Person-Centered Approach

Diagram with a person in the middle and the words, "abilities, skills, family, goals, interests, and career.

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A person-centered approach considers and involves the following:

Encouraging the individual under guardianship to participate, to the fullest extent possible, in decisions that affect them; including their care and services.
Providing the individual every opportunity to exercise their rights, as it relates to their care.
Providing for an individual’s needs using the least intrusive and least restrictive course of action possible.
After weighing risks and benefits, allowing maximum independence and self-determination possible by meeting the individual’s wishes.
Individualized decisions – what works for one individual, may not work for another.
Advocating for modification or termination of Guardianship when applicable.