Promote person centred approaches in health and social care
Promote person centred approaches in health and social care (HSC 036)
1.Working with person centred values means respecting individuality, allowing and supporting individuals to retain this or if required restore it. Person centred values should be at the very core of social care work, and infact is a legal requirement as many of it’s values are mimicked in acts such as the human rights act and the health and social care act, furthermore it should be present in your companies policy and codes of practice. If you are practicing proficient person centred values individuals should feel they are supported in accessing their rights, treated as an individual, supported to exercise choice, have privacy if they want it, are supported to be as independent as possible and are treated with individuality and respect. Clearly to ensure this is happening person centred values will have to be considered in every aspect of your work, making it much more effective and less invasive.
2. Identity, self image and self esteem all to a certain extent rely upon and effect each other. Identity is about people being themselves and being allowed to make their own independent choices as to what that is. There are many different forms of identity such as religious, cultural and personal things such as the way you dress or what colour you want your hair. This ties in with self image which is the way individuals envisage themselves in relation to abilities, appearance, and personality. If they are allowed to form their own identity this will generally create a healthier self image as they are in control of this and as they have been allowed to focus on what they appreciate and respect meening they will be more likely to appreciate and respect themselves, this in essence is self esteem. Self esteem is about self respect and the confidence in one’s own worth or abilities. Clearly if people make you doubt your identity or self image or try to change this it will belittle you knocking your
1.Working with person centred values means respecting individuality, allowing and supporting individuals to retain this or if required restore it. Person centred values should be at the very core of social care work, and infact is a legal requirement as many of it’s values are mimicked in acts such as the human rights act and the health and social care act, furthermore it should be present in your companies policy and codes of practice. If you are practicing proficient person centred values individuals should feel they are supported in accessing their rights, treated as an individual, supported to exercise choice, have privacy if they want it, are supported to be as independent as possible and are treated with individuality and respect. Clearly to ensure this is happening person centred values will have to be considered in every aspect of your work, making it much more effective and less invasive.
2. Identity, self image and self esteem all to a certain extent rely upon and effect each other. Identity is about people being themselves and being allowed to make their own independent choices as to what that is. There are many different forms of identity such as religious, cultural and personal things such as the way you dress or what colour you want your hair. This ties in with self image which is the way individuals envisage themselves in relation to abilities, appearance, and personality. If they are allowed to form their own identity this will generally create a healthier self image as they are in control of this and as they have been allowed to focus on what they appreciate and respect meening they will be more likely to appreciate and respect themselves, this in essence is self esteem. Self esteem is about self respect and the confidence in one’s own worth or abilities. Clearly if people make you doubt your identity or self image or try to change this it will belittle you knocking your