Indirect discrimination could be experienced as a group and also as an individual.
Indirect discrimination occurs when in a healthcare organisation, there are practices and or set of rules which everyone is expected to obey but then it can affect some staff because of whom they and what they believe.
Bii
An example of indirect discrimination is:
At the end of the year, the organisation decides to have an end of year party but choose a location which will not be suitable or favourable to some due to their belief. DIRECT DESCRIMINATION
This is aimed at a particular individual and it occurs when someone is treated less favourably or differently because of some characteristics like:
1. Sexuality
2. Religion
3. Race
4. Disability
5. Age
6. Belief
7. Marriage and maternity etc.
Bii Describe direct discrimination that may occur in Adult social care setting.
An example of direct discrimination is when a career refuses to prepare a particular meal for the service user because the career does not eat such food. This is direct discrimination on the ground of belief.
Another example is a situation where the care home always gives smaller portion of food to women than men because they say the men eat bigger without considering that some woman might eat bigger too. This is direct discrimination on the ground of sexuality.
Biii
Describe ways of working that are inclusive and support anti-discriminatory practice.
There are different ways to ensure that colleges, carers and the service users are all included in the day to day activities.
Firstly, each service user has a care-plan which states their needs, preferences, and wishes; the career has to work in line with hat plan.
The service user should be given an opportunity of choice, getting them involved in decision making, asking them questions to know what they need and if they are satisfied, and no assumptions.
For example, for a service user with a learning