Unit 3: Introduction to Equality and Inclusion in Health, Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings

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Danielle O’connor Unit 3: Introduction to Equality and Inclusion in Health, Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings. 1.1 Explain what is meant by: Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Discrimination. Diversity: Diversity means understanding that each individual is different and unique; we should treat people as individuals and recognise their differences. The concept of diversity is about respect and acceptance. Equality: It 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: 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 is a state of mind; this mindset has the disposition of looking down on someone who you view as lower then yourself for colour, race, or religion. It is almost always irrational and it makes you unable to act normally around the person you have prejudice toward. 1.2 Describe ways in which discrimination may deliberately or inadvertently occur in the work setting. Discrimination may occur deliberately because the support worker may be favouring a specific service user and chose just to support them or treating the other service users differently due to age, race, disability or gender. Discrimination may inadvertently occur if we are having a group activity and a service user that never participates does not get asked as we just assume the service user cant/wont due to their disability, race, age or gender. Danielle O’connor 1.3 Explain how practices
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