The Philosophy of Person-Centered Care (10 Contact Hours)
- 1 Section
- 12 Lessons
- 2 Quizzes
- 10h Duration
Course Content
- Course Overview & Introduction
- Module 1: Roots of Person-Centered Care: Rogers and the Core Conditions
- Module 2: From Patient to Person: The Recovery Movement and Personal Recovery
- Module 3: The Person-Centered Relationship in Practice: Listening That Keeps the Person at the Center
- Module 4: Self-Determination, Choice, and Shared Decision-Making
- Module 5: Person-Centered Planning: Whose Plan Is It?
- Module 6: Language, Stigma, and the Person-First Approach
- Module 7: Culture, Identity, and Cultural Humility in Person-Centered Care
- Module 8: Trauma-Informed Care as Person-Centered Care
- Module 9: Peer Support, Lived Experience, and Mutuality
- Module 10: Sustaining Person-Centered Practice: Ethics, Boundaries, and Systems
- References
- Post Test
- Program Evaluation
The Philosophy of Person-Centered Care is a 10-hour continuing education course for Certified Mental Health Professionals (CMHPs) who want to understand why person-centered care has become the expected standard across mental health and co-occurring services, and how that philosophy shows up in the ordinary work of a CMHP. The course traces the idea from Carl Rogers's client-centered therapy through the consumer and recovery movements to present-day person-centered planning, shared decision-making, trauma-informed care, and peer support. Each module pairs the philosophy with a named, practical tool, a realistic case study, and clear guidance on the CMHP scope of practice, so learners finish the course able to put person-centered values into their conversations, documentation, and team communication.
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