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Person-centred

Meaning in social work, with examples

adjectiveCommon term

In social work, person-centred means: Organised around the individual's own wishes, needs, values and goals, with the person involved in every decision about their care.

In Turkish: kişi odaklı, kişi merkezli, birey merkezli

How it is used

Used in adult social care, disability and health services: person-centred care, person-centred planning, a person-centred approach. It grew out of Carl Rogers' client-centred therapy. The US spelling is person-centered.

Example sentences

  1. Person-centred planning starts by asking what matters to him.

  2. The inspection praised the home for its person-centred care.

Common collocations

  • person-centred care
  • person-centred planning
  • person-centred approach
  • person-centred practice
  • care planA written plan setting out a person's needs, the goals to work towards, the services to be provided, who is responsible and when progress will be reviewed.
  • strengths-based approachA way of working that starts from what people can do, their skills, relationships and resources, rather than only from their problems.
  • self-determinationA person's right to make their own choices and decisions about their life, even when others might disagree with them.
  • adult social carePractical and personal support for adults who need help because of age, illness or disability, such as home care, day centres and care homes.

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