Unit 2- Equality, Diversity And Rights Flashcards
When would discrimination not be discrimination?
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.
How does education teach children discriminatory attitudes?
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.
How does media teach children discriminatory attitudes?
Giving them the impacts of discrimination and children can be easily influenced. For example, girls can be influenced by magazines- body image
How can peers teach children discrimination attitudes?
Children tend to copy each other. This could lead to bullying.
What is the welfare of the child?
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
How do you keep children safe and maintain a healthy environment?
Preventing accidents
Protect health
Sticking to emergency procedures
Protection of children from abuse
How do you work in partnership with parents/guardians, families and other professionals?
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.
How do you encourage children’s learning and development?
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.
Equality of opportunity.
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.
Anti-discrimination.
Workers should not discriminate and should encourage children.
Celebrating diversity.
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.
How do you maintain confidentiality?
Information should be passed on in the interest of protecting the child.
How do you work with other professionals?
Advice and support should be sought.
Information should be shared when necessary.
Respect should be shown for the roles of other professionals.
How to be the reflective practitioner?
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.
What are the 5 rights?
Choice Confidentiality Protection from abuse and harm Equal and fair treatment Consultation
Identify 3 ways a care practitioner can maintain a service user’s confidentiality.
Lock information-filing cabinet or password.
Don’t gossip.
Share information on a “need to know” basis.
Name 5 things service user’s have a choice about:
Joining in activities. Their GP. What clothes to wear. Food. Where/how to receive treatment.
Identify 4 ways care practitioners can protect service user’s from abuse and harm.
DBS checks.
Trained staff.
CCTV.
Accompany vulnerable service user’s to intimate checks.
What does feeling valued and having raised self-esteem mean?
A person will feel valued and worth respect.
Identify 2 ways a care practitioner can give a service user equal and fair treatment.
Don’t discriminate.
Find out and treat for individual needs.
Identify 2 ways a care practitioner can consult with a service user.
Ask what type of care they want.
Seek opinions and views.
Name 3 examples of health care practitioners.
Doctor Nurse Physiotherapist Dentist Paramedic
Name 3 example of social care practitioners.
Social worker
Care assistant
Drop in centre worker
Name 3 examples of early years practitioners.
Reception teacher
Nursery nurse
Nursery assistant
