Person-centred values identify the person's uniqueness,
individuality, choice, diversity, rights, dignity, equality, and independence, which
is crucial in the Mental Health Setting. Person centred values prefer the
individual's needs, choices, dignity, rights, privacy, and independence while
providing the health care services following the General Social Care Council's (GSCC) codes of
practice. It also helps to boost the self-esteem of the patients and secure
them from potential harm. Without the person-centred values in work practice,
the targeted aims and objectives are hard to achieve.
Care plan provides a framework
regarding the preferences of the client to fulfill their health-oriented goal.
The care plan comprised of a document, which contains all the long and
short-term goals that enable the healthcare professional to managed daily care.
The core value of the person-centered approach is to provide the best services
to the client without hurting their emotions, dignity, and self-respect.
The need and preferences of the
people continually transform. Their feedback regarding their current preferred
area of health must be treated initially with the correct tool, weather tool,
and level of support, emotional or additional support. These preferences and
needs include-
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Mental and memory, depression,
stress, and illness
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Physical health dietary needs,
illness, physical ability
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Social activity relationships,
responsibilities, family, and friends
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Environmental housing, weather,
and aid
The Mental Capacity Act, after 16 years of age, the
following points must be consider
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An adult should be considered to
have a capacity for taking off their care unless any evidence rejects the fact.
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In the absence of any proof, an
adult should be treated as they can make their own decisions independently
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If an individual cannot make a
wise decision, they should not be labeled with limited mental capacity. Just
because an adult may make an unwise decision, it cannot be assumed they lack
the mental capacity to make one
An individual has a right to withdraw the consent at any
point. For ample if an individual is taking some medical test or management
plan, the extent to which the assessment and management plan should be
continued would be purely the decision of the adult. In the case, if an
individual says no for further modalities, the action should be stopped and
written on paper for further legal actions.
Different ways of applying active participation to meet individual needs
First treating an individual as human and respect their
decision, choices, and preferences. The active participation of the client or
adult to accomplish his task is imperative. The excessive help of the client
may damage his ability of independent functioning. The therapist or co-worker
and healthcare staff develop the active participation by evaluating the
condition of the client; assign the task according to capacity, ability, and
skill. Asking them what, where and t what extent they would like to perform the
task. Lastly, softly push your parents for the action.
The people take a decision that
may be challenging for them or the other related people. It is obligatory for
other people and health carer to make that person realize the nature of his
decision. First, it should be ensured if the individual knows about all the
cores and pones of his decision. Secondly by discussing the decision with the
client and if he does not agree to change his decision to advice hit take other
professional help. Lastly, advise them about the complaint procedure.
The links between identity, self-image, and self-esteem
Self-image refers to how an individual evaluates his
attributes, such as fatness, thinness, complexion and facial feature. On the other
hand, the self-esteem refers to the how a person values himself. The self-image
and self-esteem are highly interlinked such as if the person has positive body
image, will have high self-esteem and show the high confidence and positive
approach towards life.
The positive feedback, appraisal, and encouragement enhance
the motivation and ability to fulfill their potentials. If a person has high
motivation and potential to do something and achieve his target, that enhances
his self-worth. Therefore, for the wellbeing of the individual appreciate even
a small achievement of him. Beside that active listening, positive and
nonjudgemental attitude also contribute in the well being of the individual
(Department of Health, 2000).
Risk-assessment in the care setting
The risk assessment is very useful in reducing the risk
related to those activities that an individual want to take part. For example,
if an individual wants to ride a bike and there is a possibility that he may
fall or get an injury on his head. Then the risk assessment ensures that the
individual wears a helmet before riding a bike that reduces the potential risk.
Secondly, the risk assessment is beneficial for support staff as after
assessing the sign and symptoms of risk, they may help the individual to come
out of danger, which also secures the supporting staff. The risk assessment for
activity controls the risk assessment related to activities and risk assessment
for infection control prohibit the risk of infection spread around.
The risk-taking and risk assessment impose some role and
responsibilities towards supporting staff. The risk-taking depends on the
choices of an individual using the healthcare modalities. For example, if an
individual doesn't want to use a wheelchair, it is a risk-taking behavior, as
due to feet fracture and injury he may not walk appropriately without support.
Therefore, the supporting staff educates the individual with the associated
risk of not using the wheelchair and may offer alternative ways to use support
while walking such as stick or frames. The alternative ways offer to respect
the choices of an individual that reduce the risk.
Behavior and challenging situation are forever changing. If
anything alters, it brings some associated risk, therefore to avoid potential
harms the risk assessment and risk level must accommodate this, such as,
deterioration in illness, and fulfilling the dietary needs. The activities are
the best tool to review risk assessments regularly. The regularity may consist
of every 5th or 8th month respectively
depending on the level of vulnerability (Binnet, & Kingston, 1993).