Support Person Centred Thinking and Planning

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Support person centred thinking and planning Outcome 1 Understand the principles and practice of person-centred thinking, planning and reviews The learner can: 1. Identify the beliefs and values on which person-centred thinking and planning is based. „Our society is based on the belief that everyone has a contribution to make and has the right to control their own lives. This value drives our society and will also drive the way in which we provide social care. Services should be person-centred, seamless and proactive. They should support independence, not dependence and allow everyone to enjoy a good quality of life, including the ability to contribute fully to our communities. They should treat people with respect and dignity and support them in overcoming barriers to inclusion. They should be tailored to the religious, cultural and ethnic needs of individuals. They should focus on positive outcomes and well-being, and work proactively to include the most disadvantaged groups. We want to ensure that everyone, particularly people in the most excluded groups in our society, benefits from improvements in services.”(Department of Health, 2005, emphasis added) Stephen Ladyman, former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Community, described the value of person-centred planning in stating that:... by ‘person-centred’ I mean we have to move away from mass- produced services. Services that too often created a culture of dependency and move towards a future that seeks to develop the potential that is in every single individual. (Ladyman, 2004) Person-centred planning is based on learning through shared action, about finding creative solutions rather than fitting people into boxes and about problem solving and working together over time to create change in the person’s life, in the community and in organisations. (Sanderson, 2000) Person-centred
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