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Page 1 of 16 aspecmaps.free.fr/NVQ3/SHC33.pdfPromote equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings by Gaël Romanet.Promote equality and inclusion inhealth, social care or children’sand young people’s settings
Page 2 of 16 aspecmaps.free.fr/NVQ3/SHC33.pdfPromote equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings by Gaël Romanet.Assignment task – SHC 33 - Promote equality and inclusionin health, social care or children’s and young people’ssettingsUnit purpose and aimThis unit is aimed at those who work in health or social care settings or with children or young people in a widerange of settings. The unit introduces the concepts of equality, diversity and inclusion which are fundamental to suchroles.Author noteAlthough I finished the SHC23 unit, I decided to answer to all the SHC33 questions, according to my senior careassistant position. I answered the questions of this unit as a senior care assistant working in a residential care homefor individuals living with early dementia.
Page 3 of 16 aspecmaps.free.fr/NVQ3/SHC33.pdfPromote equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings by Gaël Romanet.Task 1 Understand the importance of diversity, equality and inclusion1.1 Explain what is meant by: Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion1.2 Describe the potential effects of discrimination (Effects may include effects on the individual, families orfriends of the individual, those who inflict discrimination, and wider society)1.3 Explain how inclusive practice promotes equality and supports diversityTask 2 Be able to work in an inclusive way2.1 Explain how legislation and codes of practice relating to equality, diversity and discrimination apply toown work role2.2 Show interaction with individuals that respects their beliefs, culture, values and preferencesTask 3 Be able to promote diversity, equality and inclusion3.1 Demonstrate actions that model inclusive practice3.2 Demonstrate how to support others to promote equality and rights3.3 Describe how to challenge discrimination in a way that promotes change
Page 4 of 16 aspecmaps.free.fr/NVQ3/SHC33.pdfPromote equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings by Gaël Romanet.Assignment task – SHC33 AnswersTask 1 Understand the importance of diversity, equality and inclusion1.1 Explain what is meant by: Diversity, Equality, and InclusionWhat is diversity?Diversity means; being different, diverse, or variety; means understanding that each individual is unique, andrecognizing our individual differences. These can be along the dimensions of race, ethnicity, nationality, culture,gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, ability, orother ideologies.Diversity in my health and social care workplace for individuals living with early dementia means that, thereare male residents and female residents of different ages from different background regarding their lives andexperiences. They all have their own personal preferences regarding their likes and dislikes when eating and drinking,regarding their participation when involved in activities. My residents are all different in the way they behave whensocialising with the other residents or with staff. Also their beliefs, mental health condition and physical health aredifferent. All these difference is what make diversity.
Page 5 of 16 aspecmaps.free.fr/NVQ3/SHC33.pdfPromote equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings by Gaël Romanet.What is equality?Equality is ensuring individuals or groups of individuals are treated fairly and equally and no less favourably,specific to their needs, including areas of race, gender, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation and age.Promoting equality should remove discrimination in all of the aforementioned areas. Equality ensures everyone,regardless of their difference and ability has their right to be treated with respect and to be provided the sameopportunities to access services as everyone else. When explaining equality to consider the following; individual rights;giving and respecting choices; tailored services that better meet the diverse and individual needs.Negative discriminatory behaviours typically seen in care practices are the following; direct discrimination and indirectdiscrimination; harassment and bullying; victimisation; power and control; inappropriate language; oppression and lackof equality of opportunity; excluding people and groups from activities; blanket care approach, not personalised, alltreated the same.Equality in my health and social care workplace for individuals living with early dementia means that, to carefor all the residents in a fair and equal way, regarding their care needs, without making difference in regards of thecolour of the skins or religions.
