LO1 - Concepts and Context Flashcards
What is equality?
Individuals are treated fairly and given the same opportunities regardless of their differences, abilities, background and lifestyle. They are treated according to their individual needs.
How can someone promote equality?
- Everyone treated fairly irrespective of age, race, gender, religion, disability, etc
- Everyone given the same choices and opportunities regardless of differences
- Treating people according to their needs
What is diversity?
Recognising the differences between people and treating people’s values, beliefs, cultures and lifestyle with respect.
How can someone value diversity?
- Recognition of differences/everyone is seen as being different/differences are valued
- Activities, resources, food reflect different faiths/cultures/beliefs
- Celebrate range of festivals with the people
- Providing for individual dietary, cultural, religious, mobility needs
What are the benefits of staff understanding diversity?
- Empowerment
- Independence
- Inclusion
- Respect
- Dignity
What are rights? Name all of them
Rights are what everyone is entitled to and they are set out by legislation.
Rights: CCCPE+R
- Choice
- Confidentiality
- Consultation
- Protection from abuse and harm
- Equal and fair treatment
- Right to life
What is the ‘need-to-know’ basis?
When information is only shared with those directly involved with the care of the individual e.g. a practitioner can only pass relevant information on to the relevant people.
—> Access to information is restricted
Name the values of care in Health and Social care services
- Promoting individual rights and beliefs
- Maintaining confidentiality
- Promoting equality and diversity
PAPER FLASHCARDS ON THIS
Name the values of care in Child care services
PAPER FLASHCARDS ON THIS
- Making the welfare of the child paramount
- Keeping children safe and maintaining a healthy environment
- Working in partnership with parents, guardians and families
- Encouraging children’s learning and development
- Valuing diversity
- Ensuring equality of opportunity
- Anti-discriminatory practice
- Maintaining confidentiality
- Working with other professionals
Who might need an advocate?
- Young children
- Individuals with a learning or physical disability
- People with a condition
- Individuals who have been assessed as lacking mental capacity or having mental health problems
What organisations offer advocacy services?
- SEAP (Support, Empower, Advocate, Promote)
- Mencap
- Empower Me
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
How can an advocate support an individual?
- Going with an individual to meetings or attending for them
- Helping an individual find and access information
- Writing letters on the individual’s behalf
- Speaking on behalf of the individual at a case conference to express their wishes
What do support groups do?
Give people the chance to talk to others who can understand what they are going through because they have experienced it themselves.
They help 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 a disability.
What organisations offer support groups?
- Mind
- Age UK
- Headway
- Rethink Mental Illness
- Macmillan Cancer Support
What is informal support?
Care given by those who are not paid to do so and who are not professionally trained care workers e.g. friends, family and neighbours.
