LO 2

Question 1

what is the person centred approach

Answer 1

a balance between what is important to and what is
important for a person
• enhancing voice, choice and control
• clarification of roles and responsibilities

Question 2

what are Principles of a person-centred approach and how they support person-centred care

Answer 2

• independence and rights (e.g. to live life the way
they want to, to be employed, to form meaningful
relationships)

• co-production, choice and control (e.g. to be treated
as an equal partner in decision making about their
care, to be able to make decisions about their
life/care, to have more of what is important to them)

• inclusive and competent communities (e.g. to be
able to participate in community activities, to
volunteer, to feel they belong

Question 3

what is the current context of the person-centred approach

Answer 3

• the policy landscape, i.e.
- personalisation
- personal budgets
• role of a person-centred approach in achieving good
practice in the delivery of care services

Question 4

Historic overview

Answer 4

institutional public services

disability rights movement

Question 5

what are the challenges to adopting a person-centred approach

Answer 5

• resistance to change
• institutional history of public services
• institutions promoting a medical model of disability
• lack of staff training
• communication barriers
• respecting choice when alternatives may promote
better health or wellbeing
• focusing on deficits rather than capacities
• lack of clarity over roles and responsibilities

Question 6

methods to over come challenges

Answer 6

values-based recruitment
• staff training
• regular review of support provided
• recognising when provision is not person-centred
and taking action to rectify
• modelling behaviour