Page 6 of 16 aspecmaps.free.fr/NVQ3/SHC33.pdfPromote equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings by Gaël Romanet.What is inclusion?Inclusion is a term used by people with disabilities and other disability rights advocates for the idea that allpeople should freely, openly and without pity accommodate any person with a disability without restrictions orlimitations of any kind.Inclusion means promoting equality of access, inclusion and participation for individuals regardless of their differences.It’s a requirement for all social care workers to adopt an approach that ensures service users are placed at the centreof the planning and decision making process as far as possible, e.g. by using the person centred approach and bypromoting active participation. Care workers must respect the values, beliefs and preferences of service users ensuringthe same life opportunities are provided regardless of their diverse needs and differences.Inclusion in my health and social care workplace for individuals living with early dementia means that, toprovide cares in a centred person approach, putting the resident in the centre of the care planning process, accordingto the resident's mental capacity.
Page 7 of 16 aspecmaps.free.fr/NVQ3/SHC33.pdfPromote equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings by Gaël Romanet.What is the social model of disability?The social model of disability says that disability is caused and made worse by societies’ attitudes and how it isorganised, rather than by a person’s own impairment or difference. It looks at ways of removing barriers that restrictlife choices for disabled individuals. When barriers are removed, disabled individuals can become more independentand equal in society, with real choices and control over their own lives.Disabled individuals themselves developed the social model of disability because the traditional model did not explaintheir personal experience of disability or help to develop more inclusive ways of living.Traditional model of disability shows problems born of assumptions, stereotypes and labels e.g. special schools, charity,sympathy, special transports, doctors, medical treatment, educational psychologists, social workers, rehabilitationcentres, occupational therapists, speech therapists, physiotherapists, sheltered workshops.The social model of disability shows barriers born of ignorance, fear, stigma, lack of education and knowledge,inflexible employment, underestimated/devalued, inaccessible information, inaccessible transport, inaccessible facilities,lack of employment, inflexible employment, sheltered workshops, segregated services, medicalised,overprotected/hidden in homes by families, lack of social network.
Page 8 of 16 aspecmaps.free.fr/NVQ3/SHC33.pdfPromote equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings by Gaël Romanet.1.2 Describe the potential effects of discrimination (Effects may include effects on the individual, families orfriends of the individual, those who inflict discrimination, and wider society)Potential effects of discrimination for an individual in a health and social care environment can lead to physicaland emotional impacts for the individual by being excluded and rejected by others for reasons that the individual haveno control of, which can cause extreme worry for the individual. It results in anxiety, sadness, depression and a feelingof guilt and emptiness. These often translate into depression, loss of interest, eating disorders and stress-relatedailments.Potential effects of discrimination for the families or friends of the individual in a health and social careenvironment can lead the families or friends of the individual to feel worried about the care provided to the individualexperiencing discrimination or bullying within the social care environment. This can conduct the families or friends ofthe individual to write serious complaints regarding care provided, regarding the wellbeing of the individual andwellbeing of the families or friends. Complaints in relation of feeling stress to go to visit the individual, complaintsabout lost or damaged of possessions of the individual. The way of an individual feels when close to staffs is a goodclue of how the individual is treated inside the social care environment. Staff duty to remember that behind avulnerable individual, are often a loving family and friends that care as much as the staffs about the global wellbeing ofthe individual. By maintaining good relationship with the families, friends and literally every person that are involved inthe resident's care planning process, will lead to better understanding and better cares for the individual.Potential effects of discrimination for those who inflict discrimination in a health and social care environmentwill lead to abuse of the individuals or staff. This will seriously impact on the reputation of the social careenvironment. Failure to report any forms of abuses in a social care environment will lead to bad cares without regardsto the individual’s rights. Social care environments that fail to take strong action on discrimination tend to be poor incare provided. This is because people feel disgruntled and loose interest in working in such environments. There is adrop in morale, trust and confidence on the part of the employees. People with talents and exceptional skills andabilities are not attracted to such social care environments because they do not want to be discriminated against.Potential effects of discrimination for the wider society when people face racial discrimination may regroupwith some vengeance in mind against other groups. This can fuel conflicts and social discords. In fact many conflictsand wars have been started in this way.
