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<strong>The</strong> implementation <strong>of</strong> a model <strong>of</strong> person-centred practice in older person settings<br />

“Importance <strong>of</strong> being part <strong>of</strong> a group with a shared vision and support from each<br />

other”<br />

Another participant said:<br />

“<strong>The</strong> group work today has been great I really enjoy working this way”<br />

(2) Principles <strong>of</strong> <strong>Practice</strong> Development and the <strong>Person</strong>-centred Framework: from<br />

discussing the framework and working through examples participants were able<br />

to see that developing person-centred care is as much about staff as it is<br />

residents.<br />

“I like the person-centred model because it looks at staff as much as it looks at<br />

the residents. That’s important because if the staff don’t feel that they are<br />

valued and that their input matters it will be hard for them to see that involving<br />

the residents/patients in developing a person-centred culture matters”<br />

“its going to require us all changing how we do things around here and its not<br />

just about what we do but they way we do things” Its going to be a challenge”<br />

(3) Creative ways <strong>of</strong> learning:<br />

“Opening up my mind to new ways <strong>of</strong> learning”<br />

“Learning can be fun relaxed and fulfilling”<br />

(4) Self-awareness: participants were beginning to become aware <strong>of</strong> their own<br />

practice and the impact they could have on changing the culture by role<br />

modelling person-centred ways <strong>of</strong> working. <strong>In</strong> particular, everyday language<br />

was something that participants identified with. <strong>The</strong> participants tended to<br />

comment that the activity on person-centred language made them realise that<br />

they first needed to look at their own practice before they could comment on<br />

others:<br />

” I had no idea I was using that language every day but I do now.<br />

I am going to change how I behave.”<br />

“it is only when you stand back and reflect on what you are doing every<br />

day and how you might be behaving, that you really can see what you<br />

are actually doing, I had no idea”<br />

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