One-page profiles - helping person-centred teamwork

Helen Sanderson writes: We believe that all people regardless of age or circumstance should be treated as individuals and should feel empowered to have choice and control over their own lives.

We believe that employees work better if they feel listened to and understood; that supportive teams are more cohesive – achieving  better results; that school children thrive in an environment that encourages and celebrates individuality; that patients in hospital will have a stronger sense of wellbeing and a better recovery with a personal approach to their care.

Since first developing the concept of a one-page profile in 2004 to help improve understanding between my daughter Laura and her teachers at school, I have advocated their usefulness in all areas of life and work.

At Helen Sanderson Associates we use profiles in our work with people in health, social care, education, communities and families. We use them in our personal lives too and we see them as a fundamental part of personalisation and the foremost way of keeping a person at the centre of all decision making regardless of their circumstance.