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A Person Centered Employment Plan is able to provide an Employment Specialist with information and insight to the individual beyond just whether or not they are good at their job. Understanding how to help the individual ensure that their job is the right fit for them and how to help them reach success are both things that a PCEP can do. Understanding the individual on a deeper level allows for the ES to be able to help the individual reach satisfaction in the workplace and find the right fit, rather than being tossed into a job that they have little to no interest in.

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A PCEP can provide Employment Specialists with necessary information about an individual, including their strengths, interests, supports, and needs. Before an Employment Specialist can find someone a job, they need to determine what would be a good fit for them and why. Without this information, job development and placement would be random and would have a lower success rate. These plans also help an Employment Specialist narrow their focus so they know what they are specifically looking for that will meet the specific needs of the individual.

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a facilitated person-centered employments plan is supposed to help the employment specialist to better understand their client. This plan will help the ES gain perspective of the client in ways they would have not known because they do not interact with the client in those settings. They will hear from other people in the clients life and how they see them interact with the world around them. This should help the ES identify skills and interests that will help them to find and maintain gainful employment in doing something that they not only are good at doing but also something that they enjoy doing.

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A facilitated person-centerd employment plan, can help understand the job talents, their skills, their strengths. Once the employer knows more about the job seeker, they can make the right fit for that job seeker, and the employee will feel comfortable in his position and, the employer will be satisfied in his performance.

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A person-centered employment plan allows the employment specialist to see the whole person and make a better match between the individual and a work environment. Using a person-center approach can give  insight into potential job markets they had not considered, as well as inform the employment specialist about environments that would NOT be a good fit.

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Person centered employment plan can offer several benefits for the ES by giving them a deeper insight into the individual looking for employment.  It can give them different ideas and approaches to take, and can help them identify skills and talents that might not be immediately apparent.

It's also good tool to get to know the individual better and find more interests to allow the ES to find customized employment.

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Person centered employment plan will help with creating a profile based on creativity and knowledge of there strengths, weaknesses, goals and skills so that it will be more helpful in finding the right job in order for them to be successful and strive!!

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Kaya Morris                                        How can a facilitated person-centered employment plan help an Employment Specialist in their work? 

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Kaya Morris                                        How can a facilitated person-centered employment plan help an Employment Specialist in their work? 

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A person-centered employment plan can help an Employment Specialist make effective and relevant focus in an effort to help a member achieve gainful employment. The information provided through the person-centered plan can greatly help in the planning process for employment based on the members specific interests and strong suits. The ultimate goal is to consider the member's likes, dislikes, strengths, passions and dreams. Considering all this information the Employment Specialist can work to find job opportunities that will enhance the members interests and encourage them towards whatever their passions or ultimate career goals may be. I think the person-centered plan can provide the intricate details about a person and their employment goals to catapult them into job opportunities that showcase their positive attributes and areas of progressive development that the individual may be working towards. All these factors carry valuable weigh in and lay the ground work for an Employment Specialist to spearhead a successful pursuit of gainful employment planning.

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This helps to have a full understanding of their client. Having others talk about the person can give you a full picture of what the person has done in the past which can give you more idea on what skills they have and where these skills can be applied in a career aspect. There are many things the Employment Specialist does not know about the client that family, friends, and other supports will be able to give them answers to. The more information they have will help map out what transferable skill the client has and will also help with what the client enjoys doing. This will give them more of an understanding of what a good job fit could be.

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It allows the Employment Specialist to understand the person in a much deeper way. As it is stated, the person is the center of the plan and everything is based around them.  Knowing the person’s life experiences and history of likes and dislikes gives the specialist more tools/information to use.  It also gives a much deeper, meaningful look at what strategies are in place for support or what might be missing. The more information about skill sets and interests can only add benefit for the Employment Specialist when seeking work opportunities.

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A person-centered employment plan allows the employment specialist to really discover the job seeker in a dynamic way.  A better vision for the job seeker's future can be developed when analyzing, as best possible, the whole commodity of their virtues that can sometimes go unseen.  By being creative and exploratory, the map of a person's current abilities and supports can be drawn in a way that positively reinforces the mission of the meeting. From then on, it helps bond the employment specialist, the job seeker, and the support team on a more specific pathway toward successful employment.

