An exploration of person-centred concepts in human services: A thematic analysis of the literature
Being ‘person-centred’ in the delivery of health and human services has become synonymous with quality care, and it is a core feature of policy reform in Australia and other Western countries. This research aimed to identify the uses, definitions and characteristics of the term ‘person-centred’ in t...
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| description | Being ‘person-centred’ in the delivery of health and human services has become synonymous with quality care, and it is a core feature of policy reform in Australia and other Western countries. This research aimed to identify the uses, definitions and characteristics of the term ‘person-centred’ in the ageing, mental health and disability literature. A thematic analysis identified seven common core themes ofperson-centredness: honouring the person, being in relationship, facilitating participation and engage-ment, social inclusion/citizenship, experiencing compassionate love, being strengths/capacity focussed, and organisational characteristics. These suggest a set of higher-order experiences for people that are translated differently in different human services. There is no common definition of what it means to be person-centred, despite being a core feature of contemporary health and human service policy, andthis suggests that its inclusion facilitates further misunderstanding and misinterpretation. A common understanding and policy conceptualisation of person-centredness is likely to support quality outcomes in service delivery especially where organisations work across human service groups. Further research into the application and service expressions of being ‘person-centred’ in context is necessary. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-632262019-07-11T06:07:32Z An exploration of person-centred concepts in human services: A thematic analysis of the literature Waters, Rebecca Buchanan, Angus Being ‘person-centred’ in the delivery of health and human services has become synonymous with quality care, and it is a core feature of policy reform in Australia and other Western countries. This research aimed to identify the uses, definitions and characteristics of the term ‘person-centred’ in the ageing, mental health and disability literature. A thematic analysis identified seven common core themes ofperson-centredness: honouring the person, being in relationship, facilitating participation and engage-ment, social inclusion/citizenship, experiencing compassionate love, being strengths/capacity focussed, and organisational characteristics. These suggest a set of higher-order experiences for people that are translated differently in different human services. There is no common definition of what it means to be person-centred, despite being a core feature of contemporary health and human service policy, andthis suggests that its inclusion facilitates further misunderstanding and misinterpretation. A common understanding and policy conceptualisation of person-centredness is likely to support quality outcomes in service delivery especially where organisations work across human service groups. Further research into the application and service expressions of being ‘person-centred’ in context is necessary. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/63226 10.1016/j.healthpol.2017.09.003 Elsevier Ireland Ltd restricted |
| spellingShingle | Waters, Rebecca Buchanan, Angus An exploration of person-centred concepts in human services: A thematic analysis of the literature |
| title | An exploration of person-centred concepts in human services: A thematic analysis of the literature |
| title_full | An exploration of person-centred concepts in human services: A thematic analysis of the literature |
| title_fullStr | An exploration of person-centred concepts in human services: A thematic analysis of the literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | An exploration of person-centred concepts in human services: A thematic analysis of the literature |
| title_short | An exploration of person-centred concepts in human services: A thematic analysis of the literature |
| title_sort | exploration of person-centred concepts in human services: a thematic analysis of the literature |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/63226 |