Who is this course for?

This course is aimed at all staff throughout the health and social care sector, in particular:-

• New starters to the organisation
• Existing staff as a refresher

Course Content

• Person Centred Care
• Individuality & Independence
• Privacy & Partnership
• Rights
• Choices
• Dignity & Respect
• Person Centred Planning
• Challenging Decisions
• Informed Choices
• Spiritual & Emotional Wellbeing
• Barriers

Course Objectives

• Understand person centred values
• Understand working in a person centred way
• Demonstrate awareness of the individual's immediate environment and make changes to address factors that may be causing discomfort or distress
• Make others aware of any actions they may be undertaking that are causing discomfort or distress to individuals
• Support individuals to minimise pain or discomfort
• Support the individual to maintain their identity and self-esteem
• Support the individual using person centred values