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Unit 5 – Providing Support & for Individuals in the Community
P1
This is a report about my experience as a volunteer at a Community Centre in which
it provides many services for different people, moreover for people who have been
referred by Social Services. This assignment brief will be discussing the importance
of promoting equality and diversity for individuals with different needs.
I have reviewed the cases of three people, Nusrat Patel, Alice Fernandez and Martin
Smithers. The pupils have different needs and different disabilities and I will be
reporting to you that diversity and equality have been promoted for them.
Nusrat Patel is a 19-year-old with learning disabilities and epilepsy. She lives with
her main career and provider which is her mum, her father died when she was only
five years old. She attends the community centre on Tuesday and Thursday.
Alice Fernandez is 74 years old with an alcohol problem which affects her every-day
life including budgeting. She has also been prescribed antidepressants which
clashes with her alcohol problem, therefore making her lethargic. Alice has recently
lost her husband due to liver cancer. She attends an over 65s aerobic class at a
centre.
Martin Smithers is 45 years old and he has recently lost his job from the factory and
cannot find a job. This results in him not being able to pay for his rent and household
bills and may be evicted from his rental apartment. However due to the stress, his
chronic skin condition has become worse. He attends a carpentry class at a centre.
As a volunteer I was able to review the different definitions of equality, diversity and
discrimination.
Equality is the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities and
the definition for diversity is having a range of people with various racial, ethnic and
cultural backgrounds and various lifestyles, experience, and interests. It is good to
have it promoted everywhere as people will be able to learn about others and be
able to support each other throughout situations. This also means that people will
understand different festivals much better and they will be able to identify
discrimination towards their own peers and be able to act upon it.
Diversity is having a variety or range of differences, in order to value this we need to
respect and value other people's cultures and beliefs. It is good to promote this as it
educates other people and helps others to understand different cultures. Therefore
this helps the carers to understand different individual needs. Alongside, you will
have to respect and value differences such as age, gender and disability. It is a legal
requirement for health and social care providers to respect and value everyone
within the service as well as users of the service.
Discrimination is when there is prejudice against a person or a group of people. The
reasons for this might be age, religion, gender, race, ethnicity, social class, family
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Unit 5 – Providing Support & for Individuals in the Community
P1
This is a report about my experience as a volunteer at a Community Centre in which
it provides many services for different people, moreover for people who have been
referred by Social Services. This assignment brief will be discussing the importance
of promoting equality and diversity for individuals with different needs.
I have reviewed the cases of three people, Nusrat Patel, Alice Fernandez and Martin
Smithers. The pupils have different needs and different disabilities and I will be
reporting to you that diversity and equality have been promoted for them.
Nusrat Patel is a 19-year-old with learning disabilities and epilepsy. She lives with
her main career and provider which is her mum, her father died when she was only
five years old. She attends the community centre on Tuesday and Thursday.
Alice Fernandez is 74 years old with an alcohol problem which affects her every-day
life including budgeting. She has also been prescribed antidepressants which
clashes with her alcohol problem, therefore making her lethargic. Alice has recently
lost her husband due to liver cancer. She attends an over 65s aerobic class at a
centre.
Martin Smithers is 45 years old and he has recently lost his job from the factory and
cannot find a job. This results in him not being able to pay for his rent and household
bills and may be evicted from his rental apartment. However due to the stress, his
chronic skin condition has become worse. He attends a carpentry class at a centre.
As a volunteer I was able to review the different definitions of equality, diversity and
discrimination.
Equality is the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities and
the definition for diversity is having a range of people with various racial, ethnic and
cultural backgrounds and various lifestyles, experience, and interests. It is good to
have it promoted everywhere as people will be able to learn about others and be
able to support each other throughout situations. This also means that people will
understand different festivals much better and they will be able to identify
discrimination towards their own peers and be able to act upon it.
Diversity is having a variety or range of differences, in order to value this we need to
respect and value other people's cultures and beliefs. It is good to promote this as it
educates other people and helps others to understand different cultures. Therefore
this helps the carers to understand different individual needs. Alongside, you will
have to respect and value differences such as age, gender and disability. It is a legal
requirement for health and social care providers to respect and value everyone
within the service as well as users of the service.
Discrimination is when there is prejudice against a person or a group of people. The
reasons for this might be age, religion, gender, race, ethnicity, social class, family
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