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Reported goal setting and benefits of person centred planning for people with intellectual disabilities

Lancaster University, UK

Janet Robertson

Lancaster University, UK, j.m.robertson{at}lancaster.ac.uk

Eric Emerson

Lancaster University, UK

Chris Hatton

Lancaster University, UK

Johan Elliott

Lancaster University, UK

Barbara McIntosh

Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities, London, UK

Paul Swift

Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities, London, UK

Emma Krinjen-Kemp

Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities, London, UK

Christine Towers

Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities, London, UK

Renee Romeo

Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK

Martin Knapp

Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK

Helen Sanderson

Helen Sanderson Associates, Manchester, UK

Martin Routledge

Department of Health, Manchester, UK

Peter Oakes

Quest, University of Hull, UK

Theresa Joyce

Estia Centre, UK

Recent research suggests that person centred planning (PCP) can have a positive impact on the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. This article presents data from open-ended comments collected during research on the impact of PCP on the life experiences of 65 people with intellectual disabilities living in England. These comments addressed the goals set prior to and during PCP, and the main benefits of PCP for participants. The results suggest that PCP led to increased goal setting in a range of goal categories. This was reflected in the most common main benefit of PCP of `increased activities and opportunities' reported for 57 percent of participants. For 48 percent of participants, a main benefit of PCP was that they felt better in themselves, in terms of happiness or self-esteem. This must surely be the ultimate aim of those seeking to improve the quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities.

Key Words: intellectual disabilities • person centred planning

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