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Julie is 86. She has recently moved into a residential care home due to her arthritis which restricts her movement. Julie is finding it difficult to settle in at the residential home because of the way she is being treated.
Julie has got bruises on her arms and legs due to rough handling by her care assistant when bathing her, the care assistant never waits for someone to help her, she moves Julie by herself to save time. Julie is told what time to get up in the morning, what to wear and what time to go to bed. The care assistants laugh at her when she complains and tell her that it doesn’t matter what she wears as she isn’t going anywhere. Julie is also worried because money is going missing from her purse.
Identify and explain three possible effects the discriminatory behaviour may have on Julie. [7]
[Point:] One effect of the discriminatory practice on Julie is that she might feel disempowered as a result of the way she has been treated by the care worker and the lack of control she has over her life. [Example:] For example, the fact that she is told when to get up in the morning and what to wear, or when to go to bed means that Julie is not given any independence to make these decisions for herself, [Explain:] meaning she will feel helpless. She may not know who to talk to about this poor treatment, which will further make her feel like she has no power over her life.
[Point:] Another effect of the discriminatory practice Julie is receiving is that it will cause her physical harm and injuries. [Example:] She is already experiencing bruising to her arms and legs from the rough handling by the nurse who is not following safe manual handling procedures when lifting Julie without the support of another staff member. [Explain:] This could lead to even more serious injuries such as dislocated joints or broken bones if Julie falls because she is not being handled properly.
[Point:] A third effect of the discriminatory practice is the impact on her mental health. [Example:] Julie may become seriously worried about the rough treatment and isolate herself or refuse to get out of bed in the mornings. She may also become really depressed, [Explain:] feeling that she is worthless and incapable of looking after herself - especially when the care assistants laugh at her and tell her that her choice of clothing doesn’t matter. She will feel anxious about this poor treatment and worry about the rough handling by the nurses, which will also make her depression worse.
Define and give an example of direct discrimination that might take place in a child care setting [2]
Direct discrimination involves intentionally treating someone unfairly as a result of a particular protected characteristic they have such as their age, gender identity or race. For example, a job advert for teaching assistant stating that people with physical disabilities should not apply as they will not be considered for the role
Rupesh is 78. He lives alone with his dog. Rupesh has some health issues, he is slightly hard of hearing, has high blood pressure, is overweight and finds it difficult to move around. Rupesh used to look forward to his visits to a day centre three times a week to socialise with friends, as he often feels lonely, but recently has only been attending the day centre once a week.
One of the senior care assistants, Susan, has noticed that Rupesh does not seem very happy and is quite withdrawn. She asks him why he isn’t visiting as often. Rupesh tells her that he feels unwelcome as one of the staff, Tom, who is new to the day centre, calls him ‘slow Rupert’ because he can’t walk very quickly due to his weight and because he says ‘Rupesh’ is a silly foreign name. Tom often loses patience with Rupesh because he has to repeat things due to Rupesh having poor hearing.
Rupesh tells Susan not to say anything.
Describe two examples of discriminatory practice in the scenario. Use the headings below. [4]
One example of being patronising is when Tom loses patience with Rupesh because he has to repeat things because Rupesh has a hearing impairment
One example of prejudice is when Tom makes fun of Rupesh and says it is a ‘silly foreign name’, which is an example of racism
