Equality diversity and rights in health and social care

Level 3 - Unit 2 Equality diversity and rights in health and social care P1 - explain the concepts of equality diversity and rights in relation to health and social care. Introduction In a health and social care environment equality diversity and rights are essential to ensure everyone is prune to having rights and has the right to be treated equally no matter their race age or sex and also to be accepted and respected. Diversity The concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and respect. It means understanding that each individual is unique, and recognising our individual differences. These can be along the dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio- economic status, age physical abilities, religious beliefs etc. It is the exploration of these differences in a safe positive and nurturing environment. It is about understanding each other and moving beyond simple tolerance to embracing and celebrating the rich dimensions of diversity within each individual. Examples Genders - In the past men had more rights than women and were seen as more important. Women still earn less than men for similar work and find difficulty in breaking through the 'glass ceiling' to the most senior positions at work. There are far more derogatory terms, such as 'slag', used to describe women than men. Culture - All of us have a cultural background - activities,

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Equality, diversity and rights in health and social care

BTEC National Diploma Health And Social Care Unit 2 Equality, diversity and rights in health and social care Assignment 3 Georgina reed Introduction In this assignment I will be describing how anti discriminatory practice is promoted in health and social care settings. I will be discussing difficulties that may arise when implementing anti discriminatory practice in health and social care. Last I will justify ways of overcoming difficulties that may arise when implementing anti discriminatory practices in health and social care settings. P5 Within the health and social care sector it is important that people understand and promote anti discriminatory practice. There are various ways of how they can challenge discriminatory issues and practices. One of the ways in which a carer can promote anti discriminatory practice is to always treat patients/residents the same (equal).another element of active promotion of anti discriminatory practice is to provide active support consist with peoples beliefs, culture and preferences of the individual. Active support encourages individuals to do as much for themselves as possible, to maintain their independence and physical ability. It encourages people with disabilities to maximise their own potential and independence. In the health and social care environment you should never treat anyone different compared to others. M3 When

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PUBLIC HEALTH

Candidate Name: Imama Khatoon Candidate Number: 4342 Centre Number: 27240 Unit 6 Public Health Health and Social Care Contents Page A01.............................................................................................................................................................Page 3 A02............................................................................................................................................................Page 5 A03............................................................................................................................................................Page 9 A04..........................................................................................................................................................Page 10 Bibliography.........................................................................................................................................Page 12 Public Health A01 Public health is the organised effort of a society which helps to protect and improve the health and well being of the population as a whole. Public health helps people who are less fortunate to achieve a healthier lifestyle. It is the health of the population within the nation and is something which not only affects an individual but infact is an effect on a group of people. Examples of this are alcohol abuse,

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Promoting The Rights And Responsibilities Of Service Users In Care Settings

AO1: Promoting The Rights And Responsibilities Of Service Users In Care Settings Task 1C: What difficulties or tension might arise between the rights and responsibilities in a care setting such as Queensland? Include: * Balancing people's rights against their responsibilities. * Balancing the needs of people who use service with the availability resources. * Role boundaries. * Legal requirements. * Tension between organisational policies and service user's needs. * Tension within individuals. * Tension between service user and care workers. * Tension between service user and the organisation. Balancing people's rights against their responsibilities Maintaining a balance of rights and responsibilities is essential to constructing and preserving a good relationship between the service user and care worker. In a Balanced rights and responsibilities one person does not overpower another, and so that they can be clear about how they should distribute power. Balancing rights and responsibilities together can be very difficult for care workers and the service users and can also build tensions. All service users in Queensland have a right to be treated equally, along with their right it is care workers responsibility to provide equal care for the service users. Service users have a responsibility towards those who are offering the service. They also have rights. Balancing

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positive care enviroments

Positive care environment I have chosen to carry out my investigation of this coursework on a care home that I do Voluntary care work at currently. I will be looking at the different aspects of care that is provided by the care home and the possible barriers of care that may or may not be over come. I will also be looking at acts that are around to protect the user against abuse. I will also look closely at the precautions they have in place to protect the service user and make sure that the service user is happy and that is being cared for according to the care value base. There are 3 ways that people can refer to care these are: . self referral - when the patient itself brings their self's forward for care 2. third party referrals - this is when friends or family one someone else brings the patient forward to care as they may this he or she may be incapable of looking after their selves. There will be an assessment of the patient to see whether they are in need of help with the care of their selves. If they don't want to go into care then things to consider will be their human rights (1998) and also other peoples human rights, so they have to either be a danger to their selves or the public (PUBLIC SAFETY ACT, 2002) 3. Professional referral- when a doctor or someone who is an expert in the line of work refers patients in to care for a variety of reasons, i.e.

