LifeStyle Plan Content
1. Cover Page
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Client Photo
Date of Plan
Review Date of Plan
Attendees
2. Overview of the Standards - See attachment
3. Important People in My Life including Planning
Partners
4. Important dates in my life
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Culturally important dates
5. What makes me and interesting facts about me
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Strengths
Gifts/Qualities
Talents
Fears
6. What is important to me
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What I want you to know about the things that are important to me.
Who the people are that are most important to me and what I do with
them.
What the things are that I have to do or have to be happy.
Likes/Dislikes
Of a Culturally important nature
7. The characteristics of the people who support me best
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Provide information about staff
8. What others can do to support and get to know me
best:
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You can tell when I'm happy or when I'm sad
Tips about how to best support the client
9. What others need to know or do to help me stay healthy
and safe
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Read CHAPS Action Plan
Read BSP
Please refer to House information folder which includes details about me
Other things that are important for me
10. What things need to be figured out
11. How I communicate
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My Expressive Language:
My Receptive Language:
My visual communication
My personal communication dictionary
MY PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DICTIONARY
This is a dictionary of how _______________communicates a message, what it means and
what you should do to acknowledge his/her message.
You should fill this dictionary in if the person has little or no speech, their speech is hard to
understand, they say certain words that mean something else or if the person uses gestures,
vocalisations, or actions to communicate. As a guide you can start by describing how the
person communicates the following: Yes, no, I don’t want, I am sick, I am happy, I am sad, I
am angry, I need the toilet, I am thirsty, I am hungry, I want to chat, I am bored.
What ___________says or does
(Write in how the word is
spoken, how it sounds or what
the action, gesture is)
What it means
(Write in what the
word/action or gesture
means)
Example of words and action:
Tim says “go park’ and points to
outside.
Example meaning: “I
want to get to Jells
Park”
What you should do / Background
information
(Write in how you should
respond or what information is
needed)
Example Response: Tell Tim
when you will be going to Jells
Park.
12. What is happening in my life at the moment
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Include/insert Weekly Timetable which reflects what I am doing at the
moment
13. New things I would like to try
14. Action Plan - See attachment
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Client Progress notes adapted to reflect their goals
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2. Overview of the standards
Make reference to this information throughout the Lifestyle Planning Meeting.
Standard
1 Empowerment
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Criteria
People understand their rights and responsibilities.
1.1
People’s rights are
promoted and upheld.
1.2
People exercise their rights and responsibilities.
Access and
Engagement
2.1
Services have a clear and accessible point of
contact.
People’s right to
access
transparent, equitable
and integrated services
is promoted and
upheld.
2.2
Services are delivered in a fair, equitable and
transparent manner.
2.3
People access services most appropriate to their
needs through timely, responsive service integration
and referral.
Wellbeing
3.1
People’s right to
wellbeing and safety is
promoted and upheld.
Services adopt a strengths-based and early
intervention approach to service delivery that
enhances people’s wellbeing.
3.2
People actively participate in an assessment of their
strengths, risks, wants and needs.
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Participation
People’s right to
choice, decision
making and to
actively participate as
a valued member of
their chosen
community is
promoted and upheld.
3.3
All people have a goal-oriented plan documented
and implemented. This plan includes strategies to
achieve stated goals.
3.4
Each person’s assessments and plans are regularly
reviewed, evaluated and updated. Exit/transition
planning occurs as appropriate.
3.5
Services are provided in a safe environment for all
people, free from abuse, neglect, violence and/or
preventable injury.
4.1
People exercise choice and control in service
delivery and life decisions.
4.2
People actively participate in their community
by identifying goals and pursuing opportunities
including those related to health, education,
training and employment.
4.3
People maintain connections with family and friends,
as appropriate.
4.4
People maintain and strengthen connection to
their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture
and community.
4.5
People maintain and strengthen their cultural,
spiritual, and language connections.
4.6
People develop independent life skills.
14. Action Plan
Name:
Date:
Desired Outcome:
Strategies
What needs to be done (How often,
how long)?
Who is
responsible?
Three Monthly Review
Other information/Review of Desired Outcome:
Comments
Three Monthly Review
Date:
By When?
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Other information/Review of Desired Outcome:
Comments
Date:
Three Monthly Review
Other information/Review of Desired Outcome:
Comments
Date: