Person Centred Values
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What are person centred values?
When an individual is receiving care from a care worker or alike person, they are given ‘person centred care’. Person centred care means to put the person at the centre of everything the social care workers do, not the dementia. It means that everything is focused around the needs and emotions of the individual. When giving person centred care, we use person centred values. There is a holistic or ‘whole person’ approach to care, which means not only just meeting their obvious physical state, but their whole needs as a person. A psychological study showed five different types of needs that are important to people with dementia. These five things are all closely related to the need of being loved. They are:
Attachment
The regular human being tends to be a sociable kind of race, we try and form bonds and make attachments with others. We use these as security for when we feel like is becoming or already is uncertain and when we feel scared or in need. This is what the attachment provides, a ‘blanket’ to fall back on in times of need. It makes us believe we belong somewhere or to someone.
Inclusion
In most circumstances, we spend most of our lives working and living around and with other people. Because of this, we feel a need to be included and involved on day to day things with other people. We don’t tend to feel like an outsider. People with dementia often get ignored and isolated witch can easily lead to them feeling alone and isolated. This can become a very lonely place to be, which is why it is an important value to ensure is given to individuals.
Identity
Identity is quite self explanatory. It’s who we are as people. We all have things that mark us differently to other people. Not only humans but every living thing in the world has its own identity. It is what makes us who we are. People that have dementia and have carers coming in and out of their homes doing things for them, or get moved into care homes can
What are person centred values?
When an individual is receiving care from a care worker or alike person, they are given ‘person centred care’. Person centred care means to put the person at the centre of everything the social care workers do, not the dementia. It means that everything is focused around the needs and emotions of the individual. When giving person centred care, we use person centred values. There is a holistic or ‘whole person’ approach to care, which means not only just meeting their obvious physical state, but their whole needs as a person. A psychological study showed five different types of needs that are important to people with dementia. These five things are all closely related to the need of being loved. They are:
Attachment
The regular human being tends to be a sociable kind of race, we try and form bonds and make attachments with others. We use these as security for when we feel like is becoming or already is uncertain and when we feel scared or in need. This is what the attachment provides, a ‘blanket’ to fall back on in times of need. It makes us believe we belong somewhere or to someone.
Inclusion
In most circumstances, we spend most of our lives working and living around and with other people. Because of this, we feel a need to be included and involved on day to day things with other people. We don’t tend to feel like an outsider. People with dementia often get ignored and isolated witch can easily lead to them feeling alone and isolated. This can become a very lonely place to be, which is why it is an important value to ensure is given to individuals.
Identity
Identity is quite self explanatory. It’s who we are as people. We all have things that mark us differently to other people. Not only humans but every living thing in the world has its own identity. It is what makes us who we are. People that have dementia and have carers coming in and out of their homes doing things for them, or get moved into care homes can