Authors: Elizabeth Lightfoot, PhD, & DeZelar, S.
Published: November 2020
The parent-centered planning model is a new strengths-based model to help parents with disabilities plan for parenting. This model is an adaptation of person-centered planning, which is common in the field of disability services. This model helps parents set realistic long-term parenting goals and enlists informal and formal supporters to assist parents in making concrete steps toward achieving these goals.
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Practice Notes is published by the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW), School of Social Work, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota. This issue was supported, in part, by grant #GRK129722 from Minnesota Department of Human Service, Children and Family Services Division. This work is/was supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Hatch project MIN-55-030. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Center, School, College, University or their funding source. This work was also supported, in part, by grants from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant #90DPGE0001), and the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station (Grant #55-055).
