1.0 Understand the application of person centred approaches in health and social care
1.2 Evaluate the use of care plans in applying person centred values.
Care plans outlines every piece of information known about each individual person, from allergies to what hair colour they have. All medical information and next of kin etc. When done properly you should be able to read each care plan and gain inside knowledge into each and every person’s needs wants and abilities.
2.0 Be able to work in a person centred way.
2.1 Work with an individual and others to find out the individuals history, preferences, wishes and needs.
In order to find out the history, preferences, wishes and needs of an individual I would refer to any previous files held with regards to that person, as well as discussing directly with the client what the what preferences etc. of that person are. I use person centred values every time I am working.
2.2 Adapt actions and approaches in response to an individual’s changing needs or preferences.
Adapting your actions and approaches will benefit the person greatly and can make the intervention smoother, you adapt your actions to each individual, by this I mean if you were to talk to one person about changes they need to make for the better I may not be able to use that approach on a client. I would have all the relevant information available and be ready to answer any question. I would make any transaction a smooth one by merging the change.
4.0 Be able to implement and promote active participation
4.1 Describe different ways of applying active participation to meet individual needs.
Active participation is a way of recognising a person’s right to be involved with everyday activities from cleaning to playing games. Each resident is different and may react differently to getting involved. Praise and encouragement works well with everyone but some residents may need a little more