Diversity is a visible and non-visible thing. These could include personal characteristics that are also protected under discrimination legislation. By recognising each and everyone’s individual needs we are able to have a positive and productive working environment in which everybody will feel valued. Within my workplace we have to be aware of everybody’s Individual needs not just the staffs but also the Students that we teach and look after. As every child have their own needs.
As a teacher it is your role to provide any resources needed including specialist equipment for activities and to use the correct teaching styles that will enable the learner access to their learning experience. Diversity is valuing individual differences, regardless of age, gender, religion, beliefs or lack of, race and circumstances. “In the past, equality has often been described as everyone being the same or having the same opportunities. Nowadays, it can be described as everyone being different, but having equal rights. (Gravells, 2012:53, 54).
Promoting equal opportunities Including freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, sex, ability, sexuality or religion. In the care workers duty they must ensure that everything is available within reasons. Choices should be offered and by no means imposed. Inclusion is by including the service user in everything that includes them. Including the freedom to choose lifestyle, self-presentation, diet and routine.
QCF level 5 Unit 503 questions and answers 1.1 Equality is ensuring individuals or groups of individuals are treated fairly and equally and no less favorably, specific to their needs, including areas of race, gender, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation and age. Promoting equality should remove discrimination in all of the aforementioned areas. Bullying, harassment or victimization are also considered as equality and diversity issues Diversity aims to recognise, respect and value people’s differences to contribute and realise their full potential by promoting an inclusive culture for all staff and students Inclusion is the action or state of including or of being included within a group or structure direct discrimination include dismissing someone because of a protected characteristic, deciding not to employ them, refusing them training, denying them a promotion, or giving them adverse terms and conditions all because of a protected characteristic. Indirect discrimination occurs when an organisation's practices, policies or procedures have the effect of disadvantaging people who share certain protected characteristics. Person centred planning underpins all equality, diversity and inclusions by providing care plans that are centred around that one individual / service user giving them the support only they require to live a normal life as close as possible by respecting their needs, choices, religion etc…All staff should be able to support that individual / service user with respect and understand what support is needed and this should be the same support no matter who is working with them.
UNIT 203: Principles of diversity, equality and inclusion in adult social care 1 Understand the importance of equality and inclusion 1.1- Diversity: Diversity literally means difference. Diversity recognises that though people have things in common with each other, they are also different and unique in many ways. Diversity is about recognising and valuing those differences. Diversity therefore consists of visible and non-visible factors, which include personal characteristics such as background, culture, personality and work-style in addition to the characteristics that are protected under discrimination legislation in terms of race, disability, gender, religion and belief, sexual orientation and age. By recognising and understanding our individual differences and embracing them, and moving beyond simple tolerance, we can create a productive environment in which everybody feels valued.
Principles of diversity, equality and inclusion in adult social care settings 1. 1.1 A) Diversity: Diversity literally means difference. Diversity recognises that though people have things in common with each other, they are also different and unique in many ways. Diversity is about recognising and valuing those differences. Diversity therefore consists of visible and non-visible factors, which include personal characteristics such as background, culture, personality and work-style in addition to the characteristics that are protected under discrimination legislation in terms of race, disability, gender, religion and belief, sexual orientation and age.By recognising and understanding our individual differences and embracing them, and moving beyond simple tolerance, we can create a productive environment in which everybody feels valued.
Unit 303 Outcome 1 1.1 Diversity means difference. Being understanding and aware of diversity is important in every workplace and especially in a social care setting. Diversity requires people in the setting to be accepting and tolerant of different views, different cultures, different cultural backgrounds, different ethnic origins and different lifestyles. Equality means treating people fairly, equally and no less favourably than another person. In the workplace, everyone should receive fair treatment and respect without regard for race, gender, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation or age.
1.Explain what is meant by: -diversity -equality -inclusion -discrimination Diversity means difference.Even though people have things in common,they are different and unique and diversity is about recognising and valuing the differencesDiversity consists of visible and non-visible factors like background,cultures,personality and is also protected under discrimination legislation in terms of race ,disability,sexual orientetion ,age, gender,religion. By recognising and understanding our individual differences and embracing them, we create a productive environment in which everybody feels valued. Equality means treating everybody in accordance with their needs ,equal rights,preventing discrimination and giving the same opportunity for
It is also about challenging others if necessary and speaking up for the individuals you support when they cannot speak up for themselves. Equality means treating everyone equally regardless of their colour, age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability etc it is different to treating people the same; different people have different needs, so individuality should be taken in to account. Inclusion is a human right for every individual. The aim of inclusion is to embrace all people irrespective of race, gender, disability, medical or other need, culture, age, religion and sexual orientation. It is about giving equal access and opportunities and getting rid of discrimination and intolerance.
Unit 3 Promote equality and inclusion in Health, Social Care or Childrens and Young Peoples Settings 1.1 Explain what is meant by diversity, equality and inclusion Diversity: Diversity means difference, Diversity recognises that even though people have alot in common with eachother they are all different in there own unique ways. Diversity conists of visable and non-visable factors which could include race, sexual orientation, disability, religion, gender and many more. By recognising these differences in people we could make a more productive enviorment for people where everyone feels valued. Equality: Equality means treating people in the appropriate mannor that you would like to be treated, everyone is equal no matter what background