Person Centered Care Awareness
Person-Centered Care Awareness Month (PCCAM), observed every October worldwide, is an awareness-building campaign designed to engage healthcare stakeholders in adopting and advancing person-centered approaches to care.
Description
Being focused on the needs of the person as opposed to the needs of the service is an approach to care being adopted more and more by patients. It is vital you know how to manage the patient's needs and expectations whilst being flexible and allowing them to make decisions for themselves. This will help in having people's well-being at the forefront of the care given to avoid any physical, emotional, or social harm.
The aim of this course is to greater increase your knowledge of person-centered care and care plans as well as the relevant legislation. The key points covered in this course are:
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Defining person-centred care
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Developing a care plan
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Confidentiality
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Working practices and their effects
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Maintaining boundaries
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Define person-centred care
- Describe how to develop an individual's care plan
- Understand the bigger picture
- Understand the need for confidentiality
- Understand how working practices affect individuals
- Describe how to maintain boundaries