BTEC L3 Extended Diploma in Health & Social Care
Unit 2: Equality, Diversity and Rights in Health and Social Care
Assignment 3: Understand how national initiatives promote anti-discriminatory practice
Scenario
Awareness of legislation and how national initiatives promote anti-discriminatory practice is important when
working in the health and social care sector. You have been asked to prepare a report that explains and
assesses the influence of national initiatives in a specialist care home for individuals with learning
difficulties and difficult behaviour.
Task 1 (P4)
Explain how national initiatives promote anti-discriminatory practice in a specialist care home by
referring to the information below:
Prepare a report investigating the Time to Change initiative and the Dignity in Care Act and how they
promote anti-discriminatory practice in a specialist care home for people with learning disabilities or
difficult behaviour. Your report needs to:
(i) Outline both the Time to Change national initiative and the Dignity in Care Act
(ii) Explain how the 2 national initiatives, outlined above, promote anti-discriminatory practice in a
specialist care home for individuals with learning difficulties by referring to:
Relevant legislation
Codes of practice and charters
Codes of conduct by professional bodies
Policies and procedures
Task 2 (M2 & D1)
Choose one of the initiatives (Time to Change or Dignity in Care Act) and assess the influence that the
initiative has had on promoting anti-discriminatory practice in the specialist care home. Consider the
following points:
(i) Is it effective at promoting anti-discriminatory practice, how?
(ii) What has changed in health and social care settings since the introduction of the initiative?
(iii)Explain in detail how the initiative promotes anti-discriminatory practice
(iv) What are the strengths of your chosen initiative?
(v) What are the weaknesses of your chosen initiative?
CONCLUSION How effective do you think the initiative is at promoting anti-discriminatory practice in
health and social care settings?
Unit 2: Equality, Diversity and Rights in Health and Social Care
Assignment 3: Understand how national initiatives promote anti-discriminatory practice
Scenario
Awareness of legislation and how national initiatives promote anti-discriminatory practice is important when
working in the health and social care sector. You have been asked to prepare a report that explains and
assesses the influence of national initiatives in a specialist care home for individuals with learning
difficulties and difficult behaviour.
Task 1 (P4)
Explain how national initiatives promote anti-discriminatory practice in a specialist care home by
referring to the information below:
Prepare a report investigating the Time to Change initiative and the Dignity in Care Act and how they
promote anti-discriminatory practice in a specialist care home for people with learning disabilities or
difficult behaviour. Your report needs to:
(i) Outline both the Time to Change national initiative and the Dignity in Care Act
(ii) Explain how the 2 national initiatives, outlined above, promote anti-discriminatory practice in a
specialist care home for individuals with learning difficulties by referring to:
Relevant legislation
Codes of practice and charters
Codes of conduct by professional bodies
Policies and procedures
Task 2 (M2 & D1)
Choose one of the initiatives (Time to Change or Dignity in Care Act) and assess the influence that the
initiative has had on promoting anti-discriminatory practice in the specialist care home. Consider the
following points:
(i) Is it effective at promoting anti-discriminatory practice, how?
(ii) What has changed in health and social care settings since the introduction of the initiative?
(iii)Explain in detail how the initiative promotes anti-discriminatory practice
(iv) What are the strengths of your chosen initiative?
(v) What are the weaknesses of your chosen initiative?
CONCLUSION How effective do you think the initiative is at promoting anti-discriminatory practice in
health and social care settings?
