Person Centred Care Course

This Person Centred Care Course explains what it means to work in a person centred way within health and social care. You will learn how to demonstrate person centred values in different situations. This includes daily interactions, care plan reviews, and complex decisions about a person's future wellbeing. Furthermore, this course also covers practical ways to put person centred values into your day-to-day practice.

Person centred care places the individual at the heart of all decisions and support. It goes beyond diagnoses, task lists, and paperwork, focusing instead on each person’s history, choices, preferences, and abilities.

By the end of the course, you’ll understand the principles behind high-quality, compassionate care — and feel confident putting them into practice.

Person Centred Care Training

This Person Centred Care Training forms part of the Care Certificate course, it covers Standard 5 of the Care Certificate. This course is also CPD accredited.

Whether you’re just starting or brushing up your knowledge, this course builds the core skills and mindset for truly person-led support.

• Apply person centred values in your day-to-day work.
• Explain why promoting person centred values is essential when providing support to individuals.
• Identify practical ways to promote dignity, respect, and inclusion in all aspects of care.
• Update care and/or support plans to reflect any changes in an individual’s needs.
• Support individuals to plan for their future wellbeing and fulfilment, including end-of-life care.
• Check that individuals with restricted movement or mobility are comfortable.
• Recognise signs of pain or discomfort, including through non-verbal communication, and take appropriate action to address them
• Support and encourage an individual’s own sense of identity and self-esteem.
• Demonstrate attitudes and behaviours that promote emotional and spiritual wellbeing.
• Report concerns about an individual’s emotional or spiritual wellbeing to the appropriate person (e.g., family member, advocate, or manager).
• Explain the importance of supporting individuals to plan for their future wellbeing and fulfilment, including end-of-life care

By the end of this Person Centred Care course, you’ll be able to:

• Understand the principles of person centred values and how to work in a person centred approach as part of your day-to-day role.
• Recognise the importance of learning and respecting each individual’s history, preferences, wishes, and needs.
• Raise awareness of an individual’s immediate environment and make changes to address factors that may be causing distress.
• Identify when to raise concerns about anything that may be causing harm, discomfort, or distress.
• Support individuals to manage and minimise pain or discomfort effectively.
• Encourage and maintain an individual’s identity, dignity, and self-esteem in all aspects of care.

This Person Centred Care course is suitable for Care and Support Workers who work in a social care setting. It may also be useful to a wider audience of people who would like to know more about person centred care values.