UNIT 2

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND RIGHTS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

1 Understand concepts of equality, diversity and rights in relation to health and social care 2 Know discriminatory practices in health and social care 3 Understand how national initiatives promote antidiscriminatory practice 4 Know how anti-discriminatory practice is promoted in health and social care settings

Acceptance and respect that each individual is unique and should be treated as such.

Benefits of diversity Social/Cultural e.g. the arts, diet, education, language, cultural enrichment, tolerance, social cohesion
Economic e.g. employment, expertise

'I'm from Romania, I came to Britain for the hospital'

In pairs, research what impact Immigration is having on Health and Social Care services. What are peoples attitudes?
Individual rights: the right to be respected, treated equally and not discriminated against, treated as an individual, treated in a dignified way, allowed privacy, protected from danger and harm, allowed access to information about themselves, be able to communicate using their preferred methods of communication and language, cared for in a way that meets their needs, takes account of their choices and protects them

The Effects of Discrimination

TASK1. Create a mood board on powerpoint to show representation of when individuals have experienced the 5 effects of discrimination using current and well known news examples. 2. Create a short written personal viewpoint to accompany your mood board, which expresses your own opinion of why people still experience these effects.

1. Marginalisation. 2. Disempowerment. 3. Low self-esteem and selfidentity. 4. Restricted opportunities. 5. Negative behaviours such as aggression or criminality.

1. No more than a paragraph to explain what the law does 2. What does the law do to promote anti discriminatory practice? E.g can be prosecuted.

NAOMI
European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950 Sex Discrimination Act 1975

KATIE
The Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 The Children Act 1989/ The Children Act 2004 Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 Disability Discrimination Act 2005

JORDAN
Human Rights Act 1998 Data Protection Act 1998 Age Discrimination Act 2006 Nursing and Residential Care Homes Regulations 1984 (amended 2002) Care Standards Act 2000

Mental Health Act 1983 Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 Mental Capacity Act 2005

TONICHA

CAITLYN

BETH