Definitions Flashcards
Equality
Ensuring everyone is treated fairly and given the same opportunities, treated according to their needs (it is not treating everyone the same)
Diversity
Recognising and respecting individuals differences
Empowerment
Care workers enabling and supporting individuals to be in control of their lives.
What are the early years values of care?
Making the welfare of the child paramount, Keeping children safe and maintaining a health environment, working in partnership with parents, encouraging children’s learning and development, valuing diversity, ensuring equality of opportunity, anti discriminatory practice, maintaining confidentiality, working with other professionals.
What is an advocate?
Somebody who speaks on behalf of an individual who is unable to speak for themselves.
Examples of support groups/organisations
Mind, Age UK, Headway, Macmillan cancer support.
What is a support group/organisation
Groups that help to empower individuals to take back control of their lives when they have or are caring for an individual with an illness, long term condition or disability. Meet people with similar experiences or concerns and provide on another with support, advice and encouragement.
Informal Support
Care given by those not paid to do so and are not proffesionally trained care workers. E.g friends, family neighbours.
Examples of informal support
Personal care (showering, changing clothes), shopping, preparing meals, chats, cleaning.
Discrimination
When people judge others based on their differences to create a disadvantage or opression
Discriminatory Practice
Treating someone unfairly or less favourably compared to others.
Direct discrimination
Intentionally putting someone at a disadvantage or treating them unfairly based on their differences. E.g a man being told he cant have the job because he is black.
Types of abuse
Physical (causes pain or threats to hurt), Verbal (name calling, insults), Psychological (threats, constant criticism, aim to control), Sexual (unwanted sexual contact) Neglect (failing to care for someone properly)
What are the three main groups who can be affected by discriminatory practice in hsc?
Individuals requiring care and support, families and friends of individuals, practicioners.
Prejudice
Having a negative attitude towards or unfair dislike of an individual or group of people.
Stereotyping
Making judgements about a person or group based on prejudices.
Labelling
identify people negatively as part of a particular group
Bullying
Repetitive behaviour intended to physically or psychologically hurt. More likely when there is a position of power.
Impacts of discrimination on individuals
Disempowerment (lack of control) Low self esteem & confidence (feeling worthless) Poor health and wellbeing (withdrawn, isolate themselves, anxiety , physical injury) Effects on mental health (depression, anxiety, behaviour changes)
Legislation
Provides individuals with rights which they are entitled through laws passed by parliament.
Name all 8 pieces of legislation you must know
The care act, the health and social care act, the equality act, the mental health capacity act, the children act, the data protection act, the children and families act, the human rights act
Key points of The Care Act
Continuity of care (if moving from one area to another, no gap in care) Adult safeguarding (ensure inquiries into cases of abuse and neglect) , duty on local authorities to carry out childs needs assessments for young people where there is likely to be a need of care and support post 18.
Key points of the health and social care act
Makes direct and indirect discrimination on basis of protected charecteristics illegal, women having the right to breastfeed in public, prohibits discrimination in education, employment and access to goods, services and housing.
Key points of the mental capacity act
assume each individual has capacity, make decisions in best interest of individual, less restrictive option (not stopping the persons freedom more than needed, not restricting basic rights)
Key points of the children act
child has the right to be consulted if mature/old enough, children have the right to an advocate (every child matters) , paramouncy principle (childs needs must come first)
Key points of the human rights act
right to life, right to respect privacy and family life, right to freedom from discrimination.
Why were National initiatives introduced
Introduced to improve standards
The care certificate aims
Understand your roles, your personal development, duty of care, equality and diversity, work in a person centred way, communication, privacy and dignity, fluids and nutrition, safeguarding adults and children, basic life support, health and safety, infection prevention and control, awareness of mental health dementia and learning disability,
Quality Assurance Examples
Ofsted, EHRC (equality and human rights commission), NICE , CQC
