Diversity is about recognising and valuing everyone’s culture, personality, age, race, sex, disability, gender, religion and beliefs. * Equality – treating people in a way that is appropriate for their needs. Making sure people are treated fairly and given fair chances. Recognise their needs and that they are met in different ways. * Inclusion – equal opportunities for everyone whatever their age, gender, ethnicity, to be included.
Unit 3 Champion Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 1.1 In my role as a bungalow manager I am responsible for ensuring that all service users, their families, friends, staff members and those that I work alongside with, are treated equally, every person should be treated with dignity and respect. There are many legislations, codes of practice and also my workplace policies which regulate equality diversity and inclusion within my area of responsibility. In my managerial role I have to promote equality and uphold individuals equality of opportunity, individual rights and choice, their privacy, individuality, independence, dignity, respect, promote empowerment, equality of care, confidentiality and their wishes and needs. I must show how I respect diversity and accept other individual’s differences. Some of the ways I can show this are; • Complaint procedure; When a service user wants to make a complaint I have to explain to them the procedure, support them in how to complete the complaint and give feedback about the result whilst maintaining confidentiality.
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.
Diversity consists of both visible and non-visible factors, which include personal characteristics such as; background, culture, personality and work style and also the protected characteristics such as gender, race, sexual orientation, disability, religion and belief and age. By recognising and understand individual differences we are able to create an environment in which everybody feels valued. 1.1 b- Equality Equality means the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities. Equality is about making sure that people are treated fairly and given fair chances. Equality is not about treating everybody in exactly the same way.
Unit 303 Promote equality and inclusion in health, social care or young people's settings Diversity Each individual is unique. It is important to recognise the differences in people. Factors considered are: race ethnicity gender sexual orientation social-economics age physical ability religious beliefs political beliefs It is important that we not only recognise the differences between individuals, but that we embrace and explore them in a safe, positive and nurturing setting. Equality We must ensure that each individual person is treated fairly and no less favourably, specific to their needs, with all aspects of diversity taken into consideration. Inclusion This is a universal human right.
L3 HSC Technical Certificate unit worksheet Unit 303 - Principles of diversity, equality and inclusion in adult social care settings The numbers in the bracket after each question relate to the assessment criteria in the standards 1. Explain what is meant by (1.1.1) a. Diversity It may include the differences in gender, age, religious beliefs, ethnicity, language, social class, sexual orientation etc. You must respect and celebrate these differences and treat people with respect, as individuals. b. Equality All people has the right to the same opportunities, rights, respect and choices.
Unit 501. 1.2 In my Job role I communicate with many individuals including service users, support staff, care managers and outside services. I use a range of communication methods throughout the day this can be spoken, electronic, written, face to face and specialised I:e sign language. I recognise that good communication has to be personalised to each individual and I make sure each person has the correct method of communication to be able to feed back to me. When communicating with support staff I make sure that I remain part of the team and that each member of staff sees me on a regular basis and that they know how to contact me at all times, whether I am in the office or out in the field.
It enables children to interact and participate in a variety of projects to encourage creativity and independence. This is a good strategy as it encourages children to construct their knowledge through the relationships they build with others and the surrounding environment. ‘’It is an approach where the expressive arts play a central role in learning and where a unique reciprocal learning relationship exists between practitioner and child’’. www.educationscotland.gov.uk/ (21/11/13). It is an important aspect to carry out when allowing children to play, as it encourages children to be independent learners, and allows them to understand and learn about life and the world.
As a public body they must also comply with the Equality Duty, this ensures that they consider the needs of all individuals in their daily work, in their employees and in delivering services. The Council has additional responsibilities to understand the effect their activities have on different individuals and groups of people. These policies applies to all council Members, all service users and those applying to access services; all contractors and sub contractors; and to all employees, whether part-time, full-time or temporary, and all job applicants. The Equality and Diversity Policy states that: “The council is committed to: • eliminating unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation; • advancing equality of opportunity; and • fostering good relations within and between our communities with a view to building good community relations” The Policy is in line with Council’s duties and responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010. “The aims are that: • All our existing and potential service users are treated
Explain models of practice that underpin equality, diversity and inclusion in own area of responsibility It is important in my role that all individuals, their families, carers and members of staff and all other key partners whom I work with, are treated equally and fairly. Everyone should be treated with dignity and respect and it is one of my responsibilities to ensure that the vast legislative and regulatory framework which underpins our Care Home setting in this respect are acknowledged, understood and observed at all times. It is important to understand what these terms mean and how they relate to each other:- “Equality “ is about ensuring fairness between individuals so that everyone has equal opportunity to fulfil their potential and that thy have the same rights and status irrespective of their background, age, sexual orientation, gender, beliefs or religion. It is important to note that “equality” does not mean to treat everyone the same. Every person is unique and is individual so in order to promote equality it is important to treat everyone fairly.