Person-Centered Services
Person-centered thinking is not new, but the demand and expectation that organizations incorporate these philosophies into practice is growing.

Person-Centered Planning
As facilitators, we hold the understanding that within a Person-Centered Planning process, there are many tools and methods that can be used and often are employed given each person’s unique situation. Our person-centered facilitators are trained in a variety of major planning methods and tools.
Together we explore the balance between what is important to a person and important for a person. Person-centered facilitation holds at its core, the individual rights and experiences that should be available to all, promoting a world where all people have control and choice in their lives.
STAR’s Person-Centered Planning facilitators are trained in multiple methods including MAPs and PATH facilitation, Liberty Planning, Picture of a Life, Life Moves, and many others.
Person-Centered Training
STAR Services offers many training sessions that include the words “person-centered.” This term isn’t just a buzzword for us. It is the heart of who we are. Our vision statement is: “Our services will help providers become more person-centered organizations and improve the lives of people with disabilities.” Our person-centered training sessions put the person at the forefront of the organizational efforts. Our goal is to change perspectives from caring for people, to supporting people to have lives that are meaningful to them. We want the people we support to have power and control over what happens in their lives and how to direct their services. All of our person-centered training courses are interactive and designed to meet providers where they are at in their person-centered evolution. We want participants to fully engage in a way that makes sense to them and allows them to comfortably take in the information. We believe we should be practicing these skills on ourselves before we practice on others. We work to eliminate jargon in the classroom and review tools that work for all people. We believe that “person-centered” isn’t a fad or a particular class you take one time and master. It is an ever evolving, ongoing practice to improve how we support people. Please join us in a “person-centered” training program.
Interested in coming a Person-Centered Plan Facilitator? We offer a four month training and mentoring series, The Foundations of Person-Centered Planning, twice a year.
For more information about STAR’s Person-Centered Services, contact us or email support@starsvcs.com.

Betsy Gadbois, Person-Centered Development Consultant
“We all want a life that is filled with things important to us. We want people and relationships. We want to go places and do fun things that help us learn and grow. We want to have things that we enjoy. Person-centered planning helps identify those things and develop plans to have more of what is important to us present in our life. We can balance what is important to us with the supports we need to be healthy and safe.”
Meet the Person-Centered Services Team


Jen Billington
Person-Centered Services Manager


Becky Eikmeier
Person-Centered Planning Facilitator



Betsy Gadbois
Person-Centered Development Consultant


Angie Hart
Vice President


Hilary Novacek Bundt
Person-Centered Planning Facilitator


Dennis Transue
Person-Centered Planning Facilitator