Unit 4222-303 - Promote Equality and Inclusion in Health, Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings

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HSC 4222-303 Promote equality and Inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings The Importance of understanding What is Equality? Equality is about making sure people are treated fairly and given fair chances. Equality is not about treating everyone in the same way, but it recognises that their needs are met in different ways. In personal health care promoting equality requires a understanding and the mental ability to fact on that inderstanding. Equality focuses on those areas covered by the law, namely the key areas of race, gender, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender and Age, which when it comes to promoting equality and Inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings is very important. People must not be unfairly discriminated against because of any of these factors and we must all contribute to creating a positive workplace and service delivery environment where discriminatory practices and discrimination no longer happen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reflective Account 1 Hint: - - example how you promote equality? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What is Diversity? In understanding diversity it is important to understand is basis is about valuing individual difference. So 'diversity' is much more than just a new word for equality but also equating to cultural values. A diversity approach aims to recognise, value and manage difference to enable all employees to contribute and realise their full potential. Diversity challenges us to recognise and value all sorts of differences in order to make our environment a better place for everyone to work. Why are equality and diversity important? Diversity is also about recognising that our customers come from
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