Neighbours International

12/02/2025

This video offers a selection of recordings of John O'Brien's perspectives and wisdom in his own voice. John has helped shape our understanding of what 'person centered' really means.

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12/02/2025

John O'Brien has profoundly influenced our work in New Jersey, and around the world. The Journal of Awareness Based Systems Change has published A Tribute to John O'Brien. The article was written by Jack Pearpoint, Lynda Kahn, Beth Mount, Oliver Koenig, Patti Scott, and David Hasbury. Please read, download, and share with your networks.

A Tribute to John O’Brien (1946 - 2025) Weaving Lives of Possibility Authors David Hasbury Neighbours International Lynda Kahn Inclusion Press Oliver Koenig Bertha von Suttner Private University St. Pölten https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9954-8997 Beth Mount Graphic Futures, Presencing Institute Adva...

06/22/2020

05/26/2020

Our new video is live! Click on the link below to check it out, and make sure to give it a "thumbs up." Thanks to all who contributed. Patti Scott David Hasbury Tom Kohler Ashley Brown O'Brien Susan Earl

For 40 Years, Chatham-Savannah Citizen Advocacy, has hosted an annual Covered Dish Supper, to celebrate the relationships that have formed through connecting...

05/21/2020

In these times of being physically and often socially distant, it is important to remember the impact of Chatham-Savannah Citizen Advocacy’s Covered Dish Suppers, celebrating relationships, and ways of being together where "everyone gets a place at the table". Patti Scott David Hasbury

02/14/2020

ICYMI: Our most recent Youtube video with Beth Mount featuring her beautiful story quilt. Check it out if you haven't already! We appreciate everyone who has been interacting with the video so far.

Beth Mount reflects on how the creation of Story Quilts emerged in her practice as a means of capturing the beauty, dignity, and heart and soul of a person c...

02/03/2020

Our video is live! Check it out here and make sure to leave a comment, give it a like, and subscribe to our channel to see all our videos. Thank you again to Beth Mount for sharing her work with Patti Scott and David Hasbury, and all of us. https://youtu.be/RTHY_wfEadY

Beth Mount reflects on how the creation of Story Quilts emerged in her practice as a means of capturing the beauty, dignity, and heart and soul of a person c...

01/31/2020

We have an upcoming video featuring Beth Mount and the 'heart and soul' of person centered planning. We look forward to sharing her ideas and art on our Youtube channel and encourage everyone to subscribe. Look out for the new video in the next few days! Patti Scott David Hasbury
Our channel: https://bit.ly/2vABCyw

09/13/2019

Our video with Tom Kohler is live! Check it out and leave a comment to continue the conversation. Make sure to also subscribe to the Neighbours International Youtube channel and turn on notifications for upcoming videos.

Tom Kohler has spent 40 years connecting citizens of Savannah, Georgia to one another. As Co-ordinator and Executive Director of Chatham-Savannah Citizen Adv...

09/06/2019

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Keep an eye out for our upcoming video featuring Tom Kohler and his Five Ways to Go Into the World. The video will be debuting on our Youtube channel, so make sure to subscribe and hit that bell so you'll be notified right when the video is live. https://bit.ly/34qUyg1

07/26/2019

In another video from the Living Room Conversation series, Beth Mount and Connie Lyle O'Brien reflect on lessons learned from the early days of moving from congregated institutional models of support to individual person centered ways of supporting people with developmental disabilities to live in the community. Edited by Patti Scott and David Hasbury

Beth Mount and Connie Lyle O'Brien reflect on lessons learned from the early days of moving from congregated institutional models of support to individual pe...

06/06/2019

In another video in our series about ideas that influence person centered work, Connie Lyle-O’Brien and John O'Brien explore the complexity of choice for people with developmental disabilities in the absence of a breadth of experience, and a strong network of relationships.

Connie Lyle-O’Brien and John O'Brien explore the complexity of choice for people with developmental disabilities in the absence of a breadth of experience, a...