The organisation could also be fined by not complying with the law which would have a negative effect with exposure in the media. Organisations would have a reduction in patient and public confidence and so their reputation would be affected and patients would choose to have their care else where. Members of staff would also have a decrease in confidence with the organisation and their stress levels will increase. On the individual: This could cause further complications to their primary condition increasing their recovery time and possibly giving them a lengthy stay in a hospital setting. Patients may be forced to stay off work which will lead to a loss of earnings putting more stress on the individual and their families, possibly leaving a patient needing treatment for depression.
Social isolation, poor housing, unemployment and poverty are all linked to mental ill health. So stigma and discrimination can trap people in a cycle of illness. The situation is exacerbated by the media. Media reports often link mental illness with violence, or portray people with mental health problems as dangerous, criminal, evil, or very disabled and unable to live normal, fulfilled lives. 2.2 How mental illness can have an impact on the individual: Psychologically: - person may become paranoid and therefore exclude him or her self -person may become paranoid and therefore hurt others who she/he fears will try to hurt him/her -person may become isolated and therefore out of touch with other people and reality in general -person may feel unloved even if it is not true -person may feel like he/she is a threat to society and therefore attempt suicide emotionally: -person may feel isolated, unloved, paranoid, panicked and non-human (read Francis Kafka's The Metamorphosis)
Some carers may not feel they can approach the person because the assume they are violent. If a person gets violent it is due to frustration and not being able to express themselves. It helps if you know how to approach the person so they dont get adjitated. You should always try to form positive relationships with clients even though they may not remember you a short time later. Some people just think a person dementia does not need to be spoken to bacause they may not be able to understand anyway.
This could have a massive effect on their education or health for example. In many care settings people are categorised stereotypically for example, by the way they look or dress, the music they like, and the people they are friends with. This could also reduce a person's self-concept and make them want to leave the service. Consequences are involved for people who act on prejudice thoughts or opinions. Victims of discrimination may feel excluded and unwanted and like they're in the wrong for being who they are.
P3: Describe the potential effects of discriminatory practice on those who use health or social care services. Include the following and look at how they can result in a loss of right: Marginalisation is one of the effects of discriminatory practice. It is a social division of some people from the large society. People are separated from the society because of their age, disability, culture or social class. If people are separated from the society they will feel isolated and could lead to depression, anxiety, eating disorders, financial problems and/or health problems.
Some employers think that people with learning disabilities cannot be independent and would not be able to keep a job. People that stereotype others are at a disadvantage as they ignore the diversity within a group and convey negative vibes and attitudes; Sutton & Stewart (2008), state that ‘stereotyping allows no room for individuality, and is generally negative. It stems from our deeply embedded, and often condition, conviction about others, and may be due to fear or lack of understanding about people different to ourselves. In a counselling setting, this would cause harm to the client and damage the relationship between the counsellor and the client as is suggested by Sutton & Stewart (2008), ‘stereotyping can have a damaging effect on the therapeutic alliance. To remain neutral, and to prevent putting barriers in the way, counsellors need to listen to themselves carefully for any signs of ‘putting their client into a niche`.
One of the major barriers I see in our program is prejudice plus power. In our system I see some employees feel as if they have no one to go to because our administrator is married to a man of higher authority in our school system. If we have a problem and need to go down to the board to discuss it we may find it very hard to communicate this because our administrator is married to them. Classism is another issue I see within our system. If you are not from a certain class then your opinions do not matter and will not be heard.
In health and social care settings someone could start using health and social services and they already have low self-esteem or those using the services could make them have low self-esteem. An example of this is an emotional teenager being targeted and bullied which would result in them having low self-worth or best known as low self-esteem. (1) Self-identity is how you view yourself away from cultural groups or society as a whole. In health and social care services you have to recognise and respect everyone own individual identities. You could be a what society calls it a Goth and you could be in a sexual hospital and the nurse seeing you has to accept how you present yourself and respect your individuality.
2.Describe ways in which discrimination may deliberately or inadvertently occur in the work settings Direct discrimination can occur in the workplace because you can be treated less favourable / differently/lower standard of care because of your age,race,gender,disability,sexuality or religion,ethnicity,culture,mental health.Service provider must be aware of their prejudicies and avoid providing a different standard of care or support the the individuals they are working with. Indirect discrimination could occur when a rule or policy that applies equally to everybody is more restrictive for people from a certain group. We can give as example a company which gives information about its policies only in English or a council which providesinformation about it`s homeless applications procedure in English, and then people whose`s first language is not English have an unfair disadvantage and could be seen as indirect discrimination. Supporting equality and inclusion reduce the likelihood of discrimination as they show that everyone is equal in their own right and should be treated as
Some of the reasons diversity training does not work well in organizations are outlined below. If your organization's initiative did not do as well as you expected, assess whether your training was affected by any of the following: Poor Timing. The training may have come at a time when employees were preoccupied with more urgent priorities. Stress, because of downsizing and the accompanying fear of job loss, increased workload, or a specific conflict or negotiation with a union might have been much more critical. During such periods, staff is usually functioning at the survival level on Maslow's hierarchy and diversity may not even be a blip on their radar screen, hence their irritation that time and resources are taken up with training.