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Being with a person in our care
— person-centered social work practice that is authentically person-centered | | Author(s) | Allyson M Washburn, Melanie Grossman |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 60, no 5, July 2017 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, July 2017 |
| Pages | pp 408-423 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Social work ; Person-centred care ; Competence ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | Person-centred care (PCC) has emerged over the last several decades as the benchmark for providing quality care for diverse populations, including older adults with multiple chronic conditions that affect daily life. This article critiques current conceptualisations of PCC, including the social work competencies recently developed by the Council on Social Work Education, finding that they do not fully incorporate certain key elements that would make them authentically person-centred. In addition to integrating traditional social work values and practice, social work's PCC should be grounded in the principles of classical Rogerian person-centred counselling and an expanded conceptualisation of personhood that incorporates Kitwood's concepts for working with people with dementia. Critically important in such a model of care is the relationship between the caring professional and the care recipient. This article recommends new social work competencies that incorporate both the relationship-building attitudes and skills needed to provide PCC that is authentically person-centred. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170922245 A |
| Classmark | BG: IG: PAA: DPB: 4C |
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