NAME: SAMUEL ENCHILL
STUDENT ID: 712611
UNIT 5
INTRODUCTION
As a care worker who works at Care at the Home agency who is being assigned to work with
Mr. R and Mr. James who both are suffering from illness, I have to ensure that I look at the
overview care plans and how I could approach this two individuals and making sure I meet
the care values and have the appropriate skills and care ethic and how to prevent
discriminatory practice against them.
MEETING INDIVIDUALS CARE AND SUPPORT NEEDS
P1
EXPLAINS THE IMPORTANCE OF PROMOTING EQUALITY AND
DIVERSITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DIFFERENT NEEDS.
Promoting equality and diversity for individuals with different needs is
important in providing high-quality care within the health and social care
services. Individuals accessing these health and social care services are
often in a vulnerable situation and therefore need to be protected and
free from discrimination. Discrimination is when someone has a prejudice
against a person or a group of people. This might be for reasons such as
age, gender, ethnicity, social class, religion, sexuality, health, disability,
etc. there are different types of discrimination: which is unfair
discrimination, direct discrimination, indirect discrimination, positive
discrimination.
Reference: What Is Discrimination? « EOC
As a care worker at a Care at Home agency who is caring for two
individuals, Mr. R who is in his late adulthood age 62, and Mr. James who
is also in his late adulthood age 93 who are both suffering from an illness
and as the care worker it is my responsibilities and duties to ensure that I
follow the equality Act 2010 which I do not make them feel they do not
care about. The two key pieces of legislation which are being enforced in
the UK help prevent discrimination against Mr. R and Mr. James who is my
client, and these two key pieces of legislation must be the Equality Act
2010 and the Human Rights Act 1998. The Equality Act 2010 is important,
and it is a legal framework that prevents discrimination to protect these
individuals from any unfair treatment. Individuals should be treated
regardless of their race example the culture and the background of where
an individual is from, religion example people should be treated with
respect regarding the religion they come from it being either Christianity,
Jewish, or Buddhism; gender example male, female or other must be
respected regarding either they were born or not born in the right gender;
age example how old you are to show how mature or responsible people
think; disability example being in a wheelchair or reduced mental
1
, capacity; marriage example who you are married to. The Human Rights
Act 1998 is a UK legislation that defends the rights and treats everyone
equally, with fairness, dignity, and respect. Mr. R is suffering from a bleed
in the brain caused by an intracranial hemorrhage (stroke) which is a
disability, and he could be discriminated against as a result. As a staff
needs to make sure that Mr. R has equal rights and opportunities as other
service users, to ensure he is not discriminated against. They also need to
follow the Equality Act 2010 so that staff is not discriminating against Mr.
R for his impairment and ensure he is in a good and safe environment and
provide him with very occasional epileptic seizures and ensure that the
care worker monitor and record the length of the time the seizure will last.
Mr. James is in a care plane and suffering from Renal failure which makes
him tired and weak because his body needs clean blood to function
properly. He may be discriminated against for his disability, which is one
of the protected characteristics. Staff needs to make sure that Mr. James
feels comfortable in the health and social care setting and apply the
Equality Act 2010 to Mr. James’ situation to give him the best quality care
that is equal and fair for all service users. Mr. James is 93 years old and
with renal failure he may find it difficult to form relationships, meaning he
may become isolated and scared. Promoting equality and diversity is
important in health and social care settings because it gives all service
users equal opportunities to activities and treatment which may be
provided. For example, Mr. R must get equal opportunities so that
necessary adaptions are made for him, mirror box or Saebo stretch,
adaptive equipment, mobility aids, wheelchairs, and orthotic devices to
maximize independent functioning and this gives Mr. R equal access to all
the services available to him to empower and encourage him to feel safe
and happy about the treatment he receives. Mr. James who has renal
failure could also be discriminated against as a result of his disability.
Service providers need to ensure they provide Mr. James with equal
opportunities to other service users and provide him with equal access to
the services he needs and encourage or empower him to feel more
comfortable with his condition and allow him to be more confident in
society.
