Person-centered planning requires that all goals in the plan are

The core philosophy of person-centered planning in psychiatric rehabilitation is to align services with the individual's personal aspirations, values, and definition of a good life. The process is driven by the person's hopes and dreams, not by a pre-determined clinical agenda. Therefore, all goals must ultimately connect to what the individual finds meaningful, whether that involves work, relationships, housing, or community participation. The focus is on building a satisfying, hopeful, and contributing life as defined by the person receiving services.

A. This describes the SMART goal framework, which is a useful technique for structuring objectives but is not the fundamental purpose of all goals in a person-centered plan.

C. Measurability is a characteristic of well-defined objectives that support a larger goal, but the overarching goal itself is rooted in personal meaning, which may not always be easily quantifiable.

D. While increasing independence is a common and valuable outcome, it is not the required focus of all goals; a person may prioritize interdependence or other life domains.

1. Farkas, M., & Anthony, W. A. (2010). Psychiatric Rehabilitation: The Winding Road to System Transformation. In J. W. Textbook of Community Psychiatry (pp. 555-568). Springer, New York, NY. (This text emphasizes that the mission of psychiatric rehabilitation is to help individuals "to choose, get and keep goals that are personally meaningful," which is the foundation of a meaningful life.)

2. Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation. (n.d.). What is the process of psychiatric rehabilitation? Retrieved from https://cpr.bu.edu/about/what-is-psychiatric-rehabilitation/. The process described begins with the person identifying a "valued life role" and a goal that is "personally relevant and motivating," which directly supports the concept of achieving a meaningful life.

3. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (PRA). (2013). The Domains of Practice for Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioners. In the domain of "Person-Centered Planning," a core competency is the ability to "assist the person in recovery to identify and articulate his/her personal goals for a meaningful life." (Section on Person-Centered Planning).