Assignment 305 Promote Person Centred Approaches In Adult Social Care Settings

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Assignment 305- Promote Person Centred Approaches in Adult Social Care Settings Task A- Awareness Raising Campaign You work is running a campaign to improve staff understanding of all aspects of person centred care. You have been asked to create the following materials: Ai) A poster which describes a range of person centered approaches to care. Person Centred Approaches are ways that organisations use tools from person centered planning in order to help support individuals and which focuses on what is important to them and how they can achieve life targets, the person centered tools also help to establish if support is needed and which type of support will best suit the needs and wants of the individual. There are different types…show more content…
When trying to establish what decisions will suit the needs and benefit the individual it is critical that they are aware of all the options available to them. The information provided should be easy to understand and presented clearly to avoid any confusion when considering all their possible options, if something is presented using large complex terminology then they may miss this option due to the fear of its complexity however once broken down it is easily understandable and could be the most suited option for the individual. The information provided will need discussing in order to make the best decision for the individual, this will help to highlight the advantages and disadvantages of this option. The individual and the other parties involved in this decision making process may give there honest and personal opinions about the options, however it is important to remember that as a social care worker you have to stay neutral so that the decision if not influenced by your personal…show more content…
Once this has been established you can then inform the individual of their legal right and help to by offering further information and suggestions. Sometimes it maybe necessary to devise a plan to challenge any decisions made with the influence with the influence of other which the individual does not agree with. Another alternative could be that you act as their spokesperson if they do not feel confident enough to speak out, or to accompany them to any hearing or appointment involved in appealing against the decision. However, if the person is mentally impaired, you would have to get their signed permission to speak and act on their behalf before any health or social care workers would listen to you. Because of issues of confidentiality, you either have to be next of kin, or obtain powers of attorney or
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