Page 9 of 16 aspecmaps.free.fr/NVQ3/SHC33.pdfPromote equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings by Gaël Romanet.What is discrimination?The definition of discrimination is the act of prejudice against a person because they have a certain set ofcharacteristics. Discrimination is to treat a person less favourably than another person is, or would be, treated in thesame or similar circumstances. Discrimination is treating someone differently because of some ascribed difference.Usually negative. Discrimination is to treat people unequally, some favoured more than others - is often an expressionof prejudice. Discrimination can take many forms but in many countries around the world there are laws prohibitingany form of discrimination. Discrimination can be on the grounds of sex and sexual orientation, race, disability, mentalhealth, age, ethnic background, religion, gender and gender reassignment, learning ability, life style and outlook. Thisis not acceptable. Discrimination can be based on the assumptions people make about other e.g. people with mentalhealth issues are dangerous. Discrimination is also linked with; stereotyping (grouping a person or group under oneusually negative characteristic or feature); labelling (a general classifying name, term or category applied to a person);oppression (the experience of being treated as an inferior person or group, having their basic human rights and needsignored and being treated in an unjust way); prejudice (a preconceived opinion, like or dislike often based uponstereotypical beliefs and fears).Discrimination can be direct or indirect.Direct discrimination happens when a person treats another less favourably than someone else because of one of thefollowing reasons. Gender, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity leave, sexual orientation, disability,race and colour of the skin, religion or belief, and age. For example, it would now be regarded as direct discriminationif a driving job was only open to male applicants.Indirect discrimination is where certain conditions or rules apply that disadvantage a particular person or group ofpeople more than another. For example, saying that applicants for a job must be clean shaven puts members of somereligious groups at a disadvantage. Indirect discrimination is unlawful, whether or not it is intended. It is only allowed ifit is necessary for the way a service works, and there is no other way of achieving it. For example, the condition thatapplicants must be male might be justified if the vacancy was intended to create a chance balance a staff group wherethere are male receivers of care.
Page 10 of 16 aspecmaps.free.fr/NVQ3/SHC33.pdfPromote equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings by Gaël Romanet.What is the cycle of oppression?The theory of cycles of oppression has been well documented in both sociological and psychological studies,and such cycles exist in many institutions and care settings. It is important that those with some supervisory and ormanagerial roles and responsibilities are aware of the impact of this cycle on individuals.The most common forms of discrimination are racial remarks, gender slurs, being called insulting names and being thebutt of hurtful jokes. Studies have found that discrimination, racism and harassment may have significant mental andphysical health consequences such as frustration, stress, anxiety, depression, possible nervous breakdown, or highblood pressure that can cause heart attacks and for some suicidal tendencies.Effects of discrimination physically and emotionally are the following; Depression; Anger; Loss of self-esteem;Isolation; Feeling stressed or unable to cope; Suicidal tendencies. The long term effects could include; Loss ofmotivation; Reduced individual rights and withdrawal; Restricted opportunities; Limited access to services; Mentalillness caused by the stress of being treated unfairly; Physical illness related to stress e.g. heart, ulcers.
Page 11 of 16 aspecmaps.free.fr/NVQ3/SHC33.pdfPromote equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings by Gaël Romanet.1.3 Explain how inclusive practice promotes equality and supports diversityWhat is inclusive practice?Inclusive practice is an approach to teaching that recognises the diversity of students, enabling all students toaccess course content, fully participate in learning activities and demonstrate their knowledge and strengths atassessment.Inclusive practice promotes equality and supports diversity in a health and social care environment when staff is doingan activity such as a musical activity that include all individuals from all backgrounds, races, ethnicities, and ages. Forthat reason it supports diversity as it includes all the individuals.As all individual is included, everyone is on an equal level, with no judgement passed on race, age, sex, or sexualorientation. For that reason it promotes equality.Duty of staff to take into consideration that, identity, self-image and self-esteem are terms that belong to centredperson approach. Identity, self-image and self-esteem are personal and belong to the individual only.This is part of diversity; everyone is different, working in a health and social care setting, duty of staff to celebrate thisdifference by working in a centred person approach that put in individual at the heart on the care planning process.
