Person-centred Approaches in Health and Social Care Settings (J/618/5293) Assignment Brief 2026

Unit Person-centred Approaches in Health and Social Care Settings Assignment Brief

Unit Aims

The aim of this unit is to provide learners with the knowledge and understanding required to implement and promote person- centred approaches. A person- centred approach is where the person is placed at the centre of the service and treated as a person first. The unit explores how the focus is on the person and what they can do, not their condition or disability.

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria

Guidance

Scenario

You are employed at Ryemoor, a health and social care setting.
New employees are not familiar with some aspects of the care needs of individuals so need to be advised about person-centered approaches to ensure needs are fully met.

Task 1 of 2 – Guidance Document (ACs 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3)

Instructions:

You are required to research information and prepare guidance to inform new staff, putting this together for use for induction and training purposes.

The information and guidance should:

• Define person- centred values
• Explain how person- centred values underpin health and social care practice.
• Explain how care plans are central when applying person- centred values.
• Describe factors that contribute to the wellbeing of individuals.
• Describe ways to understand individual preferences, wishes and needs.
• Explain ways to put person- centred values into practice.
• Review practice in response to an individual’s changing needs or preferences.
• Explain the principle of active participation
• Describe ways of ensuring active participation to meet individual’s needs.
• Explain how to support an individual to agree how active participation will be implemented.

Delivery and Submission:

• 1x Guidance document – 1500 words excluding diagrams, references and appendices.

Task 2 of 2 – Briefing Report (ACs 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4)

Instructions:

There has been a recent issue at the setting, whereby personal care had been carried out without gaining the individual’s permission. You have been asked to prepare a briefing report to be given to all staff.

In the briefing report you must:

• Explain when an individual might be required to give consent.
• Describe factors that influence the capability of an individual to give consent.
• Establish consent for an activity or action.
• Explain what steps to take if consent cannot be readily established.

Delivery and Submission:

• 1x Briefing Report – 1000 words excluding diagrams, references, and appendices.

Referencing

• You should use and cite a range of academic and reliable sources.
• A comprehensive Harvard style reference list must be included at the end of the work.

Evidence to be submitted

• Guidance Document – 1500 words
• Briefing Report – 1000 words

Answer

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