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Promote equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings by Gaël Romanet.
Promote equality and inclusion in
health, social care or children’s
and young people’s settings
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Promote equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings by Gaël Romanet.
Assignment task – SHC 33 - Promote equality and inclusion
in health, social care or children’s and young people’s
settings
Unit purpose and aim
This unit is aimed at those who work in health or social care settings or with children or young people in a wide
range of settings. The unit introduces the concepts of equality, diversity and inclusion which are fundamental to such
roles.
Author note
Although I finished the SHC23 unit, I decided to answer to all the SHC33 questions, according to my senior care
assistant position. I answered the questions of this unit as a senior care assistant working in a residential care home
for individuals living with early dementia.
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Task 1 Understand the importance of diversity, equality and inclusion
1.1 Explain what is meant by: Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion
1.2 Describe the potential effects of discrimination (Effects may include effects on the individual, families or
friends of the individual, those who inflict discrimination, and wider society)
1.3 Explain how inclusive practice promotes equality and supports diversity
Task 2 Be able to work in an inclusive way
2.1 Explain how legislation and codes of practice relating to equality, diversity and discrimination apply to
own work role
2.2 Show interaction with individuals that respects their beliefs, culture, values and preferences
Task 3 Be able to promote diversity, equality and inclusion
3.1 Demonstrate actions that model inclusive practice
3.2 Demonstrate how to support others to promote equality and rights
3.3 Describe how to challenge discrimination in a way that promotes change
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Assignment task – SHC33 Answers
Task 1 Understand the importance of diversity, equality and inclusion
1.1 Explain what is meant by: Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion
What is diversity?
Diversity means; being different, diverse, or variety; means understanding that each individual is unique, and
recognizing our individual differences. These can be along the dimensions of race, ethnicity, nationality, culture,
gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, ability, or
other ideologies.
Diversity in my health and social care workplace for individuals living with early dementia means that, there
are male residents and female residents of different ages from different background regarding their lives and
experiences. They all have their own personal preferences regarding their likes and dislikes when eating and drinking,
regarding their participation when involved in activities. My residents are all different in the way they behave when
socialising with the other residents or with staff. Also their beliefs, mental health condition and physical health are
different. All these difference is what make diversity.
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What is equality?
Equality is ensuring individuals or groups of individuals are treated fairly and equally and no less favourably,
specific to their needs, including areas of race, gender, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation and age.
Promoting equality should remove discrimination in all of the aforementioned areas. Equality ensures everyone,
regardless of their difference and ability has their right to be treated with respect and to be provided the same
opportunities to access services as everyone else. When explaining equality to consider the following; individual rights;
giving and respecting choices; tailored services that better meet the diverse and individual needs.
Negative discriminatory behaviours typically seen in care practices are the following; direct discrimination and indirect
discrimination; harassment and bullying; victimisation; power and control; inappropriate language; oppression and lack
of equality of opportunity; excluding people and groups from activities; blanket care approach, not personalised, all
treated the same.
Equality in my health and social care workplace for individuals living with early dementia means that, to care
for all the residents in a fair and equal way, regarding their care needs, without making difference in regards of the
colour of the skins or religions.
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What is inclusion?
Inclusion is a term used by people with disabilities and other disability rights advocates for the idea that all
people should freely, openly and without pity accommodate any person with a disability without restrictions or
limitations of any kind.
Inclusion means promoting equality of access, inclusion and participation for individuals regardless of their differences.
It’s a requirement for all social care workers to adopt an approach that ensures service users are placed at the centre
of the planning and decision making process as far as possible, e.g. by using the person centred approach and by
promoting active participation. Care workers must respect the values, beliefs and preferences of service users ensuring
the same life opportunities are provided regardless of their diverse needs and differences.
Inclusion in my health and social care workplace for individuals living with early dementia means that, to
provide cares in a centred person approach, putting the resident in the centre of the care planning process, according
to the resident's mental capacity.
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What is the social model of disability?
The social model of disability says that disability is caused and made worse by societies’ attitudes and how it is
organised, rather than by a person’s own impairment or difference. It looks at ways of removing barriers that restrict
life choices for disabled individuals. When barriers are removed, disabled individuals can become more independent
and equal in society, with real choices and control over their own lives.
Disabled individuals themselves developed the social model of disability because the traditional model did not explain
their personal experience of disability or help to develop more inclusive ways of living.
Traditional model of disability shows problems born of assumptions, stereotypes and labels e.g. special schools, charity,
sympathy, special transports, doctors, medical treatment, educational psychologists, social workers, rehabilitation