John O'Brien (advocate)

John O'Brien is a leading thinker who has written widely in the field of disability.^[2][3] He is a pioneer and lifelong advocate of Person Centred Planning.^[4] To this end, he was co-developer of two models for person centred planning, namely the McGill Action Planning System (MAPS)^[5] and Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope (PATH).^[6] His values based approach emphasises learning with each person about the direction their lives could take, challenging and overcoming practices, structures and values that lead to segregation and underestimation rather than inclusion, and an approach to change in people's lives based on 'imagining better'.^[7] His thinking is based on Social Role Valorisation^[8][9] and the Social model of disability. He is an Associate Editor of Mental Retardation, and on the Advisory Boards of the Georgia Advocacy Office and Georgia PASS.^[10] With Herbert Lovett, O'Brien co-wrote “Finding A Way Toward Everyday Lives,” a paper cited by others in the disabilities field as a significant reference point in the early development of person-centered planning.^{[11] [12][13] [14] [15]}

John O'Brien speaking in Chorley in 2007^[1]

Bibliography

• O'Brien, J. and Beth Mount. 2015, Pathfinders: People with Developmental Disabilities and Their Allies Building Communities That Work for Everybody, Inclusion Press, Toronto
• O'Brien, J. and Blessing, Carol. 2011, Conversations on Citizenship & Person-Centered Work, Inclusion Press, Toronto
• O'Brien, J., Pearpoint, Jack, & Kahn, Lynda. 2010, The PATH & MAPS Handbook: Person-Centered Ways to Build Community, Inclusion Press, Toronto
• O'Brien, J. and Lyle O'Brien, C. 1988. A Little Book About Person Centred Planning. Inclusion Press, Toronto.
• O'Brien, J. and Lyle O'Brien, C. Make a difference: A Guidebook for Person Centred Direct Support. Inclusion Press, Toronto
• O'Brien, J. and Pearpoint, Jack. 2007, Person-Centered Planning with MAPS and PATH - A Workbook for Facilitators, Inclusion Press, Toronto
• O'Brien, J. and Lyle O'Brien, C. 2006. Implementing Person Centred Planning: Voices of Experience. Inclusion Press, Toronto.
• O'Brien, J. and Lyle O'Brien, C. 2000. Members of Each Other. Inclusion Press, Toronto.
• O'Brien, J. (2006) Reflecting on Social Roles: Identifying Opportunities to Support Personal Freedom & Social Integration
• O'Brien, J., & Lyle O'Brien, C. (1998). The politics of person centered planning Part II. The Council, 15(2), 3. Towson, MD: The Council on Quality and Leadership in Supports for People with Disabilities.
• O'Brien, J., & Lyle O'Brien, C. (1998). The politics of person centered planning Part I. The Council, 15(1), 3. Towson, MD: The Council on Quality and Leadership in Supports for People with Disabilities.
• O'Brien, J., Lyle O'Brien, C. & Jacob, Gail., 1998, Celebrating the Ordinary: The Emergence of Options in Community Living as a Thoughtful Organization, Inclusion Press, Toronto
• Lyle O'Brien, C., & O'Brien, J. (2002). The origins of person-centered planning: A community of practice perspective. In S. Holburn & P Vietze (Eds.), Research and practice in person-centered planning. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co..
• O'Brien, J. (in press). The genius of the principle of normalization. In R. Flynn & R. LeMay (Eds.), A quarter-century of normalization and social role valorization: Evolution and impact. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press.
• O'Brien, J., & Lyle O'Brien, C. (1998). The politics of person centered planning. In C. Griffin, M. Flaherty, D. Hammis, R. Shelley, N. Maxson, & D. Spas (Eds.), Knowing the ropes: Reaching new heights in rural community employment (pp. 26–30). Missoula, MT: The Rural Institute, University of Montana.
• O'Brien, J. (2002). Numbers and faces: The ethics of person-centered planning. In S. Holburn & P. M. Vietze (Eds.), Person-centered planning: Research, practice, and future directions (pp. 399–414). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

References

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5. Singh, N.N. (2016). Handbook of evidence-based practices in intellectual and developmental disabilities. Evidence-Based Practices in Behavioral Health. Springer International Publishing. p. 145. ISBN 978-3-319-26583-4. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
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11. O'Brien, John; Lovett, Herbert (February 1993). Finding a Way toward Everyday Lives: The Contribution of Person Centered Planning. ERIC ED356596.
12. Schwartz, David B (February 2000). "A Little Book About Person Centered Planning, edited by John O'Briend and Connie Lyle O'Brien (Book Review)". Mental Retardation. 38 (1): 78. ProQuest 1293553040.
13. O'Brien, Connie Lyle; O'Brien, John (2000). The Origins of Person-Centered Planning: A Community of Practice Perspective. ERIC ED456599.
14. Falvey, M. A., Forest, M., Pearpoint, J., & Rosenberg, R. L. (1997). All My Life's a Circle: Using the Tools: Circles, MAPS & PATHS. Inclusion Press. Quotation: “MAPS and PATH MAPS and PATH are two other tools developed and written about extensively by Jack Pearpoint, Marsha Forest, John O’Brien and Judith Snow. They come under the broad category of Person Centered Planning (see Everyday Lives: The Contribution of Person Centered Planning. John O’Brien and Herbert Lovett, Pennsylvania Office of Mental Retardation, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.)” p. 97 https://openlibrary.org/works/OL8915093W/All_My_Life%27s_a_Circle?edition=key%3A/books/OL8724914M
15. Sanderson, H. (1997). People, Plans & Possibilities: Exploring Person Centred Planning. Sanderson, the leading authority in the UK on person-centered planning, begins a book on the subject quoting O’Brien and Lovett: “Person-centred planning creates a compelling image of a desirable future and invites people to join with the person to make it happen.” Sanderson quotes Lovett & O'Brien a number of times throughout the book. https://openlibrary.org/works/OL8772283W/People_plans_possibilities https://openlibrary.org/books/OL12252712M/People_Plans_and_Possibilities

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