Equality and Incustion

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Unit 303 Promote Equality and Inclusion in health social care or children and young people’s settings Q1. Define the following terms in your own words * Equality Equality is ensuring individuals or groups of individuals are treated fairly and equally and no less favourably, specific to their needs, including areas of race, gender, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation and age. * Diversity It means understanding that each individual is unique, and recognizing our individual differences. * Inclusion Mean’s to include everyone fairly and as individual no matter what their needs may be. * Discrimination Is the unequal treatment of individuals, usually on the basis of gender, race, age, religion or disability. * Stereotyping Is when you categorise someone for example a male works in a hairdresser so he is gay. * Prejudice Pre-judging something or someone before knowing the facts or the person. Q2. Explain how discrimination can affect individuals There are many way discrimination can have an effect on individuals. There are immediate effects which affects the person straight away, * Confidence * Anger * Emotional distress * Organisation coast (compensation awarded) Then there are long-term effects which lead to, * Depression * Loss of motivation * Loss of self-esteem * Isolation Q3. Describe how you challenge discrimination to promote change within the setting. I witness a discriminatory incident I would address the situation by reporting and recording it. By doing this it is more likely to be dealt with in the appropriate manner. Or alternatively if I overheard someone making a discriminatory remark or not promoting equality or valuing diversity I would challenge them in a calm and professional way and tell them that what they were saying or doing, is unacceptable and
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