A New Plan Book Cover

A New Plan - Using Positive Psychology to Renew the Promise of Person-Centered Planning for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Art Dykstra and Thane Dykstra PhD

The authors are both psychologists with many years of experience in the field. We will do back cover and flaps on our own. Please mark our areas for the back matter etc. Thanks.

This book is an update for Person-Centered planning. Person-Centered planning is the process of developing a life plan with and for people with intellectual disabilities ranging from mild - people who can pretty much do their own life planning with minimal assistance to those who have no communication and limited ability to do much of anything for themselves. This book brings the field of knowledge in Positive Psychology into play for a new approach (A New Plan) to assisting people in developing more meaningful plans. On the mock-up cover attached you can see that we've highlighted "Renew the Promise" in the text block. That is what we are extending in this book. A renewing of the original promise of PCP which was/and is to assist people to live more meaningful lives.

This book is an update for Person-Centered planning. Person-Centered planning is the process of developing a life plan with and for people with intellectual disabilities ranging from mild - people who can pretty much do their own life planning with minimal assistance to those who have no communication and limited ability to do much of anything for themselves. This book brings the field of knowledge in Positive Psychology into play for a new approach (A New Plan) to assisting people in developing more meaningful plans. On the mock-up cover attached you can see that we've highlighted "Renew the Promise" in the text block. That is what we are extending in this book. A renewing of the original promise of PCP which was/and is to assist people to live more meaningful lives. Other readers are CEO's of service organizations who may be considering this book for use in training their people.

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The book will be a standard 6x9" - We are looking for ideas so I don't want to "straight jacket" your creative energy with all of this info. We want inspiration and creativity. Go for it.

We would prefer that you submit no more than four designs. If you do more just send your best four. We want you to pick your best work vs. just trying everything and sending it. We are looking for you to be our visual "taste buds". If you have a style you like that you can apply here, go for it. Design a cover that you would be proud to show your friends and associates. Hopefully, we'll like it as much as they will.