Person-Centred Care Worksheet

Person-centred care originated from the work of Carl Rogers in the mid-20th century and is considered important in health and social care because:

• It ensures care is tailored to meet the unique needs and preferences of each person, promoting dignity and autonomy.

• It focuses solely on medical treatment without considering individual preferences.

• It was developed to standardize care for all patients regardless of their needs.

• It prioritizes organizational efficiency over patient well-being.

Person-centred care can reduce risks for individuals receiving support by:

• Understanding an individual's specific needs, preferences, and communication methods to plan and deliver care effectively.

• Applying the same care plan to all individuals regardless of their preferences.

• Ignoring communication methods and focusing only on medical needs.

• Providing support without considering individual preferences.

Which of the following is a benefit of person-centred care for service users and carers?

• Improved satisfaction and trust

• Increased financial burden

• Reduced communication

• Limited access to services

Risk within the context of person-centred care can be defined as:

• The potential for harm or adverse outcomes, balanced against the individual's right to make choices and maintain independence.

• The certainty of negative outcomes regardless of individual choices.

• The elimination of all risks by restricting individual independence.

• The process of ignoring individual preferences to ensure safety.

Which of the following is a strategy to incorporate person-centred care into day-to-day activities?

• Listening to individuals about their preferences

• Ignoring individual choices

• Applying the same care plan to everyone

• Limiting communication with individuals

Person-centred care can support individuals with a history of trauma or adverse experiences by:

• Recognising their unique history and tailoring care to avoid triggers, build trust, and provide emotional support
• Ignoring their past experiences and focusing only on medical treatment
• Applying the same care plan to all individuals regardless of their history
• Encouraging individuals to relive traumatic events frequently

• Recognising their unique history and tailoring care to avoid triggers, build trust, and provide emotional support

• Ignoring their past experiences and focusing only on medical treatment

• Applying the same care plan to all individuals regardless of their history

• Encouraging individuals to relive traumatic events frequently

Carers can ensure they respect an individual's preferences while still protecting their safety by:

• Using risk assessments, involving the individual in care discussions, and finding compromises.

• Ignoring the individual's preferences to prioritize safety.

• Making all decisions without consulting the individual.

• Allowing the individual to take any risks they want without intervention.

Effective communication plays a key role in person-centred care by:

• Ensuring carers understand an individual's needs and preferences, fostering trust, and helping to identify changes in their condition or concerns.

• Allowing carers to make decisions without input from the individual.

• Focusing only on medical treatment and ignoring emotional needs.

• Reducing the need for regular check-ins with individuals.

Person-centred care can improve an individual's ability to engage in daily activities by:

• Focusing on the individual's strengths and preferences to provide tailored support.

• Encouraging individuals to follow a strict daily routine regardless of their preferences.

• Providing the same support to all individuals without considering their needs.

• Limiting activities to only those that are medically necessary.

It is important to continuously assess and evaluate the care provided to ensure it remains person-centred because:

Continuous assessment ensures that care adapts to changes in the individual's needs, preferences, and circumstances, maintaining their dignity, autonomy, and wellbeing.

• It ensures care adapts to changes in the individual's needs, preferences, and circumstances, maintaining their dignity, autonomy, and wellbeing.

• It allows care providers to avoid all mistakes in treatment.

• It guarantees that care will never need to be changed again.

• It ensures that care is only focused on medical needs, not personal preferences.