Unit 2- Equality, Diversity And Rights

Question 1

When would discrimination not be discrimination?

Answer 1

Disability- the structure of a building can not be adapted to accommodate every disability.

Related to job requirements- advertisements for a specific sex is ok if it is to meet the holistic needs of a service user.

Question 2

How does education teach children discriminatory attitudes?

Answer 2

Telling them examples of discrimination and telling children what it is. For example, children could be cooking in pairs and a white child may not want to be paired with a black child.

Question 3

How does media teach children discriminatory attitudes?

Answer 3

Giving them the impacts of discrimination and children can be easily influenced. For example, girls can be influenced by magazines- body image

Question 4

How can peers teach children discrimination attitudes?

Answer 4

Children tend to copy each other. This could lead to bullying.

Question 5

What is the welfare of the child?

Answer 5

The welfare of the child is paramount.
Children’s opinions should be listened to.
Behaviour management should emphasise positive expectations.
A child should never be shaken, slapped, smacked or humiliated

Question 6

How do you keep children safe and maintain a healthy environment?

Answer 6

Preventing accidents
Protect health
Sticking to emergency procedures
Protection of children from abuse

Question 7

How do you work in partnership with parents/guardians, families and other professionals?

Answer 7

Workers must not try and take over a parents role inappropriately.
Parents/families should be treated as an expert on their own child. Wishes should be complied with where possible.
Share information with parents.
Respect for culture.

Question 8

How do you encourage children’s learning and development?

Answer 8

Children learn most in their early years, therefore care and education at this stage is very important.
Children should be offered a range of activities to encourage their development in different areas.
Planned activities should show high expectations.
Child-initiated play.
Records of progress kept and shared with parents.

Question 9

Equality of opportunity.

Answer 9

Children should be treated as individuals.
Stereotyping should be avoided.
Workers should demonstrate valuing of children’s racial/other characteristics to develop self-esteem.
Should extend to other staff, parents etc.

Question 10

Anti-discrimination.

Answer 10

Workers should not discriminate and should encourage children.

Question 11

Celebrating diversity.

Answer 11

Contributions made to society from different cultural groups should be shown in a positive light.
Children should be helped to develop a sense of cultural/social/racial identity and learn about others.
No one group should be presented as superior.

Question 12

How do you maintain confidentiality?

Answer 12

Information should be passed on in the interest of protecting the child.

Question 13

How do you work with other professionals?

Answer 13

Advice and support should be sought.
Information should be shared when necessary.
Respect should be shown for the roles of other professionals.

Question 14

How to be the reflective practitioner?

Answer 14

Reflect on practices and use this information to develop.
Seeking advice and support should be seen as a positive action.
Opportunities for training/development should be maximised.

Question 15

What are the 5 rights?

Answer 15

Choice 
Confidentiality 
Protection from abuse and harm
Equal and fair treatment 
Consultation

Question 16

Identify 3 ways a care practitioner can maintain a service user’s confidentiality.

Answer 16

Lock information-filing cabinet or password.
Don’t gossip.
Share information on a “need to know” basis.

Question 17

Name 5 things service user’s have a choice about:

Answer 17

Joining in activities.
Their GP.
What clothes to wear.
Food.
Where/how to receive treatment.

Question 18

Identify 4 ways care practitioners can protect service user’s from abuse and harm.

Answer 18

DBS checks.
Trained staff.
CCTV.
Accompany vulnerable service user’s to intimate checks.

Question 19

What does feeling valued and having raised self-esteem mean?

Answer 19

A person will feel valued and worth respect.

Question 20

Identify 2 ways a care practitioner can give a service user equal and fair treatment.

Answer 20

Don’t discriminate.

Find out and treat for individual needs.

Question 21

Identify 2 ways a care practitioner can consult with a service user.

Answer 21

Ask what type of care they want.

Seek opinions and views.

Question 22

Name 3 examples of health care practitioners.

Answer 22

Doctor
Nurse
Physiotherapist 
Dentist 
Paramedic

Question 23

Name 3 example of social care practitioners.

Answer 23

Social worker
Care assistant
Drop in centre worker

Question 24

Name 3 examples of early years practitioners.

Answer 24

Reception teacher
Nursery nurse
Nursery assistant

Question 25

Identify 3 reasons why a service user may need an advocate?

Answer 25

Can’t speak for themselves
Lack mental capacity
Vulnerable

Question 26

Identify 3 ways a care practitioner can challenge discrimination.

Answer 26

Challenge at the time
Challenge afterwards/through procedures
Long term procedures

Question 27

What does equal access to services/treatments mean?

Answer 27

Sometimes you have to treat people differently in order for them to have the same outcomes as everybody else.

Question 28

Identify 5 ways care practitioners can support service user’s maintain their rights

Answer 28

Challenge discrimination
Use effective communication 
Provide information about complaints procedures 
Provide up to date information 
Provide advocacy

Question 29

When would a service user need to complain?

Answer 29

When their rights have not been met.

Question 30

What does being safe mean?

Answer 30

Out of danger. Not likely to be hurt or abused.