Transcription of An and our own have our Overview of Essential Lifestyle
1 AnOverviewofEssentialLifestylePlanningha ve ourown dreamsand our ownjourneyshave opportunities tomeet new people; try newthings; change jobs; changewho we live with & where we livehave what/who is important tous in everyday life; people to bewith; things to do, places to bestay healthy & safe (On our own terms)Each of us want lives where we:(with apologies to Abraham Maslow)Developed by Michael Smull, May quality of life everyday is determined by thepresence or absence of things that areimportant to us - our choices, our Smull, 1996 For more information, contact:Michael SmullSupport Development Associates3245 Harness Creek RoadAnnapolis, Maryland 21403(410) 626-2707 FAX 626-2708e-mail check out the M. Smull and Friends website at< >An Overview ofEssential Lifestyle PlanningAdapted from an article byMichael Smull and Susan Burke HarrisonEssential Lifestyle planning is a guided process forlearning how someone wants to live and fordeveloping a plan to help make it happen.
2 It s also: a snapshot of how someone wants to livetoday, serving as a blueprint for how tosupport someone tomorrow; a way of organizing and communicating whatis important to an individual in user friendly ,plain language; a flexible process that can be used incombination with other person centeredplanning techniques; and, a way of making sure that the person is heard,regardless of the severity of his or Lifestyle plans are developed through aprocess of asking and listening. The best essentiallifestyle plans reflect the balances betweencompeting desires, needs, choice and Learning WheelDeveloping plans that really reflect how people wantto live require: the perspectives of those who know and careabout the person; their stories about good days and bad; and, what they like and admire about the plans reflect the perceptions of the focusperson and those who know and care about him orher.
3 Learning how people want to live is just thebeginning, the foundation. Helping people havetheir own lives requires changing: how we think; how we are organized; and how we (organize/synthesize)Implement(try it)Assess(see how it is working)
