PCAST - Person-Centered Approaches in Schools and Transition

• PCAST: Person-Centered Planning and Implementation for Educators and Families
• PCAST: Utilizing Person Centered Approaches to Improve IEP Meetings

• PCAST: Developing Group Person Centered Planning in Classroom Settings

• Registration Details

PCAST: Person-Centered Planning and Implementation for Educators and Families

This workshop is open to educators and family members. Participants will be trained on the use and facilitation of a person-centered planning process. Participants will learn fundamental skills, how to use planning tools and processes to implement person-centered approaches in schools. Also covered will be methods for gathering, organizing, and presenting person-centered information, as well as implementing strategies designed to improve post-school outcomes for students.

Note: “Person-Centered Planning and Implementation” is a two-day workshop. Completion of day one is required to attend day two.

PCAST: Utilizing Person-Centered Approaches to Improve IEP Meetings

This workshop is open to educators and family members. The workshop will teach person-centered thinking skills and introduce tools designed to improve the quality of collaborative meetings, especially IEP meetings. Participants will leave with practical strategies and tools related to pre-meeting preparation, effective communication, management of difficult conversations and situations, approaches to address sensitive topics, New Jersey Administrative Code requirements, and post-meeting implementation.

Note: “Utilizing Person-Centered Approaches to Improve IEP Meetings” is a two-day workshop. Completion of day one is required to attend day two. Previous completion of “Person-Centered Planning and Implementation” is recommended but not required.

PCAST: Developing Group Person-Centered Planning in Classroom Settings

Participants will learn how to unbundle the skills and tools used in formal facilitated person-centered planning events for use in classroom-based activities, while strengthening their person-centered planning skills. Each participant will draft a classroom implementation plan with associated outcomes and actions that are designed to meet the needs of the students they will be supporting. Example implementation frameworks will be used to assist participants in customizing their individualized strategies.

Note: This is a one-day workshop.

Registration Details

Fee information: No charge

Continuing Education Available: NJ DOE Professional Development Hours.

Registration: Register online now   Please make sure that you are using updated internet browsers.

Please note: Submission of the online registration form sends an email request to The Boggs Center and is not a confirmation of registration. Boggs Center staff will register you for the course requested, based on space availability and completion of pre-requisites (if applicable.) You will receive a confirmation when your registration request has been reviewed and approved. If you do not receive a confirmation, please contact us to verify registration and to receive directions and materials.

For more information: Please email Kellyann Giudice or call (732) 235-9307.

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School