Technical assistance needs for realizing person-centered thinking, planning and practices in United States human service systems

Technical assistance needs for realizing person-centered thinking, planning and practices in United States human service systems Bevin Croft, Jami Petner-Arrey, Dorothy Hiersteiner Journal of Integrated Care, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The United States’ National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems provides technical assistance to human service systems on person-centered thinking, planning and practices. To apply for the Center's technical assistance, 33 state human service systems submitted applications and participated in interviews in which they detailed technical assistance needs. This technical paper examines themes that emerged from these technical assistance applications and interviews. These themes offer a view into barriers, obstacles and priorities for human service systems as they work toward more person-centered practices. Common themes point to key areas that, if enhanced, could result in a more person-centered system overall. The application process generated 33 applications containing technical assistance goals and priorities, summaries of recent and ongoing initiatives to advance person-centered approaches, measurement methods and anticipated challenges. Using thematic analysis, the authors organized the information into seven themes. Applicants identified seven themes to improve person-centered thinking, planning and practices: Staff Training and Competencies, Participant Engagem...
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