unit 2 - equality and diversity

• whats equality


  ensuring that individuals are treated fairly according to their individual needs
• empowerment


  care workers enabling and supporting individuals to be in control of there lifes
• independence

  having freedom to make your own decisions
• inclusion


  ways of working that provide all individuals with equal oppurtruinties
• respect


  having regards, for the feelings wishes and rights of other
• dignity


  care that promotes and dosent undermine a persons self respect
• legislation


  states the rights and entitlements of the individual and passed in court
• diversity


  recogonising and respecting individual differneces
• PERCCC

  • Protection from harm and abuse, Equal and Fair treatment, right to life, consultation, confidentiality, choice
• three values of care

  promoting equality and diversity, promoting individuals rights and beliefs, maintaining confidentiality
• what is pat testing

  checking of electrical equipment and appliances to ensure there safe to use
• what will a advocate do 


  represent individuals needs, ensure rights and needs are recognized, make sure individuals wishes and views are represented, speak on behalf of individuals, act in best interests
• what will a advocate not do 


  judge individual, give their own personal opinion, make decisions on behalf of a individual
• support groups

  mind, age uk, headway
• advocacy services

  Mencap, empower me, bild, seap
• informal support


  not professionally trained - freinds, familiy, neighbours
• formal support

  professionally trained dosent know you personally - doctor, teacher
• discrimination


  when people judge others based on their differences and use this to create disadvantge or oppression
• direct discrimination

  intentionally treating someone unfairly
• indirect discrimination

  when a policy or rule applies to everyone but has a deterimental affect on some people
• protected characteristics

  race, age, culture, gender, disability, social class, sexual orientation, religion
• types of abuse

  physical, verbal, psychological, sexual, neglect
• verbal abuse

  name calling, insults, swearing or trying to humiliate or reduce their dignity
• psychological abuse

  threats and constant criticsms
• sexual abuse

  any types of unwanted sexual contact
• neglect


  when a carer for someone dosent properly meet a individuals basic needs
• physical

  someone causing pain or threatens to hurt a individual
• prejudice


  when someone has a negative attitide to someone based of inaccuate information or poorly informed decisions
• stereotyping


  making judgements about a group of people, making unfair assumptions
• labelling


  identify a person negatively as part of a paticular group
• bullying


  threatening, intimidating, humiliating or frightening others
• impacts of discrimination


  disempowerment, low self esteem and confidence, poor health and well being, unfair treatment, effects of mental health
• what does legislation do

  protects the rights of individuals giving and recieving care, legal framework that provides care and support,
• the care act 2014


  duty on local authorities to promote a individuals well-being, ensure continuity of care, carry out Childs Needs Assessments, independant advocate available, adult safeguarding, preventaive services to reduce delay
• health and social care act Decision about me without me, clinical commissioning groups made, health and well-being boards, public health with an increased focus on prevention and local councils taking responsibility of public health, healthwatch
• equality act 2010

  Makes indirect direct discrimination illegal, highlighted the 9 protected characteristics, prohibits discrimination in education employment access to services and housing, covers victimisation and harassment on the basis of protected characteristics, reasonable adjustments have to be made, women have the right to breastfeed in public, discrimination due to association is an offence, pay secrecy clauses in our legal
• the mental capacity act 2005

  No presumption of capacity, support to make their own decisions the right to make what others may perceive as unwise decisions, actions or decisions must be in the best interest of an individual, that decision shouldn't stop the person's freedom,
• the children act 2004

  Aims to protect children at risk of harm, paramount principle is that the child's needs must come first, children have the right to an advocate, encourage partnership working, created the children's commissioner
• the data protection act 1998

  Data must be processed fairly and lawfully, used only for purpose for which it was intended, should be adequate in relevant but not excessive, accurate and kept up to date, kept no longer than necessary, process in line with the rights of an individual, kept secure
• the children and families act 2014

  Expanded the role of the children's commissioner, family court should have children's best interest, introduced education healthcare plans for special educational needs children