Page 12 of 16 aspecmaps.free.fr/NVQ3/SHC33.pdfPromote equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings by Gaël Romanet.Task 2 Be able to work in an inclusive way2.1 Explain how legislation and codes of practice relating to equality, diversity and discrimination apply toown work roleIn my health and social care workplace for individuals living with early dementia, we have relevant legislationand codes of practice in relation of equality, diversity and discrimination, which are, The General Social Care Council(GSCC) Codes of practice for social care workers that underpin the 8 Core Care Values, The Equality Act 2010,and The Human Rights Act 1998. Those legislation and codes of practice relating to equality, diversity anddiscrimination apply to my own work role because they determine in which ways we interact with the residents andother staff in a health and social care settings. The Equality Act 2010 legally protects the residents and staff fromdiscrimination in the workplace and in wider society. It brings together all previous acts relating to equality anddiscrimination.The Human Rights Act 1998 is a UK law passed in 1998. It means that you can defend your rights in the UKcourts and public organisations including the Government, the Police and local councils must treat everyone equally,fair, dignity and respect. It is applicable to individuals living with dementia. Human rights don't stop with dementia.Other legislations and laws that help inform own work role are the following; Policies and Procedures of workplace;The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and 2005; The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 1976 and 2000; TheMental Capacity Act 2005; National Service Frameworks (NSFs) are policies set by the National Health Service(NHS) in the United Kingdom to define standards of care for major medical issues such as cancer, coronary heartdisease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, kidney disease, long-term conditions, mental health, old age,and stroke care - The two main roles of the National Service Frameworks (NSFs) are to set clear qualityrequirements for care based on the best available evidence of what treatments and services work most effectively forpatients, and to offer strategies and support to help organisations achieve these; The Care Act 2014 (It makes itclear what kind of care people should expect through a set of criteria that states when local authorities will have toprovide support to people. Central to the Care Act is the concept of wellbeing; council’s duty to consider the physical,mental and emotional, wellbeing of the individual needing care. A Person Centred Approach sets the structure of theCare Act; care workers must involve the individuals in deciding what they need, how they can best be cared for andwhat they want to achieve.)To resume, legislation and codes of practice relating to equality, diversity and discrimination apply to own work rolecaring for individuals living with early dementia means that, I treat my residents the way I would like to be treated,without any forms of discrimination in regards of the colour of the skins or religions and beliefs. Treating all residentson the same level, and working in a centred person approach, putting the resident in the centre of the care planningprocess, according to the resident's mental capacity, taking into consideration the resident's background regardingtheir lives and experiences. Respecting the resident likes and dislikes when eating and drinking. An individual livingwith dementia is first a human with the same rights as everyone else.
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Assignment task – SHC33 Answers Task 1 Understand the importance of diversity, equality and inclusion 1.1 Explain what is meant by: Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion What is diversity? Diversity means; being different, diverse, or variety; means understanding that each individual is unique, and recognizing our individual differences.
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The Care Quality Commission is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. We make sure that health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and we encourage care services to improve. Our role We register health and adult social care providers.
Children’s Social Care. The What Works Centre is an exciting ‘social start-up’ and a fantastic opportunity to make a difference to the lives of children and their families in England. Every year over 700,000 children and young people, and their families, have contact with the children’s social care sector. Changes in how the
info@childwelfare.gov https://www.childwelfare.gov. ISSUE BRIEF. May 2015. Health-Care Coverage for Youth in Foster Care— and After. WHAT’S INSIDE. Health-care needs of children and youth in foster care Medicaid coverage— who is eligible and how? Other health-care coverage (non-Medicaid) Coverage benefits Improving health-care coverage .
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