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Positive Care environments

Introduction The purpose of this assignment is to investigate how clients gain access to health and social care services. In this report I will be discussing the barriers to accessing services, what legal rights service users have, the level of care given to service users and I will also be evaluating how legislation safeguards promote service users rights. I will examine the importance of a care value base in care settings and how it can help create positive care environments. Creating and maintaining a positive care environment requires care practitioners to be open minded as the values and beliefs of service users will differ from their own, therefore they need to have an understanding of the diverse society we live in. In order for me to gain a better understanding of how health and social care services are accessed by clients, I spent 2 days in a private residential home. I interviewed a senior carer relating to creating positive care environments and also spoke to a couple of residents. Therefore I will be focusing on the care of older people. I will not be naming any of the residents I spoke to or the residential home for confidentiality reasons. How Service Users Accessed the Residential Home The residential home provides personal care and accommodation for up to 20 people who are 65 and over. Firstly the service user visits and gets information about the home to

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The principles underpinning the role of the practitioner working with children

Amreen Mushtaq Unit 2 Karmi E1 From age 3-7 years children communication and language skills develop as they grew older. They start to ask questions and use large vocabulary. There will be some words that are to difficult for them to pronounce but they will still attempt it. They will start to communicate with other children and express their self in various ways. It will also be a long process for children at the age of 5-6 years because they will be learning new words and improving their skills. ‘This is a long process requiring considerable effort to decode simple words’ (Penny Tassoni 2007: P32) Children aged 3-7 years are much calmer and like to socialise more. They enjoy playing with other children which are the same age as them. They start to share toys and take turns. Children start to enjoy listening to nursery rhymes and sometimes they sing along. ‘Most children will also have developed one or two close friendships, and although the odd squabble may break out they have usually learned how to do some simple negotiating.’ (Penny Tassoni 2007: P32) At the age of 5-6 years children learn to read and write and also learn maths. Children’s emotions are very delicate, this is because they can get upset and frustrated over little things. They tend to be happy around other children the same age as them. They become excited quickly and they enjoy

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Use examples to explain how body systems interrelate with each other

D1 Use examples to explain how body systems interrelate with each other The writer is using two scenarios to explain how body systems interrelate with each other. Karen started training for the London marathon and suddenly discovered that she was always hungry and her cheeks developed a pink complexion. Michael is a reasonably fit 18-year-old student but he finds that he gets out of breath when running to catch the bus because he was late getting up. Karen is experiencing the long term effects of regular exercise; Karen has developed a pink complexion due to vasodilation. This is when the veins carrying warm blood back to the heart divert the blood nearer the skins surface. This heat is then lost through radiation through the skin. Karen is finding that she is hungry more often as the energy provided by the food she consumes is used mostly by her muscles to supply the body with continuous movements. Keeping fit helps to prevent major diseases that develop with age. It reduces the risk of heart disease, strokes and diabetes, it can protect against cancer. Exercise lowers high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and maintains bone strength to guard against osteoporosis. Respiration is the release of energy by "burning" glucose in the presence of oxygen. To carry out respiration the body needs glucose and energy, glucose can be sourced in the food which all

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What is homeostasis?

What is Homeostasis? Homeostasis is all about keeping a steady balance in the internal environment. This balance has to be at an optimum range of level as temperature, respiration which is carbon dioxide and oxygen, blood glucose and blood pressure and pulse. The human body needs to have a balance of everything by regulation. The internal environment is the conditions inside the human body. The conditions stay mostly constant despite any changes in the outside environment such as temperature. The skin, kidneys, liver, endocrine system, nervous system and sensory system each play a part in retaining the internal environment. The external temperature can change depending on each day and the season we are in. The temperature could be 40 degrees; however, the human body temperature would stay the same which is about 37 degrees. By sweating, vasodilatation, vasoconstriction and shivering the humans body temperature stays the same. When people exercise, temperature of the body will rise; the sweat glands are then activated and secrete sweat onto the skin. When the sweat is then evaporated then heat is taken from the body and the temperature of the body decreases. The things inside the human body which need to be kept the same are: Carbon Dioxide: any carbon dioxide in the body which is extra needs to be removed because if not then the body will become acidic. Carbon dioxide

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