The CARE CERTIFICATE Equality and Diversity What you need to know Standard THE CARE CERTIFICATE WORKBOOK Equality and Diversity, Inclusion and Discrimination Promoting equality and respecting diversity are central to life today. To provide care and support that meets the needs of everyone you have to understand what these terms mean and take account of them in your work. Equality is about treating people alike according to their needs. You should make sure that everyone is given equality of opportunity. For example, you may need to give information in different formats (for example Braille) or make sure there is access to a building for an individual in a wheelchair.
Unit 513 – Manage Health and Social care practice to ensure positive outcomes for individuals 1.1 (Unit 527 – 1.1) Outcome based practice is an approach designed to achieve desired patient care goals. This involves a combination of teamwork, quality improvement and outcomes being measured. The personalisation document has been introduced into a lot of recent government documentation. A system of care and support tailored to meet the needs of the individual is key, and has replaced the sixe fits all approach previously used. The social model of disability believes this is a better option to the needs-led assessments of the past.
Promoting person centered approaches In health and social care Person centered care Person centered care, or personalized care and individual care consistently feature within government documents for health and social care services. Within the essence of care, the term 'person centered' is used to signify 'activities that are based on what is important to a person from their own perspective'. 'Person centered care' has been defined as treating people as individuals and enabling them to make choices about their care. Concepts central to person centered care: · communication · advocacy · involvement · participation · trust · partnership · empowerment · empathy · choice · holism · assessment Person centered care concepts explained Communication relates to a two way process that involves exchanging information; it is important for the sender of the information to establish that the receiver understand the message and that it is communicated in a way that meets any individual communication needs that the receiver may have. An advocate is a person who intercedes on behalf of another person in a bid to ensure that their best interests are communicated.
Doane and Varcoe state that relational nursing practice is seen “through a relational lens, always assuming and looking for how people, situations, contexts, environments, and processes are integrally connecting and shaping each other” (2008, p.51). This definition of relational practice can be applied to Health Promotion as it encompasses a holistic approach to health. The concepts of relational theory are dynamic to nursing practice as they are needed to establish a collaborative relationship between all involved resulting in better health care and health promotion. The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion states that “Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health” (World Health Organization [WHO], 1986, p. 1). The Ottawa charter describes Health promotion in a broad focus on health including education, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the importance of client’s participation to influence on his or her own care and outcome.
1.1 – Identify standards that influence the way adult social care job roles are carried out. The main standards that influence the way adult social care job roles are carried out are legislations which are relevant to these services. They make up ‘standards’ to follow for good practice in your work setting and include; Care Standards
Explains concepts of equality, diversity and rights in relation to health and social care In this essay for P1 I will be explaining the theories of equality, diversity and rights within the health and social care sector. I’ll give examples of the different health sectors and a few examples of what people are discriminated against and how the discriminating practise is valued how it affects the workplace. For P2 I will also be describing the discrimatory practices in Health and Social Care. Working in health and social care sector it is important that every individual uses these three health sectors equality, diversity and rights. Each person should be able to identify the importance of gender, age, race, sexuality, beliefs, ethnicity, disability, education, sexual orientation, backgrounds, skin colour and language.
One of those organizations is the Joint Commission and another one of them is the National Committee of Quality Assurance (NCQA). These organizations are responsible for developing and improving the quality of care. The Joint Commission is responsible for trying to continually improve the health care of the public they do this by working with stakeholders and evaluating different health care organizations while encouraging them to go above and beyond in providing safe and effective care at the highest quality and value (Spath, 2014). The NCQA is responsible for developing standards that will continue to improve the quality of health care. If an organization is interested in acquiring the seal of the NCQA they must first be able to pass a rigorous and comprehensive review as well as report annually on the continued performance of the organization (About NCQA, 2014).
It is used as a life planning model to enable individuals with disabilities and improve their own independence * Appropriate care: Health care in which the expected clinical benefits of care to balance the expected negative effects to such a level that the treatment is necessary * Safeguarding: Protection from harm or damage * Promoting independence: Encouraging the person in your care to do as much as they can for themselves * Aids to communication: A communication aid that helps a person to communicate more effectively with those around them * Legislation and guidance: A law or a group of laws The questions that I asked to Kerry were: 1) How do you promote Equality and Diversity in your role? 2) How do you maintain a service user’s dignity? 3) Are you support plans person centred? How often do you update these? 4) How do you know if the care is appropriate for the individual?
Understand Unit 14 person-centred approaches in adult social care settings This unit draws together themes from many other modules, including the ideas of communication, equality, safety, duty of care, personal development and the role of the health and social care worker. The idea and process of person-centred care is central to providing excellent health and social care. This unit examines person-centred values, the reasons why these influence all aspects of care, and some of the theories that have guided society’s understanding of human needs, motivation and fulfilment. The idea of person-centred support as a fundamental principle of adult social care is explored in the context of individuals with a variety of conditions and needs. On completion of this unit you should: understand person-centred approaches in adult social care understand how to implement a person-centred approach in an adult social care setting understand the importance of establishing consent when providing care or support understand how to implement and promote active participation understand how to support an individual’s right to make choices understand how to promote an individual’s well-being understand the role of risk assessment in enabling a personcentred approach Understand person-centred approaches in adult social care settings 105 [1255] ASC Level 3.indd 105 8/24/12 11:17 AM thin Preparing to work in adult social care | Level 3 k ut abo You or those close to you may have received services in the past – perhaps in a health and social care setting, or from other services such as education, the police, a job centre, a housing association etc.
There are many different health and social care services that delivers essential care to the general public. Therefore, it is duty of those settings to promote equality and have structures in place that allows their workers to comply with the code of practice, care value base system and the laws that was implemented to scrutinize the conduct, practice, and the active equality of their standards within which they should work. By applying the care value base to support planning, carers will be learning to foster equality and diversity and ensure that the treatments that are given are without bias and within the needs that are required by the individuals, thus promoting anti-discriminatory practice. If the care environment fails to tackle workplace discrimination, harassment, bullying and victimisation and the laws and policies that govern the fair treatment of those with disabilities; it may undermine the reputation and the effort of the workers and the organisation that they did not take the necessary measures to avoid discrimination in the workplace. In order for employers to combat discrimination and ensure that the policies are working it is vital to train managers and employees about the complexities concerning discrimination in the workplace.