Sorry, you need to enable JavaScript to visit this website.

Person centred

Alternative labels
Working in partnership
Client centred
Client-centred
Person-centred
Description

A person-centred approach is where the person is placed at the centre of the service rather than their condition or disability. Support should focus on achieving the person's aspirations and be tailored to their needs and unique circumstances. Person-centred care, person-centred therapy and person-centred practices are commonly used in the health care context.

Subject Hierarchy
Broader terms
Primary health care
Current term
Person centred
Permalinks
APO URI

ADVERTISEMENT

Report

Promising practices in gender-responsive mental health care


This report looks at mental health reform in Victoria, illustrating what gender-responsive mental health care looks like in practice and highlights promising practices that can inform system-wide reform. It explores how gender inequity shapes mental health experiences and outcomes, and why gender-responsive principles must be foundational in mental health policy, service design and system reform.
Report

Education policy outlook 2025


This report explores how countries and economies can strengthen individuals’ agency as lifelong learners. Drawing on analysis of policies across 35 education systems, as well as international evidence and policy developments, the report explores how countries design and implement lifelong learning policies. It identifies four critical life moments when individuals are particularly open to learning.
Guide

Toolkit for access to justice and people-centred justice systems


Drawing on global evidence, case studies and good practice, the Toolkit provides governments, justice institutions and practitioners with practical guidance to make justice more responsive to people’s needs. Structured around five pillars – purpose and culture, service design and delivery, governance infrastructure, people’s empowerment, and evidence-based planning – the Toolkit offers self-assessment questions, checklists and...
Briefing paper

Strengthening reablement and ageing well initiatives to support aged care reforms


Reablement and ageing well initiatives offer transformative potential for older people living in Australia and accessing aged care services as they age. This briefing paper explains why reablement and ageing well strategies should be integrated with aged care reforms. Despite policy alignment, there are a range of issues impacting the widespread implementation of reablement approaches.
Video

Lunch & learn: ongoing support


This recorded webinar explores what meaningful, long-term support looks like in practice and its impact on people’s lives. Through practical examples, it shows how disability employment providers can make support effective using a person-centred, strengths-based approach.