personcenteredplanning

To go a step further, when we support the idea of building social capital, we are helping people create meaning in their own lives! Our existence is relational. Having strong connections helps us to thrive.
The 4th course of the program, Social Capital and Macro Change just finished up for this academic year. Students learned what social capital is, why it’s important and how to incorporate the practice of developing and nurturing relationships into the work we do. If social capital, among many benefits, brings meaning to life, why wouldn’t we strive to work towards this for ourselves, our communities and alongside the people we support?

[image description: Over a background of a spider web glistening with dew, the heading reads, “Social capital is about relationships.” Subtext is a quote from Al Condeluci, “If we awaken to the potency of social capital and consider strategies to help build social capital, in a way, we help bring meaning to people’s lives.”]

📸 photo credits: "Spider's web" by scoobygirl is licensed under CC BY 2.0

We made a last-minute decision to not wait until September but offer the first course of the program again this January! If you might be interested to be part of the new cohort of this fully online certificate program in person-centered planning, click on the link in the bio or DM or email if you have questions. Class begins January 12th. Get Ready!

If you’ve been thinking of investing some time in yourself and your skills there is no better time to register for Centennial College’s new Person-Centered Planning and Community-Building Facilitator Certificate. Around the world people are taking action towards the injustices they see around them. Through this series of courses you can too. You will have the opportunity to better understand the history of people with disabilities, examine the current systems of oppression and discover person-centered planning within the context of one’s own community as one tool to address the injustices people have faced. This program will help you examine your own values, beliefs and skills and how you can be an ally through your work and day-to-day life. It’s time to take action.