My name is Tim Cox. I am a Trainee Educational Psychologist, and I am passionate about psychology, hope and society. This podcast aims to promote hopeful thinking and conversation about positive change in the field of applied educational psychology, education and broader society. If you are interested in the podcast, you can subscribe on your podcast streaming platform or follow me on twitter @timceducation.

In this episode, I speak to Colin Newton from Inclusive Solutions. Colin talks about his passion for inclusion and person-centred approaches that define his philosophy, career narrative and EP practice. The episode discusses the Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope Framework (PATH), how Colin facilitates this process with individuals and organisations and what theory the process can draw upon. I discuss my new thinking around hope and how these can map onto the process. Colin illustrates this episode with numerous examples of work he has carried out using this tool with young people and institutions. Colin also discusses his community work in helping to establish a vision for a more hopeful future in Nottingham. You can also watch a 20-minute video section of this episode so that you can see what a PATH (from 34 minutes to 54 minutes on the audio) looks like here:
https://youtu.be/CwIysrEp4YE

If you are interested in Colin's work or PATH, you can find him here:
www.inclusive-solutions.com or inclusive.solutions@me.com
You can also follow him on twitter @incsols
Inclusive Solutions Online School
https://inclusive-solutions-school.teachable.com/courses
PATH
Definitive approach to PATH planning
https://inclusive-solutions-school.teachable.com/p/path
Resources
https://inclusive-solutions.com/product-category/person-centred-planning/

Key references

Person Centred Planning Together (2018) - by Wilson, D. Newton, C. and Darwin, C.

Newton, C. and Wilson, D., (2005). Creating Circles of Friends, United Kingdom, Inclusive Solutions.
Newton, C. and Wilson, D., (2006). Circles of Adults: Nottingham. United Kingdom, Inclusive Solutions.
Newton, C. and Wilson, D., (2013) Keys to Inclusion, United Kingdom, Inclusive Solutions.
Newton, C. and Tarrant, T. : Managing Change in Schools
https://inclusive-solutions.com/product/managing-change-in-schools/
O’Brien, J. and O'Brien C. L. (2002). Implementing Person Centred Planning Toronto, Inclusion Press.
O‘Brien, John (2002) Great Questions and The Art of Portraiture in Inclusion News - http://www.inclusion.com/artportraiture.html
O’Brien, J. Pearpoint, J. and Kahn, L. (2010) The PATH and MAPS Handbook: Toronto. Inclusion Press,
Pearpoint, J. (2002) Hints for Graphic Facilitators‟ Toronto, Inclusion Press.
Pearpoint, J., Forest, M. and Snow, J. (1993). The Inclusion Papers: Strategies to Make Inclusion Work. Toronto, Inclusion Press.
Pearpoint, J, O'Brien, J. and Forest M.(1993) 'PATH: A workbook for planning positive, possible futures' Toronto Inclusion Press.