATH, MAPS, and CIRCLES were developed to assist individuals, families and their support networks to plan positive and positive futures. Circles came first (with Judith Snow), to discover who was in her life, to work to build an exciting and robust future. MAPS had its origins in schools, to replace the medicalized files with stories […]
John O’Brien A great question refuses to be answered. So it keeps leading us into deeper connections with each other and into deeper thinking. Judith’s engagement with the great questions she investigates in this collection was existential. From her earliest self-awareness untilgoing to bed late on the night she died she never knew herself apart from the need for […]
Another young friend and a great teacher — who knew how to live every day to the full. Daryl and Janet Thomas Those of us who have had the privilege of knowing and learning with and from Bryce these last years realize that this young man was extraordinarily gifted — in many ways. His smile […]
Judith Snow 1999 Geaned from email correspondence with John McKnight As you asked I am writing down perspectives in order to develop for myself, with your help and others, a clear action path over the next few years. What follows is a compendium of notes, mostly written by myself, showing the range of philosophies, goals […]
Remembering the Soul of our Work. This is a book of stories composed by staff members of Options in Community Living between 1987 and 1991 . These people wrote and read their stories to one another during regularly scheduled staff meetings as a contribution to personal and organizational renewal.
As the number of stories grew, Options staff began to share some of them with others concerned about building community with people with disabilities. They discovered that their stories effectively communicate some of the qualities of thought and action that make their work distinctive and meaningful.
FACILITATION for INCLUSION – the PATH Demonstration: This DVD features Jack Pearpoint and Lynda Kahn as they share their insights on the many subtle techniques of facilitation and demonstrate PATH with a youth organization (SKETCH) as they think about their future .A companion book: The PATH & MAPS HANDBOOK, Person-Centred Ways to Build Community FACILITATION […]
Jack Pearpoint June 6, 2015 I am an emissary: I bring greetings from Judith – and the welcome party where she is singing and dancing and carrying on with all her formerly departed friends. Marsha is pounding on the piano; Shafik is dancing with white pants on; Herb Lovett is debating with Father Pat, and […]
