Title: Understand person-centred approaches utilised in health and social care.1.1 Define person-centred values  1.2 Explain how person-centred values underpin health and social care practice.

PERSON-CENTERED APPROACHES IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS

Unit Aims

The aim of this unit is to provide learners with the knowledge and understanding required to implement and promote person-centred approaches. A person-centred approach is where the person is placed at the centre of the service and treated as a person first. The unit explores how the focus is on the person and what they can do, not their condition or disability.

Guidance:

You will summarise your findings in a portfolio of evidence to include a guidance document and a briefing report.

The portfolio of evidence you produce should contain the proof that you have attained, and can apply, the knowledge, skills and behaviours defined in the required standard. 

Scenario:

You are employed at Ryemoor, a health and social care setting.New employees are not familiar with some aspects of the care needs of individuals so need to bh advised about person-centered approaches to ensure needs are fully met.

Task 1 of 2 – Guidance Document (ACs 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3)

Instructions:

You are required to research information and prepare guidance to inform new staff, putting this together for use for induction and training purposes.

The information and guidance should:

• Define person-centred values
• Explain how person-centred values underpin health and social care practice.
• Explain how care plans are central when applying person-centred values.
• Describe factors that contribute to the wellbeing of individuals.
• Describe ways to understand individual preferences, wishes and needs.
• Explain ways to put person-centred values into practice.
• Review practice in response to an individual`s changing needs or preferences.
• Explain the principle of active participation
• Describe ways of ensuring active participation to meet individual`s needs.
• Explain how to support an individual to agree how active participation will be implemented.
• 1x Guidance document — 1500 words excluding diagrams, references and appendices.

Delivery and Submission:

1x Guidance document-1500 words excluding diagrams, refereneces and appendices

Task 2 of 2 – Briefing Report (ACs 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4)

Instructions:

There has been a recent issue at the setting, whereby personal care had been carried out without gaining the individual`s permission.

You have been asked to prepare a briefing report to be given to all staff.

In the briefing report you must:

• Explain when an individual might be required to give consent.
• Describe factors that influence the capability of an individual to give consent.
• Establish consent for an activity or action.
• Explain what steps to take if consent cannot be readily established.

Delivery and Submission:

• 1x Briefing Report – 1000 words excluding diagrams, references, and appendices.
• You should use and cite a range of academic and reliable sources.
• A comprehensive Harvard style reference list must be included at the end of the work.
• Guidance Document— 1500 words
• Briefing Report — 1000 words

Referencing:

• You should use and cite a range of academic and reliable sources.
• A comprehensive Harvard style reference list must be included at the end of the work.

Evidence to be submitted:

• Guidance Document— 1500 words
• Briefing Report — 1000 word