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Connie McRoberts
A Person-Centered Plan is designed to help the Employment Specialist to better understand the job-seekers talents, skills, interests, and abilities. Once we know more about the person, the better able we can assist the job-seeker in finding the best job for them. The needs of the employer and employee will both be met.

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Person Centered Employment plans will help the Job Seeker distinguish what possible opportunities will best suite your Person. It will help each Person with their expectation to what realistically is the most enjoyable environment for them to work, and build their personal routine around. It will also help the employer with any possible support structures needed or even lack thereof due to one's track record of personal independence. Employment Plans will also lead to proper goal setting in order to achieve certain work genres.

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How can a facilitated person-centered employment plan help an Employment Specialist in their work?

A person-centered employment plan helps an Employment Specialist in their work because it helps give a specific and holistic picture of who a person is and this kind of breadth and depth of context gives greater insight into what a great job placement would be. For example, if someone really loves to paint and immediately placed in a indoor house painting service and this person has a hard time focusing on the job - one might assume that they don't like painting. However in a person centered employment plan - it is discovered that this person prefers to be outdoors because many types of indoor lighting affect their emotional and mental wellness - we can know that this person would be better suited for a painting position that occurs outside. The more context and information we have - the better match we can create for someone who is seeking a job and for a place that is desiring dependable employees.

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A person centered employment plan helps with getting to know the job seeker much better . You get more of an understanding of the person as a whole . Finding out their interests and hobbies helps in finding a better fit job .learning what their strengths and weaknesses are to ensure success in a future job .

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A facilitated person-centered employment plan can help and Employment Specialist in their work by giving them a chance to really get to know the person they are supporting. It gets to the meat of what activities a person enjoys, why they enjoy them, and what skills they utilize when engaging in those activities. This ensures that when the employment specialist is helping them seek job opportunities they are able to harness their skills and interests to the utmost. This gives the person the best chance of success because their job can be catered directly to their needs and strengths. Furthermore, by involving a person's family and friends in the process, there is a greater chance of acquiring information about the person's past that they may not have remembered on their own, but also, it provides an opportunity for the person in question to be showered in compliments about all their skills and accomplishments so they have increased confidence pursuing the job of their dreams.

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PCP helps the Employment Specialist construct and articulate a vision for the future, consider various paths, engage in decision-making and problem solving, monitor progress, and make needed adjustments in a timely manner.

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A Person-Centered Employment Plan is beneficial to the Employment Specialist by creating a tool to understand the various interests and strengths that transfer to a job. It also serves as a "jumping-off" point to begin looking into available job that match those skills and preferences. It's helpful to gain an understand of the individual outside of a work environment to see what really drives them and to identify any supports that they may need to begin a job.

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The job seeker’s goal is not simply to find a job that matches their skill set, but also to find a job that they will enjoy and get satisfaction from. A facilitated person-centered employment plan can inform not just if the skills are a match, but also if a person will be happy and thrive in the work environment. The process can also unearth skills that might not have been revealed with a more traditional interview/skills-assessment. It can also help identify areas where supports would be helpful.

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A person centered employment plan can be incredibly useful and helpful in many ways. It gives the employment specialist the ability to learn more specifics of the client, and gives a deeper understanding of all the aspects within a clients life. The specialist will have the opportunity to learn about the clients interests, what kind of support system they have(if any), their strengths, weaknesses, their future goals, and much more. Based on the information received, it’ll help the specialist determine what route to take in selecting employment. The more in depth we go as specialists, the more we can discover an individual’s abilities, their limits, ambitions, but we’re able to discover if they don’t have a support system how can we build one to help this individual become successful. We will be able to organize and format a plan centered around their goals, and future needs to ensure that this individual will be able to find what they are looking for or wishing for. We want to create an opportunity for our clients to build a future and reach their goals and by having a person-centered employment plan, it’ll help us to help them.

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A person centered employment plan is incredibly helpful for an employment specialist because it means that the individual has been considered in all aspects of their life. Instead of having basic and non personal information about the client, you learn about their goals, interests, support systems, experiences, and strengths.
All of these details help the specialist better understand what strategies and ideas will work best for the individual. It becomes less about how do I get this person a job and more about why am I getting this person a job and what job is going to best empower this individual to have a fulfilling and independent life.

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Meggie Black
A person centered employment plan is helpful for an employment specialist because the individual client is being considered through each step in the process. Attention is being paid to the person’s interests and skills. Their abilities are not being centered as limitations in the process but recognized as parts of their being that can transfer to a job and potentially identify where additional supports are needed to make their goals for employment come to life. The person centered plan also helps an employment specialist see the individual as a whole when getting to know who they are.

