Lo1 Flashcards
What does equality mean?
Treating people fairly according to their needs
What does equality ensure?
Everyone is treated fairly
Given the same opportunities
What is diversity?
Recognise and that we are all different and respecting individuals differences
What does valuing diversity involve?
Respecting and accepting differences
Benefits of equality on the service user
Empowerment
Independence
Inclusion
Respect
Dignity
What does empowerment mean?
Enables and support individuals to be in control of their own lives
What does independence mean?
Not relying on others
Having freedom and make your own choice
What does inclusion mean?
Ways of work in their provide equal opportunities so that you are involved and feel like you belong
What does respect mean?
Have regard for the feelings, wishes, or rights of others
What does dignity mean?
Care promotes and does not undermine a person self-respect
What are rights?
Things everyone are entitled to
How many rights are there in the equality act?
Six
What are the six rights of the equality act?
Protection from harm and abuse
Right to life
Equal and fair treatment
Choice
Confidentiality
Consultation
What are care values?
Principles that underpin the work of those providing health, social care and childcare services
What do the care values set out?
Guidelines and ways of working for care settings and their staff
How many adult care values are there?
Three
What are the three adult care values?
Promote an equality and diversity
Promote an individuals rights and beliefs
Maintaining confidentiality
How can you promote equality?
Have an equal opportunities policy
How can you promote diversity?
Being offered a variety of different activities
How can you promote rights?
Ensuring all areas are accessible to all
How can you promote beliefs?
Providing a prayer room
How can you maintain confidentiality?
Share information on a need, and no basis
How many care values do children have?
Nine
What are the nine care values?
-Making the welfare of a child paramount
-Keeping children safe and maintaining and healthy environment
-Working in partnership with parents, guardians and family
-Encouraging children’s learning development
-value diversity
-ensuring equality of opportunity
-anti discriminatory practice
-maintaining confidentiality
-Working with other professionals
How could you make the welfare of the child paramount?
Paramountcy principal- child needs come first
How can you keep children safe and maintain a healthy environment?
Electrical equipment pat tested
How could you work in partnership with parents, guardians and families?
Having a successful relationship with parents and teachers
How could you encourage children’s learning development?
Providing range of activities to stimulate learning
How could you value diversity?
Having toys and displays to reflect different cultures and beliefs
How could you show a quality of opportunities?
Haven’t tasks that are differentiated to meet individuals needs
How can you show antidiscriminatory practice?
By not having favourites
How can you maintain confidentiality?
Having locked filing cabinets and Sharing information, and I need to know basis
How could you show working with other professionals?
Sharing information with other professionals when needed
What is a pat test
Tests on electrical appliances to ensure they are safe to use
What does paramount mean?
Above all else
What does a GP mean?
General practitioner
What does discrimination mean?
Judging all that, based on their differences, and use their differences to create a disadvantage
What are support networks?
The range of services available in health and social care to help individuals
What does support networks provide?
Advice
Information
Practical support
What is examples of a support group?
Mind
Age okay
What is the aim of a support group?
To help individuals regain their control in their life
Empower them
Who can use a support group?
Someone who has all who is a carer of someone with an illness, condition or disability
What is informal support?
Support given by those who are not paid to support you
Who can provide informal support
Friends and family
What does informal support include?
Personal care
Shopping
Cleaning
Laundry
Preparing me
Collecting prescriptions
What is an advocate?
Someone who speaks on behalf of an individual who is unable to speak for themselves
Examples of advocacy services
Mencap
Empower me
SEAP
Who may access a advocacy service
Young children
Individuals who lack capacity
Who has Alzheimer’s?
Examples of how an advocate can help
Go to meetings with you
Help to find an access information
Write letters on the individuals behalf
Speaking on behalf of an individual to express their wishes
What will advocacy services not do?
Give Own personal opinion
Make decisions for the individual
Speak for yourself
What will advocacy services do?
Respect the individuals views
And the individuals and needs are recognised
Represent a individuals, wishes and views
Speak on behalf of an individual
Act in the best interest of the individual
