Person-centred care

Carl Rogers (1902-1987) was a humanistic psychologist who agreed with the main assumptions of Abraham Maslow. Rogers believed that every person could achieve their goals, wishes, and desires in life. When, or rather if they did so, self actualization took place.

A person-centred approach is where the person is placed at the centre of the service and treated as a person first. The focus is on the person and what they can do, not their condition or disability. requires flexible services and support to suit the person’s wishes and priorities.

1. people’s values and putting people at the centre of care.
2. taking into account people’s preferences and chosen needs.
3. ensuring people are physically comfortable and safe.
4. emotional support involving family and friends.
5. making sure people have access to appropriate care that they need, when and where they need it.

We can make person-centred practice a part of our work through our everyday interactions with patients and their family and carers, for example: treat the patient as an equal partner. listen to the patient and respect the knowledge they bring about their own health. listen to their family and carers.

Person centred – focuses on approaches based around the client’s preferences, needs and goals. Individual needs determine the resources and services provided. System centred – where the resources and services are pre-determined without consideration of individual needs, strengths or goals.

The eight values in person-centred healthcare are individuality, rights, privacy, choice, independence, dignity, respect, and partnership.

In person-centred care, health and social care professionals work collaboratively with people who use services. Person-centred care supports people to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to more effectively manage and make informed decisions about their own health and health care.

What are person-centred thinking tools? Person-centred thinking tools are a set of easy to use templates that are used to give structure to conversations. Using them is a practical way to capture information that feeds into care and support planning, as well as to improve understanding, communication and relationships.

Person-Centered Planning Tools

• Circles of Support and Circle of Friends.
• Essential Life Planning.
• Group Action Planning (GAP)
• Making Action Plans (MAPS)
• Personal Futures Planning (PFP)
• Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope (PATH)
• The Center for Human Policy, Law and Disability Studies.

Tool. PATH (Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope) What is it? PATH is a tool that you can use when the young person has a specific goal or dream for the future, to work out the actions that need to be taken in order to make that happen.

Person centred planning leads to continual listening, learning and action and helps the person get what they want out of life. Learning from planning can not only inform individuals but also can affect service delivery as a whole and inform and inspire others to achieve greater things.

These elements include the person-centered goal statement, strengths and barriers, short-term objectives, and action steps/interventions. The creation of the PCP document should begin with, and flow from, a meaningful and motivating goal statement which reflects something the individual would like to achieve.

A person centred plan may include a description of the individual, past and present. It should normally, however, include a description of a vision of a more positive future for the individual (short, medium and/or long term) together with a goal-based action plan for the attainment of this more positive future.

Person-centred care

• affording people dignity, compassion and respect.
• offering coordinated care, support or treatment.
• offering personalised care, support or treatment.
• supporting people to recognise and develop their own strengths and abilities to enable them to live an independent and fulfilling life.

Risk enablement involves supporting individuals to identify and assess their own risks and then enabling them to take the risks they choose. The person-centred approach in health and social care tries to involve the individual in the planning of their care and support as much as possible.

According to the World Health Organization, patient empowerment is “a process through which people gain greater control over decisions and actions affecting their health.” Providers can increase their patients’ involvement in many ways, such as sharing patient education materials and making sure they have a say in …

The core purpose of person-centred therapy is to facilitate our ability to self-actualise – the belief that all of us will grow and fulfil our potential. This approach facilitates the personal growth and relationships of a client by allowing them to explore and utilise their own strengths and personal identity.

Humanistic Approaches to Therapy Instead of a medicine-centered or research-centered approach to therapy, the humanistic perspective encourages an approach that focuses on the individual person, their individual needs and improving self-awareness. Group therapy for families is an example of a humanistic approach.