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Person centered plans are a tool that employment specialists can incorporate to better understand the client they are serving. As the name suggests, a plan is created around the person, their interests, goals, support systems, experiences, strengths, and areas for future growth. These plans are a great way to involve friends, family, support staff, and the client and give them a means of "buying in". When individuals set goals for themselves they are more likely to put in the work required to achieve those goals. Facilitated person centered plans generate goals focused on ones career or employment status. These plans use the compiled information from the client and those closest to them to provide the employment specialist a great starting point for serving the client. These plans can be shared with potential employers and help them see our clients as more than just applicants. These plans can highlight out clients as individuals with a strong desire to work and an interest in the company for more than a paycheck. This can be very beneficial for both the employer as they filter through job seekers. In the end, a person center plan is something that employment specialists should utilize with most clients especially when the client is first entering services or re-entering the job market after a substantial period of time.

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A Person Centered Employment plan helps with getting to know the Job Seeker better to help find a perfect fit for Them. The reason i personally like it is that I get to know the Job Seeker on a deeper level and not just basic understanding that you just read from a file. This also helps build a stronger Coach and Job Seeker Relationship and it give him more trust in me as a job coach

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I think that person centered employment planning can help the employment consultant establish a better understanding of the person seeking employment. Also it will help in finding the correct placement that matches the interests of the job seeker and the job tasks needed. By doing the work up front it will lessen the need for training and retraining.

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Person-centered employment plans can help employment specialists in many ways. For example, this is a deep dive into a persons interests, goals, job preferences, hobbies, skills, strengths, etc. These details can make the employment specialist understand what will better work for the individual, where it will work, and how we can make it work. This will lead a better outcome for Job development.

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A facilitated person-centered employment plan can help an Employment Specialist by providing specific details about an individual to help them select their employment. An employment plan that is person-centered also focuses on the person as a whole and their individual skills and talents. It can provide details about their family and their background which will be helpful to know when finding employment for our clients. A person-centered plan highlights the person and who they are in a different perspective. Not only does it provide who the person is, it can provide medical needs, emergency contact information, behavioral history, and the list goes on. These things can also help determine what kind of environment our clients would thrive in.

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A person centered plan is based on a person's individual interests, current experience, skills, and goals which helps tailor their employment opportunities specifically to them. That will allow them to find something that should benefit them and last longer than just your average job.

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I believe that a person centered employment plan really can bring out the "why" , rather than just the "what" or the "who" of who we are supporting.  I think that the reasons behind the thoughts and the interests and the skills are just as important as the interests and skills themselves and those "why" moments can allow us to think farther outside of the box and obtain those positions that may not have been looked into, or thought of because we didn't truly know the basis of the interest to begin with.
Once we have that knowledge, coupled with the knowledge of all members of the team, the only limits that can be set are those that we internally set, as any outside "barriers" can be overcome through a true sense of team and belonging!

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A facilitated person-centered employment plan can help an Employment Specialist create careers/employed positions for individuals.  All of the details in a person-centered employment plan assist the Employment Specialist in matching an individual to a career/employed position.  Everyone involved in a facilitated person-centered employment plan contributes important and useful information about the individual which is very valuable when trying to create an employed position for an individual.  This plan is valuable because it highlights the individual's likes, interests, fears (which can be barriers), and needs.

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A facilitated person-centered employment plan can help an Employment Specialist in their work by carving out and developing careers based on a person’s unique strengths, interests, talents, and abilities. Person centered employment is the “Person being at the center.” This will help make decisions on what is important to and for the person, seeing the entire person. Person centered planning identifies and addresses the preferences and interests so that the life desires can be met according to the needs of the person. This focuses on careers and not just jobs. Having access to this information while creating a person-centered employment plan will provide the employment specialist with information that will help make the most informed choices.

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Person-Centered Planning can help an Employment Specialist outline a plan to get to know the job seeker on a more personal level. Understanding the job seeker on a more personal level gives the Employment Specialist a clearer picture of their skills, strengths, wants, and needs. This sets the individual up for a greater chance of sustained success in the workplace that is meaningful and fulfilling.

