Promote Person-Centred Approaches in Care Settings

The  Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care unit Promote Person-Centred Approaches in Care Settings is concerned with putting the individual receiving care at the heart of care provision.

It begins by looking at how to work in a person-centred way and how to promote person-centred values before exploring other topics such as consent, active participation, risk assessments and an individual’s rights and wellbeing.

It comprises of 7 learning outcomes, each consisting of several assessment criteria.

1. Understand how to promote the application of person-centred approaches in care settings
   • 1.1 Explain how and why person-centred values must influence all aspects of health and adult care work
   • 1.2 Evaluate the use of care plans in applying person-centred values
   • 1.3 Explain how to collate and analyse feedback to support the delivery of person-centred care in line with roles and responsibilities
2. Be able to work in a person-centred way
   • 2.1 Work with an individual and others to find out the individual’s history, preferences, wishes and needs
   • 2.2 Demonstrate ways to put person-centred values into practice in a complex or sensitive situation
   • 2.3 Adapt actions and approaches in response to an individual’s changing needs or preferences
3. Be able to establish consent when providing care or support
   • 3.1 Analyse factors that influence the capacity of an individual to express consent
   • 3.2 Establish consent for an activity or action
   • 3.3 Explain what steps to take if consent cannot be readily established
4. Be able to implement and promote active participation
   • 4.1 Describe different ways of applying active participation to meet individual needs
   • 4.2 Work with an individual and others to agree how active participation will be implemented
   • 4.3 Demonstrate how active participation can address the holistic needs of an individual
   • 4.4 Demonstrate ways to promote understanding and use of active participation
5. Be able to support the individual’s right to make choices
   • 5.1 Support an individual to make informed choices
   • 5.2 Use own role and authority to support the individual’s right to make choices
   • 5.3 Manage risk in a way that maintains the individual’s right to make choices
   • 5.4 Describe how to support an individual to question or challenge decisions concerning them that are made by others
6. Be able to promote individuals’ well-being
   • 6.1 Explain the links between identity, self-image and self esteem
   • 6.2 Analyse factors that contribute to the well-being of individuals
   • 6.3 Support an individual in a way that promotes their sense of identity, self-image and self-esteem
   • 6.4 Demonstrate ways to contribute to an environment that promotes well-being
7. Understand the role of risk assessment in enabling a person-centred approach
   • 7.1 Compare different uses of risk assessment in care settings
   • 7.2 Explain how risk-taking and risk assessment relate to rights and responsibilities
   • 7.3 Explain why risk assessments need to be regularly revised

NOTE: Some of these assessment criteria overlap with criteria in the Level 2 Diploma in Care. Where this occurs and to avoid duplication, links direct to the relevant criteria in the Level 2 Diploma section.