LO1 Flashcards
(24 cards)
Diversity
Encompasses ACCEPTANCE and RESPECT. Understanding that each individual is UNIQUE and recognizing our individual differences.
Promoting Diversity in a Setting
-Displays
-Choice of food
-Celebrate festivals
-Assemblies/ Talk/ Lessons.
-Posters.
-Dress up days of culture.
Forms of Diversity [15]
-Race
-Religion
-Cultural differences
-Gender (reassignment)
-Sexuality/sexual orientation
-Age
-Family structure
-Social class
-Language
-Dress
-Food
-Music
-Education
-Pregnancy and maternity
-Disability
Equality
A person is RESPECTED as an INDIVIDUAL, treated FAIRLY, given the same OPPORTUNITIES regardless of differences, treated according to needs.
What are the Rights? [6]
Rights are what everyone is legally entitled to,
-Choice
-Confidentially
-Protection from abuse and harm
-Equal and fair treatment
-Consultation
-Right to life
Values of care - Adult [3]
Promoting equality and diversity - this means using non discriminatory language - Discrimination challenged - care should meet the individuals needs.
Promoting Individuals rights and beliefs - Access to a prayer room - Providing food kosher/ vegan.
Maintaining Confidentiality - No gossiping about service users - Documents filed away / password protected - need to know basis.
Values of care - In childcare practices. [9]
Making Welfare of the child paramount - Safeguarding policy within environment - ensuring child’s needs come first.
Keeping the children safe and maintaining a healthy environment - Security measures are put in place (risk assessments).
Working in partnership with parents ,guardians and families - good relationships, parents evenings / informal chats with parents.
Encouraging children’s learning and development - range of activities appropriate to the child - enable all to participate.
Valuing Diversity - Displays - Toys -Festivals celebrated.
Ensuring equality of opportunity - activities differentiated- wheelchair ramps - easy read books.
Anti-discriminatory practice - children treated fairly - No discriminatory comments.
Maintaining Confidentiality- Private information only shared on a need to know basis - information kept secure / password protected.
Working with other professionals - May need to share sensitive information - Includes police.
Need to Know Basis
Information only shared on a need to know basis with others involved in the individuals care, or with professionals if the individual poses a risk of harm to themselves, others or they themself are being harmed.
Permission needed to share information with family and friends.
Advocate- Support
Advocacy means getting support from another person to help you express your views and wishes, and help you stand up for your rights.
Someone who helps you in this way is your advocate.
An advocate will;
-listens to your views and concerns.
-helps you to explore your options and rights (without pressuring you)
-provides information to help you make informed decisions
-help you contact relevant people, or contact them on your behalf.
-accompany you and support you in meetings or appointments.
An advocate won’t;
-give you there personal opinion.
-solve problems and make decisions for you
-judge you
Organisations that provide Advocacy
SEAP- A charity that provides free, independent and confidential advocacy services. It helps to resolve issues about health and social care services. Its aim is to ensure individuals are in control of decisions that are made about them, and making sure wishes and views are heard.
MIND- charity empowering those experiencing mental health problems. Campaigns to raise awareness and understanding of mental health.
Empower Me- An organisation that develops advocacy and service user involvement projects. It supports mental health service users and people with learning difficulties to have a voice, promoting social inclusion and community cohesion.
Support Groups
Mind- charity empowering those experiencing mental health problems. Campaigns to raise awareness and understanding of mental health.
Age UK- raises awareness of the difficult situations that are faced by elderly.
Headway- Promotes understanding of brain injuries and provides information, support and services to survivors and their families.
Informal Support
Support from people they know such as friends and family or even their neighbours. Often these people will provide essential services such as shopping or driving the individual to medical appointments, this can help some service users like an older person to maintain independence and stay at home.
Encompasses ACCEPTANCE and RESPECT. Understanding that each individual is UNIQUE and recognizing our individual differences.
Diversity
-Displays
-Choice of food
-Celebrate festivals
-Assemblies/ Talk/ Lessons.
-Posters.
-Dress up days of culture.
Promoting Diversity in a Setting
-Race
-Religion
-Cultural differences
-Gender (reassignment)
-Sexuality/sexual orientation
-Age
-Family structure
-Social class
-Language
-Dress
-Food
-Music
-Education
-Pregnancy and maternity
-Disability
Forms of Diversity [15]
A person is RESPECTED as an INDIVIDUAL, treated FAIRLY, given the same OPPORTUNITIES regardless of differences, treated according to needs.
Equality
Rights are what everyone is legally entitled to,
-Choice
-Confidentially
-Protection from abuse and harm
-Equal and fair treatment
-Consultation
-Right to life
What are The Rights?
Promoting equality and diversity - this means using non discriminatory language - Discrimination challenged - care should meet the individuals needs.
Promoting Individuals rights and beliefs - Access to a prayer room - Providing food kosher/ vegan.
Maintaining Confidentiality - No gossiping about service users - Documents filed away / password protected - need to know basis.
Adult Values of Care
Making Welfare of the child paramount - Safeguarding policy within environment - ensuring child’s needs come first.
Keeping the children safe and maintaining a healthy environment - Security measures are put in place (risk assessments).
Working in partnership with parents ,guardians and families - good relationships, parents evenings / informal chats with parents.
Encouraging children’s learning and development - range of activities appropriate to the child - enable all to participate.
Valuing Diversity - Displays - Toys -Festivals celebrated.
Ensuring equality of opportunity - activities differentiated- wheelchair ramps - easy read books.
Anti-discriminatory practice - children treated fairly - No discriminatory comments.
Maintaining Confidentiality- Private information only shared on a need to know basis - information kept secure / password protected.
Working with other professionals - May need to share sensitive information - Includes police.
Values of care - Child [9]
Information only shared on a need to know basis with others involved in the individuals care, or with professionals if the individual poses a risk of harm to themselves, others or they themself are being harmed.
Permission needed to share information with family and friends.
Need To Know Basis
Advocacy means getting support from another person to help you express your views and wishes, and help you stand up for your rights.
Someone who helps you in this way is your advocate.
An advocate will;
-listens to your views and concerns.
-helps you to explore your options and rights (without pressuring you)
-provides information to help you make informed decisions
-help you contact relevant people, or contact them on your behalf.
-accompany you and support you in meetings or appointments.
An advocate won’t;
-give you there personal opinion.
-solve problems and make decisions for you
-judge you
Advocate- Support
SEAP- A charity that provides free, independent and confidential advocacy services. It helps to resolve issues about health and social care services. Its aim is to ensure individuals are in control of decisions that are made about them, and making sure wishes and views are heard.
MIND- charity empowering those experiencing mental health problems. Campaigns to raise awareness and understanding of mental health.
Empower Me- An organisation that develops advocacy and service user involvement projects. It supports mental health service users and people with learning difficulties to have a voice, promoting social inclusion and community cohesion.
Organisations that provide Advocacy
Mind- charity empowering those experiencing mental health problems. Campaigns to raise awareness and understanding of mental health.
Age UK- raises awareness of the difficult situations that are faced by elderly.
Headway- Promotes understanding of brain injuries and provides information, support and services to survivors and their families.
Support Groups
Support from people they know such as friends and family or even their neighbours. Often these people will provide essential services such as shopping or driving the individual to medical appointments, this can help some service users like an older person to maintain independence and stay at home.
Informal Support
