Promoting Dignity & Rights
Empowering clients on self reliance can help reduce the chances of abuse. It also means making sure that in any care environment:
- Lines of communication between individuals and workers are always open
- Relationships are based on trust
- Individuals play an active part in decisions about their care and support
- Individuals are aware that they can share concerns or complain and that they will be taken seriously
- Empowering individuals about their rights and understanding how they can expect to be treated.
Promoting Dignity & Rights
Person centred care means working together with the individual to plan their care and support to meet their unique needs. This cuts down the risk of negative, unfair or harmful treatment and neglect.
The Role of Person Centred Care
Person Centred Care should help the individual to make their choices, assess and take risks. Making Safeguarding Personal introduced the phrase “no decision about me, without me”.
It asserts that safeguarding should be person – led and outcome focused.
What is Active Participation?
Active participation:
This describes a way of working that makes sure an individual can take part in activities and relationships of every day life as independently as possible.
They are an active partner in their own care and support.
Managing Risk
Risk enablement plays a natural part in self directed care and support. It empowers the individual to take control over their care, doing what they can to prevent themselves from being harmed or injured and agreeing the care and support.