My Personhood Summary© is the intellectual property of the Behavioural Supports Ontario Provincial Coordinating Office (BSO PCO), North Bay Regional Health Centre, Ontario, CANADA.  The tool is intended for use broadly, while preserving its integrity as a standardized tool.  As such, the following permissions are provided and/or required:

Print Version (PDF & Microsoft Word)

Permission is GRANTED for the PDF and Microsoft Word versions of My Personhood Summary© (available via the download form below) to be downloaded, printed, photocopied, distributed, and used across care settings and/or for educational purposes.  Alterations to the tool are strictly prohibited.

Development of My Personhood Summary© in Electronic Medical Record Systems

Permission is GRANTED from the Behavioural Supports Ontario Provincial Coordinating Office to build My Personhood Summary© within electronic medical record systems (e.g., Meditech, Cerner, etc.). Please note that the BSO Provincial Coordinating Office has collaborated with PointClickCare on a corporate build of the My Personhood Summary© Tool as part of the RNAO Clinical Pathway – PointClickCare Nursing Advantage Canada initiative. We are pleased to announce that My Personhood Summary© is now available in PointClickCare’s for those subscribed to the Nursing Advantage Canada solution.

Prior to commencing your build, please review the following Terms of Use and then proceed to the download form.

Terms of Use: Building My Personhood Summary© within Electronic Medical Record Systems:
  • BSO’s My Personhood Summary© is and will remain the intellectual property of the Behavioural Supports Ontario (BSO) Provincial Coordinating Office.
  • Alterations to BSO’s My Personhood Summary© are prohibited. All changes or adaptions to the tool must be approved by the BSO Provincial Coordinating Office. Please contact provincialbso@nbrhc.on.ca to discuss any requested changes to the tool. If the BSO logo is unable to be included due to technical limitations, acknowledgment of BSO as the author of the tool must be stated.
  • BSO’s My Personhood Summary© is a tool made available to users free of charge and as such, individuals/parties must not be charged for the tool or for its individual use. 

Research Use

Permission is GRANTED from the Behavioural Supports Ontario Provincial Coordinating Office to use My Personhood Summary© for research purposes. Please review the terms of use below, then select and complete the download form to indicate that My Personhood Summary© will be used for research purposes.

My Personhood Summary© for Research Purposes: Terms of Use
  • BSO’s My Personhood Summary© is and will remain the intellectual property of the Behavioural Supports Ontario (BSO) Provincial Coordinating Office (PCO).
  • Alterations to My Personhood Summary© are prohibited.
  • Acknowledgement must be given to the BSO Provincial Coordinating Office as owner of the intellectual property of My Personhood Summary© in any dissemination of research outcomes including, but not limited to, any journal articles, other publications and presentations.
  • Research Ethics Board approval has been obtained for your research study (if applicable).
  • A copy of published research results must be shared with ProvincialBSO@nbrhc.on.ca.
  • The BSO Provincial Coordinating Office is permitted to acknowledge the use of My Personhood Summary© in the research study in its BSO communications (e.g. annual report).