Unit 68: Facilitate Person Centred Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Review 1 Understand the Principles of Person Centred Assessment and Care Planning

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1.1 Explain the importance of a holistic approach to assessment and planning of care or support - The holistic approach, rather than focusing on a specific problem area for e.g. angina, would take into account all aspects that affect an individual. This helps in ascertaining the needs of the individual more clearly and also highlights any additional areas that may need to be examined or discussed further. Five key areas are: Social – This could be the relationship an individual has with someone or whether that individual is isolated or maybe is a loner and prefers to be on own. Environmental – This ranges from where the person lives or is currently located, financial status, access to transportation, nearby health and shopping facilities. Physical – This could be any adverse health conditions or disabilities an individual may have. Assessment would ascertain all these. Psychological – This would highlight what is going on in their head, as with regards to their thoughts and feelings. Do they feel they are being treated fairly with dignity and respect? Spiritual – Understanding if an individual had an affinity with a certain faith or religion. Getting to know the individual and where they feel they stand in life. 1.2 Describe ways of supporting the individual to lead the assessment and planning process - The purpose of person centred planning is to enable people to live the lives they want in their communities. It helps people work out what they want in their lives and make them feel stronger and more confident. It puts to good use the contributions made from service agencies, to ensure they are based upon what is important to that person, from their own perspective. It requires a fundamental shift of thinking from a “power over” relationship to a “power with” relationship. 1.3 Describe ways the assessment and planning process or

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