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.
Research Summary
Person-centred practice
This paper summarises an evidence review of person-centred practice. It provides NDIS providers and workers, people with disability, their family and supporters, and health and allied health professionals and practitioners with an overview of person-centred practice in disability. The review covers: what person-centred practice means the different ways that organisations and workers can be person-centred...
Report
Exploring help-seeking experiences in the health system among people with deafness or hearing loss and mental health concerns
This research highlights the lived experiences of people who are d/Deaf, Deaf, hard of hearing, or experiencing hearing loss –alongside carers and service providers – to uncover the systemic barriers they face when accessing mental health support. The findings inform actionable strategies to create more inclusive, person-centred care and long-term systemic reform. A full set...
Strategy
Automation and Artificial Intelligence strategy 2025–27
This strategy ensures automation and artificial intelligence use at Services Australia will be human-centric, safe, responsible, transparent, fair, ethical and legal. It sets out six coordinated priorities, including building trust with stakeholders, ensuring consistency in governance frameworks and enhancing workforce capability.
Report
Autism supports for comfort, care and connection
The autistic-led project explores how autistic adults employ a range of objects, services and creatures to support their wellbeing. The study’s findings offer insights into the everyday and creative ways that autistic people understand, (re)imagine and engage with non-human support activities, practices and things.
Report
Guiding the way: building common principles for navigators
The implementation of Navigators as outlined in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Review holds the potential to significantly enhance the way people with disability access and navigate the supports available to them. This report draws on a project to hear directly from people with disability about what they want to see from the proposed...