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Person-centered planning is a great way to get to know the individual you're working with to support the individual in finding successful job placement. Getting to know them better. Likes, dislikes, talking with family, friends, and people who know them best, doing old and new activities. To help better understand their strengths and goals through activities will support in finding what kind of jobs the individual might be interested in pursuing.

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A person-centered employment plan put the emphasis on the person, their unique skillset and characteristics. Since the focus is on the person, the job coach can better identify the individual’s strengths and job preferences therefore allowing them to customize an employment plan that will result in a better job match. This approach also centers on finding the right job based on an intensive, individualized discovery process as opposed to just finding a job that ignores the person meaning the job coach will be able to allocate their time to others that need help as opposed to continually finding employment for one person when the job does not work out because of a mismatch.

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One of the main things I've taken away from the training around person centered planning is the importance of being able to think outside the box. It can be be easy for clients, family and support providers to default to past experiences and you risk ending up with a "content in a swimming pool by the ocean" situation. Creativity is key. As much as providers are able to open doors for their clients, each client can also introduce their staff to parts of the community they might not be connected with. Genuine curiosity in the interests and experiences of others is an important skill for employment specialists. I think it's important to remember that while we may be "employment experts", the individuals we serve (and their close friends and family) are the experts about their own lives. Let them steer the boat towards new waters.

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Person Centered Planning - Angie Kishbaugh

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Person Centered Planning - Angie Kishbaugh

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Person centered planning is useful to the provider because It helps the provider get to know the individual on a more personal level, discover their likes and dislikes, interests, hobbies and skills. The provider gets a more in depth look at who this person has as a support system beyond staff and immediate family. The provider then takes all of this information and can custom fit the individual with a job that is tailor made just for them

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A person centered employment plan helps an Employment Specialist continue moving forward in finding a successful customized plan for the individual they are working with. Not only that, the PCP really helps showcase the skills and abilities of the individual you are working with from multiple perspectives. This also gives the individual a chance to talk about their employment preferences and for the team to discuss ideas and options for employment, support strategies, ideas to try and essentially creating the next steps to help continue to support the individual.

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Seville Nichols

A Person Centered Plan was designed to help the Employment Consultant get to know about the client, and what fits their specific needs. It can provide a better understanding of how they were raised by getting to know their family, friends, and where they enjoy going in their community. The Person-Centered Plan is a great approach to helping your client become successful on the job.

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Delmar Seufert-How can a facilitated person-centered employment plan help an Employment Specialist in their work? 

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Delmar Seufert-How can a facilitated person-centered employment plan help an Employment Specialist in their work? 

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Like any tool, in any type of job; it can help a person organized information and understand what a person data can be and they way to apply it to any time of job and environment and hobbies. to give information to a current employer or even the next.

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A person-centered plan can help an employent specialist because its a collection of data about the individual interests, strengths, skills, and dislikes. The employment specialist becomes more famiiar with this information and can create possible job opportunities that fits for the individual so they can be successful.

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Person-Centered Planning is a wonderful way to gather all the information needed to paint a beautiful picture of a person that is both unique and individual.  This information allows me to use that big picture to find a job/career that utilizes and maximizes that individual's strengths and talents. It's not about just finding any old job but it's about using that information I've gathered to possibly create opportunities that weren't even thought of. PCP also allows us to see what supports might be needed to assist the individual in reaching their goals. There are also benefits for the employer. By fitting a person to the job, the employee is more likely to be more productive and successful. PCP really allows for the individual to be heard and understood.

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A person centered employment plan helps an employment specialist identify an individuals strengths, skills, interests. This plan also helps them identify what supports that individual will need to help them on their employment journey. This helps the employment specialist get to know the individual on a more personal level threw there family, friends, and support providers.

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A person-centered employment plan is a great way to show an individuals preferences in job types, personal skills, likes, dislikes, and other interesting information about the individual to help an Employment Specialist become more familiar with the person served. It is also a great way to help our individuals dig deeper within themselves to identify these preferences or the options to explore completely new things.

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A facilitated Person-Centered Plan can be very useful in supporting employment opportunities for an individual. It creates a picture of who the individual is. Identifying strengths, skills, interests and goals enables the person to envision what type of employment will fit their needs. The plan acts as a map to guide an individual in his/her journey to employment.

