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Yeah well logically there is only one way to look at this. I am the person at the centre therefore you do what I tell you. However I fear that is not what happens Larry > -----Original Message----- > From: The Disability-Research Discussion List > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of > [log in to unmask] > Sent: 27 August 2003 20:30 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: person centered planning > > > Subj: Re: person centered planning........... > Date: 8/27/2003 12:13:56 PM Pacific Daylight Time > From: <A HREF="mailto:Sabinorose">Sabinorose</A> > To: <A HREF="mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]</A> > > > > Hi! > > I agree with you, Sarah, that person-centered therapy starts from such a > position. However, it is my understanding that most therapists > are trained to use > such Rogerian philosophy to undergird good practice, no matter what model > they actually employ. > > Unfortunately, this is not how the term is being used in working with > disabled people. I can't say that is how it is everywhere, but > from what I have > observed, it is usually just a way to dress up the same old medical model > practices in seductive clothes. "Person centered" has become a > trendy catch phrase > for business leadership training, corporate management training, > rehabilitation > professionals, and is often just thought of as a way to provide a > different > ambience to make the same old practices more palatable, which, I > feel, can be > dangerous if a client is lulled into believing that the > professionals have the > client as "expert," but, in reality, still impose a hegemonic > medical model on > them. > > Best, > > Beth > > Beth Omansky Gordon > Ph.D. Candidate > The University of Queensland > Brisbane, Australia > > In a message dated 8/27/2003 3:58:58 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > [log in to unmask] writes: > > ________________End of message______________________ Archives and tools for the Disability-Research Discussion List are now located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can JOIN or LEAVE the list from this web page.