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What is the main goal of person-centred approach?
What is person-centred planning?
What are person-centred actions?
What does it mean to know the person in person-centred approach?
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What is the role of practitioners in helping individuals make informed decisions?
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What should practitioners do when new skills are required to help the person meet their personal goals?
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What is the main characteristic of person-centred support?
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What is the role of practitioners in relation to individuals' right to make unwise decisions and a right to fail?
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Person-Centred Approaches in Providing Support Services for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Person-centred approach aims to discover how individuals want to live their lives and what is required to make that possible.
- Person-centred planning involves identifying and developing support plans that are tailored to the unique needs, strengths, and goals of the individual.
- Person-centred actions refer to the ways in which support is provided to the individual in a manner that is responsive to their needs and preferences.
- Practitioners must know the person they are supporting, their preferences, aspirations, strengths, and needs.
- Knowing the person requires building a relationship with the person, communicating effectively, actively listening, demonstrating respect, warmth, empathy, and compassion.
- Practitioners must respect the autonomy of the person and help them make informed decisions, even if they personally disagree with them.
- Where new skills are required to help the person meet their personal goals, practitioners must use their expertise in behavioural teaching and training methods.
- Many modern services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities claim to provide person-centred support but often misunderstand the meaning of person-centred support.
- Person-centred support requires putting the human rights of the person at the centre of practice and helping them achieve the lifestyle they want within their community.
- Practitioners should not typically place limits or restrictions on a person's freedom or activities simply out of a desire to act in their best interests.
- Person-centred practitioners understand that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities have a right to make unwise decisions and a right to fail.
- Practitioners must be vigilant with regard to acting on any signs of abuse, neglect or exploitation.
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Test your knowledge on person-centred approaches in providing support services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities with this quiz. Learn about the principles of person-centred planning, actions, and relationships, and how to build effective support plans that are tailored to the unique needs, strengths, and goals of the individual. Discover the importance of respecting autonomy, using behavioural teaching and training methods, and putting human rights at the centre of practice. Take the quiz to see how much you know about providing person-centred support
