BTEC First - Unit 7 Equality & Diversity in Health & Social Care LAA.

A complete resource package for the delivery of the BTEC First Unit 7 Equality and Diversity Learning Aim A. There are nine engaging PowerPoints, activities and links to relevant Youtube clips and websites.

The content covered is, as below:-
A.1 Discriminatory and non-discriminatory practice in health and social care
● definition of non-discriminatory practice in health and social care: not treating individuals or groups less fairly than others, valuing diversity, adapting care to meet diverse needs
● examples of discrimination in health and social care, e.g. prejudice, stereotyping, labelling, refusal of medical treatment, offering inappropriate treatment or care, giving less time when caring for an individual than needed
● examples of non-discriminatory practice in health and social care, e.g. providing appropriate health and social care to meet the needs of individuals, adapting care to meet the diverse needs of different individuals, providing equality of access of health and social care services.

A.2 Impact of discriminatory and non-discriminatory practice in health and social care
● effects of discrimination on service users, including loss of self-esteem, stress, reluctance to seek support and treatment, impact on waiting times for different groups
● non-discriminatory practice meeting the diverse needs of individuals
● importance of meeting legal and workplace requirements, including adherence to current and relevant legislation, e.g. Equality Act (2010)
● importance of following workplace and national codes of practice on non-discriminatory practice, e.g. by relevant regulatory body (Health and Care Professions Council, Care Council for Wales, Northern Ireland Social Care Council)
● how legislation and codes of practice support non-discriminatory practice in health and social care, e.g. how the legal framework protects carer and service user, enforcement of non-discriminatory practices, employer and employee responsibilities, desire to avoid litigation/deregistration, safeguarding.

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