Equality is about fostering and promoting the right to be different, to be free from discrimination, and to have choice and dignity and to be valued as an individual, with the right to your own beliefs and values. Health and social care services should meet the needs of people from all backgrounds. You should not be treated less favourably than anyone else because of your beliefs or your religion or because of any other characteristics you may poses. Equal opportunity is about addressing representation and balance, but is a term used in workplaces to describe the measures taken by organisations to ensure fairness between staff and patients. It means treating people as individuals, with different skills and abilities, without making judgment based on stereotypes.
REFLECT ON AND DEVELOP YOUR PRACTICE 1 Legal and organisational requirement on equality, diversity, discrimination and rights when working with individuals others to improve your knowledge and practice: The way we respond to people is linked to what we believe in, what we consider to be more important or what interest us. As a professional career we need to be aware that we work with vulnerable people so it is very important to make them feel good and provide our services to meet their needs. Careers should provide the same quality of care to all service user, not just for those who share their beliefs or view but to other service user from other culture or religion background. It is the right of service users to expect the best possible quality of care from those who provide it and high quality care requires all practitioner to regularly reflect on their own practice and look at ways of improving The care standard Act 2000 lay down the rule of trained staff which all care organization or establishment must have. The Human Right Act 1998 gives all service user the right to be treated with respect, dignity and receive the best possible care they deserve.
This factsheet looks at where you can go for advice and suggests some equipment and adaptations to consider. It explains how you can get equipment and the help that the NHS and social services can provide. It then gives details of financial help that may be available. People with dementia may find it harder to learn new skills or adjust to new ways of doing things due to gradual loss of memory or other abilities such as concentration. It can be helpful to introduce any equipment or make changes to the home in the earlier stage of the illness.
LD 201 understand the context of supporting individuals with learning disabilities 1. identify legislation and policies that are designed to promote the human rights, inclusion, equal life chances and citizenship of individuals with learning disabilities One of the main causes of discrimination is the fear and lack of understanding of others because they are different. In order to prevent discrimination it is important to value people and treat them differently in order to meet their different needs. -Human Rights Act 1998 become law in 2000 gives people rights that there were intended to prevent discrimination -Mental Capacity Act 2005 -Care Standard Act 2000 -Disability Discrimination Act 1995-2005 -Equality Act 2010 -National Health service and Community Act 1990 -procedure and policies of any organization -Codes of Practice 2. explain how this legislation and policies influence the day to day experiences of individuals with learning disabilities and their families. Human Rights Act 1998 - improved the standards of care given individuals with learning disability, it gave individual the right of life, right to privacy and the right not to be subject to degradnig or inhuman treatment Equality act 2010 - protects the rights of individuals and promotes equality for all , gives the right for all people to be treated in the same way regardless of race, age, sex or disability Disability Discrimination Act 1995-2005 - made it unlawful for employers to discriminate against people based on a disability, it gave individuals a greater chance to live a full life and achive what they would like to do. It also ensured that provisions for disabled people in employment are met.
“The Mental Capacity Act is designed to protect and empower individuals who may lack the capacity to make their own decisions about their care and treatment it is a law that applies for those ages 16 plus. “ (www.nhs.co.uk) this act applies to all professionals working within health care and it is our duty as a home to ensure that adequate training is provided to staff to ensure implementation, this relates to our own responsibilities as our aim is to support and encourage independent choices surrounding their care and choices. It is key for service users to take part during their own care planning process as inclusion allows an outline of the care and needs required, all the factors which make an individual can be promoted to provide positive outcomes and ensure that the person lives a happy life where they feel valued and empowered to make decisions surrounding themselves. If this is not promoted possible side effects to exclusion could be stress, withdrawal, or low self-esteem. This applies to staff also, in relation to their own training and development, staff should be encouraged to
1.1 Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting Legislation are put in place to protect people in work. Safe practice is important to the promotion of dignity in care. The Health and safety executive, Local authority trading standards and the care quality commission can all bring prosectuions against care providers who breach health and safety standards. The health and safety at work act 1974 covers a wide range of issues relating to the work place health, safety and welfare across different sectiors. Emoloyees have a general obligation under the act to take care of others a cooperate with employers' health and safety requirements.
