ISP Prep Worksheet
Walk through person-centered prompts — strengths, preferences, daily routines, goals, and supports — then print or save a clean summary you can bring to your Individual Support Plan meeting.
- Estimated time
- About 15 minutes
- Audience
- Families preparing for an ISP meeting
Who is this person?
The ISP starts with the person — not the disability. Use these fields to set the meeting's tone.
Whose ISP is this?
Helpful for context, especially for transition-age planning.
If you had to introduce them in 3 sentences — without listing diagnoses — what would you say?
Strengths & what's working
Plans built on strengths actually work. Be specific — what does this person do well, even on hard days?
What does this person do really well? (Skills, traits, hobbies, ways of relating.)
What's going well in their life right now? (Routines, relationships, supports, environments.)
Who matters most to them? Who do they want at the table — or kept in the loop?
Preferences & communication
How does this person want to be supported? Naming preferences out loud changes how the team shows up.
Activities, foods, places, music, rituals, sensory inputs that bring joy.
What's reliably hard, frustrating, or upsetting — and how do they show it?
Words, AAC device, gestures, behavior. What helps you understand them best?
When things get hard, what helps them come back to themselves?
Daily life — today
A quick snapshot of how a typical week looks right now. Helps the team see fit and gaps.
Walk through morning, afternoon, and evening. Who's around? What are they doing?
What does Saturday and Sunday usually look like?
Hours per week of HASL, Respite, Employment, school, day programs, family/natural supports.
Goals for the year
These don't need to be perfect or 'measurable' yet — name them honestly. The team will help you shape the wording.
If you fast-forward a year, what's one thing that would make this person's life noticeably better?
2–4 specific skills to build. (Use the Independence Skills Inventory if helpful.)
Friendships, clubs, faith communities, employment, volunteering — what's worth pursuing?
What would make life easier or more sustainable for the people supporting them?
Concerns & open questions
Bring the hard stuff to the table. The ISP is your chance to ask for what you actually need.
Health, safety, behavior, relationships, finances — what worries you?
Anything you want to ask the Support Coordinator or providers in this meeting.
Are you asking for new services, more hours, a provider change, an assistive technology evaluation? Name it.
We've sat through a lot of ISPs.
If you'd like a quick prep call before your meeting, our team is happy to help — even if FFI isn't your provider yet.