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What is Person-Centered Planning? 

The purpose of the community mental health system is to support adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, adults with serious mental illness and co-occurring disorders (including co-occurring substance abuse disorders), and children with serious emotional disturbance to live successfully in their communities—achieving community inclusion and participation, independence, and productivity. Person-Centered Planning (PCP) enables individuals to identify and achieve their personal goals.

 

PCP, as defined by the Michigan Mental Health Code (the Code), “means a process for planning and supporting the person receiving services that builds upon his or her capacity to engage in activities that promote community life and that honors the person's choices, and abilities. The PCP process involves families, friends, and professionals as the person desires or requires.” MCL 330.1700(g).

 

PCP is a way for people to plan their lives in their communities, set the goals that they want to achieve, and develop a plan for how to accomplish them. PCP is required by state law (the Michigan Mental Health Code (the Code)) and federal law (the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Final Rule and the Medicaid Managed Care Rules) as the way that people receiving services and supports from the community mental health system plan how those supports are going to enable them to achieve their life goals. The process is used to plan the life that the person aspires to have, considering various options—taking the individual’s goals, hopes, strengths, and preferences and weaving them into plans for the future. Through PCP, a person is engaged in decision-making, problem solving, monitoring progress, and making needed adjustments to goals and supports and services provided in a timely manner. PCP is a process that involves support and input from those people who care about the person doing the planning. The PCP process is used any time an individual’s goals, desires, circumstances, choices, or needs change.  While PCP is the required planning approach for mental health and I/DD services provided by the CMHSP system, PCP can include planning for other public supports and privately-funded services chosen by the person.

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From: MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ADMINISTRATION

PERSON-CENTERED PLANNING POLICY

June 5, 2017

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