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Equality And Diversity Flashcards

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What is equality

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Equality is ensuring every individual has an equal opportunity to make the most of their lives.

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What does promoting equality mean

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Promoting equality means that individuals are not discriminated against due to their differences like gender,race,age or disability

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The benefits of staff understanding diversity in care settings include

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  • empowerment
    -independence
    -equal opportunity
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Rights

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The basic freedoms and entitlements that every person has regardless of their origins and beliefs

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Aspects of diversity

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-religion
-music
-food
-age

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Rights

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Choice
Confidentiality
Protection from harm and abuse
Equal and fair treatment
Consultation
Right to life

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Example of equality

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A person is respected as an individual,treated fairly,given the same opportunities regardless of differences,treated according to needs

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Values of care in health and social care settings

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-promoting equality and diversity
-promoting individuals rights and beliefs
-maintaining confidentiality

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The values of care in childcare settings

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-working with other professionals
- keeping children safe and maintaining a healthy environment

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Support networks

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-support groups
-advocacy services
-informal support(friends,family)

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Discriminatory practices

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Basis of discrimination (age,sex,culture)
Direct and indirect discrimination
Types of abuse

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What impacts can discrimination have on individuals

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-mental health issues
-poor health and wellbeing
-unfair treatment

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The care act 2014

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Ensures people have access to information and advice to make good decisions about care

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The health and social care act 2012

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It’s there to protect adults within the health and social care systems from being abused

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The equality act 2010

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A piece of legislation that aims to protect individuals from all sorts of discriminaton in various areas of life

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The mental capacity act 2005

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It’s an act that helps individuals who may not be able to make decisions for themselves (mainly applies to people who work in health and social care)

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The children act 2004

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A law in the uk that aims to make schools and health and social care environments safe for children

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The data protection act 1998

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An act that provides for individuals personal information to be kept privately within only those involved

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Humans right act 1998

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The right to respect for private and family life

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Children and families act

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Its aim is to improve services for vulnerable children as well as young people and families

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What is the care certificate

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The care certificate is an agreed set of standards that define the knowledge,skills and behaviours of job roles within the health and social care sector

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Key aspects of the eight pieces of legislation

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The manual handling operations-Protects workers from injuries related to manual handling
The equality act-protects people from discrimination based on age disability etc.

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Who is information shared with

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Information is shared only with those directly involved within the care and support of the individuals

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What does Gp stand for

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General practitioner

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Outline the role of the national institute for health and care excellence, (NICE)

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Nice produces great guidance on the best recommended practices for heath care practitioners as well as evaluating new health technologies for nhs use

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PAT Testing

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Portable appliance testing is the term used to describe the checking of electrical appliances and equipment to make sure they are safe to do so and use

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Advocacy

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Someone who speaks on behalf of an individual unable to speak up for themselves

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What is the condition Alzheimer

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A brain disease slowly killing memory

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Valuing diversity

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It involves accepting and respecting differences by seeing everyone as unique individuals

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Valuing diversity in childcare settings

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Displays toys
A wide range of festivals celebrated such as Christmas,diwali,Eid etc

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The benefits of staff understanding diversity

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Empowerment
Independence
Respect
Inclusion

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How does an advocate support an individual?

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-helping an individual access information
-speaking on behalf of an individual

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Prejudice in health and social care

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Prejudice in healthcare refers to the negative attitudes or judgements that healthcare providers may have towards certain groups of people

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EHRC(equality and human rights commission

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Gives advice on how you can decided if what happened was against an equality law

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Examples of support groups

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  • age uk
  • empower me
    -SEAP
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Examples of support groups

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  • age uk
  • empower me
    -SEAP
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The piece of legislation which introduced changes to the ways children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities are supported

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Children and families act

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Examples of direct and indirect discrimination

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Direct - bullying someone due to their gender
Indirect - stereotyping due to appearance

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Anti discriminatory practice

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-treating service users and relatives friendly
-Ensuring no-one is excluded from activities

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What are the 6cs

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Guiding principles that help to put the interests of the individual receiving care

-care
-Compassion
Competence
Communication
Courage
Commitment

Unit 2: Equality And Diversity (3 decks)

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