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.
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.
This would be the appropriate comment to embed congruence, showing that we are real and genuine and to understand that we will experience diversity. In practice working with diversity means to become aware of the diversity between ourselves, the people we work with and the communities we serve. In class we have different genders, ages, races, and religions and these are the differences that we see. We define diversity as four fold: values, emotional, identity and physical characteristics, and others are emotional such as behaviour and style. Invisible difference includes values such as integrity and a way of life, and identity – also invisible – includes gay and lesbian and social class.
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.
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.
UNIT 303 Promote equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings. 1. Diversity What is meant by diversity is difference. Everyone is different not every Pearson in the world can be the same. Equality Equality means that everyone should be treated like an equal.
By law every organisation must have an equal opportunities policy. In relation to health and social care the equal opportunities policy states that all individuals must receive the same high level of care. Diversity: Diversity means accepting and respecting differences. This means that everyone is recognised as being different and that their differences are respected. Everyone is an individual and has differences, no one is the same.
for example some carers work with us who wear a head scarf because its part of her religion, everybody respects that and doesn’t treat her any different. What is equality? Equality means everyone should be treated equally regardless their age or gender, race, sexual orientation, religion. What does inclusion mean? Inclusion is based upon the idea of allowing everyone equal access to a service regardless of gender, disability, religion i e, There are many ways to ensure that your setting adheres to its inclusion policy.
4222-303 Promote equality and inclusion in health SHC 33 and social care 1.1 Explain what is meant by each of the following terms: 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.
Those are the specific elements that made the book come together as its own and give it meaning to its audience. Each theme is different giving its own meaning, but when they come together and relate it has a whole new meaning. In this book particularly, there was two themes that stood out to me. One of which being Gender, I.e. Man vs. Woman issues.