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The values of person‐centredness
ОглавлениеMany of the underpinning values of person‐centredness that are dominant in healthcare are not new and, indeed, many can be traced back through the history of healthcare and especially in the context of care and caring, where the core value of ‘respect for the person’ is paramount (McCance et al. 1997, 1999). Table 2.1 sets out these core values.
Table 2.1 The core values of person‐centred practice
| Core value | What the value means in practice |
|---|---|
| Respect for personhood | Holding the person's values central in decision making is essential to a person‐centred approach to practice |
| Being authentic | Being ‘real’ in our representation of who we are as persons to enable meaningful engagement in relationships |
| Sharing autonomy | Forming trusted and interconnected relationships between persons for shared, informed decision making |
| Showing respect for and active engagement with a person's individual abilities, preferences, lifestyles and goals | Balancing all persons' competence and expertise with individual understandings of well‐being and potential futures |
| Demonstrating mutual respect and understanding | Forming positive interactive relationships that create an interdependence and shared energy |
| Therapeutically caring | Caring as a therapeutic intervention focusing on actions that respond to individual need and that strives for positive outcomes |
| Committed to healthfulness as process and outcome | Living a positive life and embracing all dimensions of our being |
