Understand person centred approaches in adult social care settings
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27
Level
2
Credit value
4
Learning outcomes
The learner will:
Assessment criteria
The learner can:
1. Understand person centred approaches for care and support
1.1 Define person-centred values
1.2 Explain why it is important to work in a way that embeds person centred values
2. Understand how to implement a person centred approach in an adult social care setting
2.1 Describe how to find out the history, preferences, wishes and needs of an individual
2.2 Describe how to take into account the history, preferences, wishes and needs of an individual when planning care and support
2.3 Explain how using an individual’s care plan contributes to working in a person centred way
3. Understand the importance of establishing consent when providing care or support
3.1 Define the term “consent”
3.2 Explain the importance of gaining consent when providing care or support
3.3 Describe how to establish consent for an activity or action
3.4 Explain what steps to take if consent cannot be readily established
4. Understand how to encourage active participation
4.1 Define what is meant by active participation
4.2 Describe how active participation benefits an individual
4.3 Describe ways of reducing barriers to active participation
4.4 Describe ways of encouraging active participation
5. Understand how to support an individual’s right to make choices
5.1 Identify ways of supporting an individual to make informed choices
5.2 Explain why risk-taking can be part of an individual’s choices
5.3 Explain how agreed risk assessment processes are used to support the right to make choices
5.4 Explain why a worker’s personal views should not influence an individual’s choices
5.5 Describe how to support an individual to question or challenge decisions concerning them that are made by others
6. Understand how to promote an individual’s well-being
6.1 Explain how individual identity and self