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Person-Centred Planning

Also written as: PCP — Person-Centred Planning

A collaborative, strengths-based planning process in which the individual with a psychiatric disability drives decisions about their own goals, services, and life direction.

Full Definition

Person-centred planning (PCP) is a values-based process originating in the disability rights movement and widely adopted in community psychiatry to ensure that service plans reflect an individual's own priorities, preferences, and strengths rather than solely clinician-determined needs. In practice, PCP involves structured meetings, tools such as personal futures planning, and the documentation of goals in the individual's own language. Editors must always hyphenate both 'person-centred' (or 'person-centered' in American spelling) and note that 'centred' vs. 'centered' requires consistent house-style application. The phrase is distinct from 'client-centred therapy,' which refers specifically to Carl Rogers's psychotherapy model.

Usage

Usage note: Hyphenate 'person-centred' consistently. Apply house style for British '-centred' vs. American '-centered' throughout the document. Do not conflate with 'client-centred therapy,' a specific psychotherapy model. PCP as an abbreviation also stands for 'phencyclidine' and 'primary care provider'—always verify context.

In Context

  • "The person-centred planning meeting resulted in the client identifying competitive employment as a primary goal." — Individual service plan documentation
  • "Staff were trained to facilitate person-centred planning processes that genuinely reflect client voice." — Community psychiatric rehabilitation programme manual

Also known as

person-centered planning individual-centred planning PCP

Contrasted with

clinician-driven planning paternalistic care

Don't confuse with

client-centred therapy individualised service plan recovery plan

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