Please join us in the celebration of having reached over 5,000 Person-Centred Language pledges!
This summer, we set a goal to reach 5,000 Person-Centred Language (PCL) pledges from health care providers and persons with lived experience to commit to changing the way we interact with and refer to people living with dementia and other complex mental health conditions. We are pleased to announce that as of September 2nd, we have reached our goal and now have over 5,100 pledges! We wish to recognize everyone who reviewed our commitment statements posters, signed our pledge, and encouraged colleagues, co-residents, family and friends to do the same.
Reaching 5,000 pledges marks an important milestone for the PCL Initiative which is co-led by the Behavioural Supports Ontario (BSO) Provincial Coordinating Office at the North Bay Regional Health Centre and the Ontario Centres for Learning, Research & Innovations in Long-Term Care (CLRI) at the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA). Since its launch in 2017, The goal of the PCL Initiative has been to develop a set of commitment statements and associated products to inspire language choices that are appropriate, respectful, life-affirming and inclusive when interacting with and referring to individuals who communicate via responsive behaviours/personal expressions associated with dementia, complex mental health, substance use and/or other neurological conditions, as well as their partners in care.
If you have not yet signed our PCL pledge, it’s not too late! Fill out your pledge and download your certificate today at https://www.behaviouralsupportsontario.ca/pledge
I’ve completed my pledge, what can I do next?
Complete the e-Course
The back-to-school season is the perfect time to complete our PCL Course (https://learn.clri-ltc.ca/courses/person-centred-language-team-members/). Available in English and French, this FREE eCourse demonstrates how PCL can have a positive impact on communication, care, and help to reduce stigma and discrimination (45min.).
Receive a Free Commitment Pledge Poster
Stay Tuned
Coming this fall, we’ll be releasing a ‘PCL Word Swap’ Poster.
Get in Touch
Tell us how you’ve incorporated the PCL initiative in your organization by e-mailing us at provincialBSO@nbrhc.on.ca
Thank you for your commitment to the PCL Initiative!
