Unit 203 : Principles of diversity,equality and inclustion in adult social care settings Direct discrimination can be a less favourable treatment which includes bullying or harassment. Similar legal definitions of indirect discrimination and harassment apply in respect of sexual orientation, religion, age, gender and disability. Most people will understand what direct discrimanation is. Indirect discrimination happens when the effects of a certain requirments, conditions or practices imposed by a employer has an adverse impact disproportionately one one group or another. Indirect discrimination usually occurs when a rule or condition which is applied to everyone can be met by a considerably smaller group of people, this rule will be to their disadvantage and it can not be justified on other grounds.
Inclusion The term inclusion is seen as a universal human right and aims at embracing all people irrespective of race, gender, disability, medical or other need. It is about giving equal access and opportunities and getting rid of discrimination and intolerance. Discrimination Discrimination could be direct or indirect, and both are covered by equality & diversity legislation. a. Direct - Where one person is treated less favourably than another is, has been or will be treated in a comparable situation b.
1.2 Describe ways in which discrimination may be deliberately or inadvertently occur in the work setting. Refusing an individual a job because they have a wheelchair or disability, or a person is not able to apply for a job or do a job because the workplace does not have wheelchair access and wheelchair friendly areas. 1.3 Explain how practices that support equality and inclusion reduce the likelihood of discrimination. It is important to behave in any anti-discriminative way, respect each individuals way of life, their religious choices, their sexuality, ensure that there are no barriers that exclude an individual because of their race, age, sex etc. 2.
Diversity is about recognising differences and valuing the differences. It consist of visible and none visible factors which include the characteristics of a person such as their background, culture personality. In addition to the characteristics that are protected under the discrimination legislation in terms of race, disability, gender, religion, sexual orientation and age by recognising and understanding that everyone has the right to be treated as a individual and encouraging individuals to express their individuality freely if they wish everyone who is cared for in your setting will feel valued as a individual. Equality is about creating a fairer society where everyone can participate and has the opportunity to fulfil their potential this is stated in the department of health 2004. Equality also means being equal no matter what you race, gender, age, disability, religion, cultural differences and sexual orientation.
Unit 303 Principles of diversity, equality and inclusion in adult social care settings. Outcome 1 – Understand the importance of diversity, equality and inclusion. 1.1 Explain what is meant by: Diversity – is about difference and its value is the richness and variety that different people bring to society. * Appearance * Gender * Race * Culture * Ability * Talent * Beliefs 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 or sexual orientation and age. Inclusion – involves making the individual the centre of their life.
Task A Explanation Example Diversity It means understanding that each individual is unique, and recognizing our individual differences. This can be along the dimensions of race, ethnisity, gender, age, physical abilities etc. Equality It means treating everyone the same way, regardles genter, age, ethnisity, disabilities, believes etc. For example, it would not be equal treatment to provide two different people with information about the services available written in english, if one of those people spoke another language and could not understand english. Inclusion Inclusion is allowing everyone equal access to a service.
The concept of equality, diversity and rights in relation to health and social care Equality means creating a fair socity with equal uppourinties and no one being unfairly disadvantaged. Equality is the current term for “Equal Opportunities”. It is based on the legal obligation to comply with anti-discrimination legislation. Equality protects people from being discriminated against on the grounds of group membership i.e. Sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, or age.
| Equality focuses on those areas covered by the law, Equal wages for the employees with same qualification, experience doing the same job. | Inclusion | Inclusion is about ensuring that there are no barriers that would exclude people or make it difficult for them to fully participate in society. People must be included in all aspects of life, not excluded from some of them because of an illness or disability. | Providing a ramp to give wheelchair access to a building and Providing information in a range of languages and in audio format. | Discrimination | Discriminating people on the grounds of age, gender, race, sexuality or ability can damage persons self esteem and reduce their ability to develop and maintain a sense of identity.
Unit 4222-303 Promote equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings. Outcome 1. Understand the importance of diversity, equality and inclusion. 1.1 Explain what is meant by * Diversity – means difference and recognises that people have things in common with each other; they are also different and unique. Diversity is about recognising and valuing everyone’s culture, personality, age, race, sex, disability, gender, religion and beliefs.
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