An exploration of person-centred concepts in human services: A thematic analysis of the literature
dc.contributor.author | Waters, Rebecca | |
dc.contributor.author | Buchanan, Angus | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-06T06:15:54Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-02-06T06:15:54Z | |
dc.date.created | 2018-02-06T05:49:58Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Waters, R. and Buchanan, A. 2017. An exploration of person-centred concepts in human services: A thematic analysis of the literature. Health Policy. 121 (10): pp. 1031-1039. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/63226 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.healthpol.2017.09.003 | |
dc.description.abstract |
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. | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier Ireland Ltd | |
dc.title | An exploration of person-centred concepts in human services: A thematic analysis of the literature | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.source.startPage | 1 | |
dcterms.source.endPage | 9 | |
dcterms.source.issn | 0168-8510 | |
dcterms.source.title | Health Policy | |
curtin.department | School of Occ Therapy, Social Work and Speech Path | |
curtin.accessStatus | Fulltext not available |
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