This essay is an exploration of my perceptions regarding person-centered and relationship-centered care directives, starting from the positive and negative perceptions of effectiveness felt by all subjects interested. Reflecting on my original thoughts regarding providing a person-centered care directive have not changed, they have only become more robust, especially with the addition of relationship-centered care. The centrality of the person is the foundation that I received in my training as a consultant, and one of my elective units is family and relationships. Therefore the inclusion of relationship centered care seems logical as people do not live in isolation, as discussed by (Windle & Bennett, 2012) people do not travel alone in their lives, they interact with others and build learning relationships, and it is these relationships that the caring relationship can become, especially if it concerns the person's child or partner. When you think about being person-centred and the key skills involved that also apply to relationship-centred care, it is an unconditional positive regard that holds the person in respect, empathy and congruence or authenticity. As (Fox, 2007) proposes, the skills are used, listening without judgment to the story and keeping the person safe in the experience of their emotions. It is also suggested by (Corey, 2009, pp. 164-196) that person-centered theories in counseling are supported by very existential theories that deal with the here and now of people's experience. As well as core skills such as valuing the relationship between the client and the consultant or care provider, with respect, congruence, non-judgment, empathy and the belief that the person themselves is the one who has the answers. Also... middle of the paper... Heir families. [Online]Available at: http://books.google.com.au/books?id=-O35R3mMC24C&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=family%20systems&f=false[Accessed 1 January 2014].McCarthy , B ., 2011. Listening to the person with dementia: person-centred approaches to communication for families and healthcare professionals. [Online]Available at: http://reader.eblib.com.au.ezproxy.utas.edu.au/%28S%28lszbifokvp0vjp1svd2rsxg5%29%29/Reader.aspx?p=677702&o=170&u=%2b%2b88gKP6Kq4% 3d&t=1388371293&h=EAD01AAB6B78AF0EE70433B8CB57930AB83957BA&s=10925402&ut=554&pg=1&r=img&c=-1&pat=n#[accessed 30 December 2013].Windle, G. & Bennett, K., 2012 of care: how to promote resilience in difficult times . In: IoMa SC Ricerca, ed. The social ecology of resilience: A handbook of theory and practice. Bangor: Springer Science and Business Media, pp. 219-220.