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There are many ways that a person-centered employment plan can help an employment specialist. The first way that comes to mind is the holistic picture of the person's interests, skills, and strengths that is able to be gleaned from this process due to having their whole team together including friends and family who know them well. It can also be so encouraging to have a group of people who all believe in the abilities of the person together brainstorming all of the wonderful jobs that this person could do. This encouragement and belief is key in the person having the confidence to go into a new job setting and succeed. All these people on the team are also this person's support system and so they would probably have wonderful insights into what kinds of supports would set the person up for success best in their new job. And by having all of this information up front as well as all the brainpower towards ideas of the best possible job settings for the person, the employer will benefit as well, because the person will be set up for success.

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A person-centered employment plan has many benefits for the potential employer, the provider and the potential employee.

For the potential employer, a person-centered employment plan will make it much more likely that the employee will not only be qualified for the position, but also interested/passionate about the work.  Employees may often take a job because of external forces, just needing a paycheck etc - with a person-centered employment plan, the likelihood that the potential employee will actually be interested and passionate about the work would likely lead to greater productivity and retention - a huge benefit for the employer.

The provider will gain important insight on the potential employee.  This has the potential to speed up the process in the long run - while requiring work up front - freeing up resources in the future for more potential job seekers.

The main beneficiary of deliberate and consistent person-centered employment planning is, of course, the potential employee. By creating a space, with the proper accommodations, for frank and broad discussion will enable the entire team to learn more about the goals, skills and desires of the potential employee. All of this knowledge makes it much more likely that they will gain a job at a venue where they will find success.

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A person-centered employment plan help a employment specialist know the likes and dislikes of each person they are working with, what steps need to be taken, what jobs the client is interested in. It will also tell us the clients skills and goals the client has so we can do our best to help them gain employment.

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Person Centered Employment Planning can help both the individuals and their providers because it gives the provider a more broad understanding of the individual. Person Centered Employment Planning allows the Employment Specialist to learn more about the individual (interests, likes, dislikes, and skill sets). This fosters a more understanding relationship between the individual and Employment Specialist because the ES has the ability to then customize the job search for the individual; they won't get a job that they don't really want because the ES has thorough knowledge of how to approach employment with the individual. I think this approach could also help build a more trusting relationship between the individual and the ES because the individual may feel more heard because they were able to voice their feelings and then have a plan customized for their wants and needs.

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Osvaldo Cervantes

By gathering details of the skill set, likes, needs, and personal strengths that each individual possess the ES can help with the process of creating employment options designed specifically to that individual talents, laying a road for success and establishing a strong work bond.

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Alicja Cholewinska- The benefits of a person- centered employment.

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Alicja Cholewinska- The benefits of a person- centered employment.

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It seems that there are many benefits of a facilitated person-centered employment. For many parties it creates a work- relationship (the employment specialist, support staff to the  candidate). This work- relationship bond has many layers like an English Trifle. The many layers of this English Trifle can be seen as the following: getting to know the candidate: what makes them unique, what are their passions, who are their support system( parents to siblings) , at-home care  staff, medical needs, what works or doesn’t work( can be seen as strengths and weaknesses) , to making accommodations so that candidate can be successful at work or in the community. The top layer of this Trifle should be seen as a goal making tool. How do you see them in 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, up to a year.  Having information of the candidate that is detailed does make it easier for the Employment Specialist to help find them a job that their candidate would like.

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Some ways a facilitated person-centered employment plan can help an employment specialist in their work are it helps you to get to know your person on a more personal level, to help articulate a vision for the future also to consider various paths. It will also help you to identify the person strengths, goals and medical needs.

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A person-centered employment plan can help an Employment Specialist (ES) by potentially letting the ES learn more about their client than they already know, or it could help lead to different avenues of interests/jobs that could work for the client. I heard somewhere else that it's good for the PCP facilitator to not know the client they are doing the plan on due to avoiding any biases that could be there. This can help lead to learning new things about the client that can help the ES in their search for a job that best fits the client. Doing a plan could help focus on skills and activities the client can and wants to do rather than on things they may not be able to do. I think it gives everyone, including the client, a fresh perspective.

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Person-centered planning is focused on collecting unique information about an individual grounded in their strengths, interests, and values. The goal is to build a connection between the individual, their uniqueness, and job opportunities. Person-centered planning can help Employment Specialists support clients by fostering positivity rather than obstacles or barriers to employment.

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Don't forget to write your name at the top of your post so you get credit for completing the homework.

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How can a facilitated person-centered employment plan help an Employment Specialist in their work? Respond on the padlet.