L02: Understand the importance of the values of care and how they are applied Flashcards
What are the values of care?
Promoting equality and diversity,
Maintaining confidentiality,
Promoting individuals’ rights and beliefs.
Where can these values of care be applied?
In health settings (e.g. GP surgery),
In social care settings (e.g. residential homes),
In early years care and education (e.g. nurseries).
How can the values of care be applied?
By promoting equality and diversity (e.g. providing foods specifically for vegetarians),
By maintaining confidentiality (e.g. making sure written documents are stored in a locked filing cabinet),
By promoting individuals’ rights and beliefs (e.g. the right to refuse treatment),
By being a reflective practitioner.
What are the early years values of care?
Ensuring the welfare of the child is paramount,
Encouraging children’s learning and development,
By valuing diversity,
By ensuring equality of opportunity,
By practising anti-discrimination,
By ensuring confidentiality,
By working in partnership with parents/guardians and families,
By working with others.
Whats an example of showing the welfare of the child being paramount?
- Positive expectations should be encouraged
- A child must never be smacked or humiliated o by keeping children safe and maintaining a healthy and safe environment, (protecting children from abuse, applying health and safety procedures)
How can a someone encourage a child’s learning and development?
The child should be offered a range of experiences to provide choice.
How can someone value diversity in the early years values of care?
Providing information about various traditions, customs and festivals should be presented,
By ensuring equality of opportunity (each child should be provided with the opportunity to work towards his/her potential).
What is the importance of the values of care?
To ensure standardisation of care (e.g. all children receiving the appropriate care and attention),
To improve the quality of care (e.g. all hospital patients feeling safe),
To provide clear guidelines to inform and improve practice,
To maintain or improve quality of life.
What is the effects on people if the values of care is not applied?
Physical (e.g. pain if medication/treatment is not given),
Intellectual (e.g. loss of focus/concentration),
Emotional (e.g. feeling betrayed, low self-esteem),
Social (e.g. feeling excluded from the group).
Way to remember this is: PIES
Identify 7 ways a care practitioner can promote Equality and Diversity.
Treat people fairly irrespective of age, race etc
Treat people according to individual needs
Report and challenge discrimination
Use non-discriminatory language
Adapt services (wheelchair ramps)
Provide specialist communication methods
Welcome signs/information in different languages.
Identify 5 ways a care practitioner can promote Individual Rights and Beliefs.
Giving choice Maintaining privacy Providing an advocate if needed Prayer rooms Providing a translator if needed.
Identify 3 ways a care practitioner can Maintain Confidentiality.
Not gossiping
Sharing information on a need to know basis
Locked filing cabinets/password protected files.
