LO2

Question 1

What is abuse?

Answer 1

refers to a negative and harmful way of behaving towards another individual or certain group of people.
Examples; physical, emotional, sexual, financial, verbal, bullying or socially excluding.

Question 2

What is direct discrimination?

Answer 2

intentionally putting someone at a disadvantage/treating them unfairly based on their differences.

Question 3

What is indirect discrimination?

Answer 3

when a policy,practice or rule applies to everybody but has a disadvantage on some people or a particular group.

Question 4

What is prejudice?

Answer 4

Negative attitude or dislike for an individual or a group based on ill-informed opinions about an individual’s differences.

Question 5

What is stereotyping?

Answer 5

Generalisations, which are often offensive and exaggerated, made up about a particular group of people, such as older people, homeless people or people with disabilities.

Question 6

What is labelling?

Answer 6

a negative approach that identifies people as members of a particular group, with the assumption that they are ‘all the same’.

Question 7

What is bullying?

Answer 7

threatening, intimidating, humiliating, frightening others; it is repeated behaviour intended to physically or psychologically hurt.
- bullying more likely to occur when an individual is dependent on a care worker or relative

Question 8

What are some of the differences of the basis of discrimination?

Answer 8

• race
• culture
• religion
• gender
• disability
• age
• gender
• social class
• sexual orientation

Question 9

Which individuals can be affected by discriminatory practice?

Answer 9

• individuals who require care and support - disability, long-term conditions patients
• family, friends, relatives of individuals who use care services
• practitioners - nursers, teachers, child care and social workers

Question 10

What are some of the impacts discriminatory practice can have on individuals?

Answer 10

• dis-empowerment
• low self-esteem + confidence
• poor health and well-being
• unfair treatment
• effects on mental health

Question 11

what is disempowerment?

Answer 11

• individual having, or feel they have, no control over their own life
• feeling unwanted and unimportant causing them to disengage with life
• accepting whatever happens to avoid conflict
• loosing all independence

Question 12

what is meant by low self-esteem and confidence

Answer 12

• an individual may feel worthless and have their self-confidence destroyed as a result of discrimination

Question 13

what is meant by poor health and well-being?

Answer 13

• individuals general health may deteriorate
• physical injuries may appear as a result of physical abuse or neglect
• medication may not be given on time, or given at all, so illness or condition may get worse

Question 14

what can be a result of unfair treatment?

Answer 14

• individuals may not recieve the care they are entiltied to; makes it hard to manage daily lives, not being able to achieve their potential
• individuals may feel excluded from participating in things due to discrimination making them feel unwanted

Question 15

what is meant by effects on mental health as a result of discrimination?

Answer 15

• depression
• anxiety
• self-harm
• developing an eating disorder
  behaviour changes: aggressive, becoming withdrawn or socially isolated

Question 16

impacts on people who are being indirectly discriminated against:

Answer 16

• fustration
• disempowered
• restricted opportunities
• accepting
  demoralised - not want to bother doing anything

Question 17

examples of making the welfare of the child paramount:

Answer 17

• having a safeguarding policy and protection procedures in place
• all staff and volunteers working with children must be DBS checked

Question 18

examples of keeping children safe and maintaining healthy environment

Answer 18

• security measures in place - CCTV, visitor badges, lanyards, staffed reception

Question 19

examples of working in partnership with parents, guardians and families

Answer 19

• informal chats with parents when child is dropped off/collected
• parents should be invited in to discuss any issues or problems

Question 20

examples of encouraging children’s learning and devlopment

Answer 20

• provide a range of activities appropriate for the child’s age and abilities
• ensure resources (toys, games) are accessible to all

Question 21

examples of valuing diversity in child care services:

Answer 21

• toys and resources should reflect different cultures and beliefs
• wide range of festivals should be celebrated

Question 22

examples of ensuring equality of opportunity:

Answer 22

• ensure all areas of setting accessible to all - wheelchair ramps, easy rood books, adjustable height tables

Question 23

examples of anti-discriminatory practice:

Answer 23

• staff should not have favourites, children treated fairly
• any discriminatory actions should be challenged