• The Disability Discrimination Act: This Act is to protect people with a disability and ensure that they aren’t discriminated against because of their disability. • Data Protection Act: This act covers the confidentially of information of an individual being held by an organisation ie the storage, retrieval, and handling of verbal, written and electronic information to protect the rights of the individual. • Access to Personal Files Act: This act gives an individual the right to see certain personal information being held on them such as health records, medical records, social services records, credit records etc. The following are some other aspects of employment also covered by law • Sex Discrimination Act • The Children’s Act • Minimum Wage Act • Working hours Act • Holiday Entitlement • Redundancy and Dismissal • Right to Training • Disciplinary procedures • Union Rights and Consultation • Manual Handling Operations and Regulations • The Medicine Act • General Social Care Council Code 1.2 List the main features of current employment legislation. • Employment rights Act 1996 • Equal pay Act-1975 • Sex discrimination Act-1975 • Racial
Understand health and safety in social care settings 1.1 Legislation relating to general health and safety includes Health and safety at work act, control of substances hazardous to health (coshh), manual handling and personal protective equipment regulations. 1.2 The procedures help protect those in social care settings by identifying risks correct procedure for reporting incidents and communicating health and safety. 1.3 Social care workers responsibilities include taking reasonable care for your own and others health and safety, report potential and actual hazards and risks, take part in health and safety training and understand and comply with health and safety instructions and procedures. Responsibilities of the manager or employer include to provide safe place to work, assess risks and take action to reduce them, to provide training, to provide welfare and first aid facilities. Responsibilities of others include to understand health and safety procedures to take responsible care for their own and others health and safety.
2 Principles of Personal Development in Adult Social Care Settings 1.1 Identify standards that influence the way adult social care job roles are carried out 1.3 Describe ways to ensure that personal attitudes or beliefs do not obstruct the quality of work 2.3 Describe how feedback from others has developed own knowledge, skills and understanding 3.1 Define the term ‘personal development plan' 3.2 Identify who could be involved in the personal development plan process 3.3 Identify sources of support for own learning and development 3.4 List the benefits of using a personal development plan to identify ongoing improvements in own knowledge and understanding 5 Introduction to Duty of Care in Health, Social Care or Children and Young People's Settings 1 Understand the meaning of duty of care 1.1 Define the term ‘duty of care' 1.2 Describe how the duty of care affects own work role 2.2 Explain where to get additional support and advice about how to resolve such dilemmas 3.2 Explain the main points of agreed procedures for handling complaints 6 Understand the Role of the social care worker 1.1 Explain how a working relationship is different from a personal relationship 1.2 Describe different working relationships in social care settings 2.1 Describe why it is important to adhere to the agreed scope of the job role 2.3 Explain the importance of full and up-to-date details of agreed ways of working 3.1 Explain why it is important to work in partnership with others 3.2 Identify ways of working that can help improve partnership working 3.4(a) Explain how and when to access support and advice about: partnership working 3.4(b) Explain how and when to access support and advice about: resolving conflicts 9 Understand How to Handle Information in Social Care Setting 1.1 Identify the legislation that relates to the recording, storage and sharing of
Included in the policies and proceedures the organsiation needs to be aware of dangers, carrying out risk assessment, respecting the individuals right to make risky choices ( after you have done all that is possible to dissuade them), take actions to keep individuals safe and log and report any dangers or problems. Aiv HOW THE DUTY OF CARE CONTRIBUTES TO SAFEGAURDING OF INDIVIDUALS By understanding the duty of care reporting any suspicions you may have about abuse or neglect of any person you are providing care for. By understanding that your responsibilities contribute to the protection of people, by acting responsibly and in a timely manner to ensure people are safeguarded. If you have