Reference: Promoting Equality & Diversity In Care | Conduct, Tips & Acts
(cpdonline.co.uk)
P2
EXPLAINS THE SKILLS AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES NECESSARY
FOR PROFESSIONALS WHO CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH
DIFFERENT NEEDS
As a professional, I must effectively support an individual with different
needs in an essential range of skills and attributes. These include people
skills, communication skills, and observation skills. For example, most
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STUDENT ID: 712611
UNIT 5
INTRODUCTION
As a care worker who works at Care at the Home agency who is being assigned to work with
Mr. R and Mr. James who both are suffering from illness, I have to ensure that I look at the
overview care plans and how I could approach this two individuals and making sure I meet
the care values and have the appropriate skills and care ethic and how to prevent
discriminatory practice against them.
MEETING INDIVIDUALS CARE AND SUPPORT NEEDS
P1
EXPLAINS THE IMPORTANCE OF PROMOTING EQUALITY AND
DIVERSITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DIFFERENT NEEDS.
Promoting equality and diversity for individuals with different needs is
important in providing high-quality care within the health and social care
services. Individuals accessing these health and social care services are
often in a vulnerable situation and therefore need to be protected and
free from discrimination. Discrimination is when someone has a prejudice
against a person or a group of people. This might be for reasons such as
age, gender, ethnicity, social class, religion, sexuality, health, disability,
etc. there are different types of discrimination: which is unfair
discrimination, direct discrimination, indirect discrimination, positive
discrimination.
Reference: What Is Discrimination? « EOC
As a care worker at a Care at Home agency who is caring for two
individuals, Mr. R who is in his late adulthood age 62, and Mr. James who
is also in his late adulthood age 93 who are both suffering from an illness
and as the care worker it is my responsibilities and duties to ensure that I
follow the equality Act 2010 which I do not make them feel they do not
care about. The two key pieces of legislation which are being enforced in
the UK help prevent discrimination against Mr. R and Mr. James who is my
client, and these two key pieces of legislation must be the Equality Act
2010 and the Human Rights Act 1998. The Equality Act 2010 is important,
and it is a legal framework that prevents discrimination to protect these
individuals from any unfair treatment. Individuals should be treated
regardless of their race example the culture and the background of where
an individual is from, religion example people should be treated with
respect regarding the religion they come from it being either Christianity,
Jewish, or Buddhism; gender example male, female or other must be
respected regarding either they were born or not born in the right gender;
age example how old you are to show how mature or responsible people
think; disability example being in a wheelchair or reduced mental
1
, capacity; marriage example who you are married to. The Human Rights
Act 1998 is a UK legislation that defends the rights and treats everyone
equally, with fairness, dignity, and respect. Mr. R is suffering from a bleed
in the brain caused by an intracranial hemorrhage (stroke) which is a
disability, and he could be discriminated against as a result. As a staff
needs to make sure that Mr. R has equal rights and opportunities as other
service users, to ensure he is not discriminated against. They also need to
follow the Equality Act 2010 so that staff is not discriminating against Mr.
R for his impairment and ensure he is in a good and safe environment and
provide him with very occasional epileptic seizures and ensure that the
care worker monitor and record the length of the time the seizure will last.
Mr. James is in a care plane and suffering from Renal failure which makes
him tired and weak because his body needs clean blood to function
properly. He may be discriminated against for his disability, which is one
of the protected characteristics. Staff needs to make sure that Mr. James
feels comfortable in the health and social care setting and apply the
Equality Act 2010 to Mr. James’ situation to give him the best quality care
that is equal and fair for all service users. Mr. James is 93 years old and
with renal failure he may find it difficult to form relationships, meaning he
may become isolated and scared. Promoting equality and diversity is
important in health and social care settings because it gives all service
users equal opportunities to activities and treatment which may be
provided. For example, Mr. R must get equal opportunities so that
necessary adaptions are made for him, mirror box or Saebo stretch,
adaptive equipment, mobility aids, wheelchairs, and orthotic devices to
maximize independent functioning and this gives Mr. R equal access to all
the services available to him to empower and encourage him to feel safe
and happy about the treatment he receives. Mr. James who has renal
failure could also be discriminated against as a result of his disability.
Service providers need to ensure they provide Mr. James with equal
opportunities to other service users and provide him with equal access to
the services he needs and encourage or empower him to feel more
comfortable with his condition and allow him to be more confident in
society.
Reference: Promoting Equality & Diversity In Care | Conduct, Tips & Acts
(cpdonline.co.uk)
P2
EXPLAINS THE SKILLS AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES NECESSARY
FOR PROFESSIONALS WHO CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH
DIFFERENT NEEDS
As a professional, I must effectively support an individual with different
needs in an essential range of skills and attributes. These include people
skills, communication skills, and observation skills. For example, most
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