Part of person centred care is assessing the person as a whole. This includes not only assessing them physically but all aspects including:
Emotional
Spiritual
Cultural
Cognitive
Development
Environmental
Social
Self Reflection
Reflect on a time in your personal life or that of someone close to you when a health care professional did not use a whole person approach.
Reflection
How did you feel?
What were the ramifications?
Cultural Connection
Being culturally connected is also part of person centred care. It helps health professionals establish cross cultural skills to work with diverse clients.
Personal Reflection
Watch the video and complete the resource to reflect on a time in your practice when you had to adapt to be more culturally connected.
Caregiver Burnout
Caregivers are an important part of the team when caring for home health clients. In addition to providing care to their loved ones, some may work full-time, have families of their own or are trying to manage their own health challenges. This can lead to feelings of being stressed and over-whelmed.