Individual Support Plan (ISP) Essentials

Study Notes

A personalized plan that outlines the support and services needed to meet the unique needs of an individual with a disability or special needs.
Tailored to the individual's strengths, goals, and preferences.

Person-centered approach: The individual is at the center of the planning process, and their goals and preferences are respected.
Assessment and identification of needs: Identifying the individual's strengths, weaknesses, and areas of support needed.
Goal setting: Establishing specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals.
Support strategies: Outlining the support and services needed to achieve the individual's goals.
Crisis intervention plan: Developing a plan to address crisis situations or emergency responses.
Review and evaluation: Regularly reviewing and updating the ISP to ensure it remains relevant and effective.

Increased autonomy: The individual has more control over their life and support.
Improved outcomes: The ISP is tailored to the individual's specific needs, leading to better outcomes.
Enhanced quality of life: The ISP focuses on the individual's well-being, dignity, and respect.
Increased collaboration: The ISP encourages collaboration between the individual, support workers, and other stakeholders.

Information gathering: Collecting information about the individual's needs, preferences, and goals.
Team meeting: Convening a team of stakeholders, including the individual, support workers, and family members, to develop the ISP.
Drafting the ISP: Creating a written plan based on the information gathered and the team meeting.
Review and approval: Reviewing and approving the ISP with the individual and other stakeholders.
Implementation and monitoring: Implementing the ISP and regularly monitoring progress.

A personalized plan outlining support and services needed to meet unique needs of individuals with disabilities or special needs.
Tailored to individual's strengths, goals, and preferences.

Person-centered approach: individual is at center of planning process, with goals and preferences respected.
Assessment and identification of needs: identifying individual's strengths, weaknesses, and areas of support needed.
Goal setting: establishing specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals.
Support strategies: outlining support and services needed to achieve individual's goals.
Crisis intervention plan: developing plan to address crisis situations or emergency responses.
Review and evaluation: regularly reviewing and updating ISP to ensure it remains relevant and effective.

Increased autonomy: individual has more control over their life and support.
Improved outcomes: ISP tailored to individual's specific needs, leading to better outcomes.
Enhanced quality of life: ISP focuses on individual's well-being, dignity, and respect.
Increased collaboration: ISP encourages collaboration between individual, support workers, and other stakeholders.

Information gathering: collecting information about individual's needs, preferences, and goals.
Team meeting: convening team of stakeholders, including individual, support workers, and family members, to develop ISP.
Drafting the ISP: creating written plan based on information gathered and team meeting.
Review and approval: reviewing and approving ISP with individual and other stakeholders.
Implementation and monitoring: implementing ISP and regularly monitoring progress.