care values Flashcards
Fostering equality and diversity this involves..
recognizing and supporting people’s individual needs, same quality of care and support, Respecting and supporting the diversity of people’s experiences, lifestyles and backgrounds.
Fostering rights and responsibilities this involves..
supporting a client’s right to choose their own lifestyle AND helping them to accept their responsibilities.
your client has the right to eat unhealthy food, but you need to tell them about the health risks so they can take responsibility for their choice.
Confidentiality of information
This means that any information clients give you is private and confidential, whether it is:
Verbal
Written
Electronic (on a computer)
You need to be aware of what you say to other carers and clients and also who has access to client files.
THINGS TO AVOID. Stereotyping
If you stereotype someone, you make assumptions about them based on their age, sex, race, nationality or sexuality. For example:
Italians are good lovers
Women can’t park cars
Men are only interested in one thing
THINGS TO AVOID. Prejudice
This means liking or disliking someone not because of who they are, but because of how you feel about their lifestyle or background.
Carers have a responsibility to ensure that prejudice doesn’t affect the quality of care given to clients.
THINGS TO AVOID. Discrimination
Discrimination is the result of stereotyping and prejudice.
It means providing worse (or better) care to some people because they are of a particular group, like Asian people, lesbians and gays, older people and so on.
whats Race Discrimination
This means treating someone differently because of the colour of their skin or their racial background.
For example, care workers may spend time chatting to someone from their own racial background, but ignore clients they see as ‘foreigners’
whats sex discrimination?
This means treating someone differently because they are male or female.
For example, medical staff may explain things in more detail to a man than to a woman
whats age discrimination?
This means being treated less favourably because of your age.
For example, someone may be refused certain treatments or operations because they are thought to be too old to make it worthwhile
whats disability discrimination?
This means being treated less favourably because of a disability.
For example, wheelchair users may have difficulty gaining access to a health centre that does not have electric doors.
examples of rights and responsibilities
they have a right
Not be discriminated against
Confidentiality
Their own beliefs and values
Clients have a responsibility to:
Not discriminate against others
Respect the confidentiality of others
Do no harm to others
Aspects of confidentiality
Clients can expect you not to discuss their details with anyone else without their consent.
And they won’t trust or respect you if you do
