Discrimination and Social Care
UNIT 2: EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND RIGHTS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
This unit investigates how equality, diversity and rights are central to the effective operation of health and social care services. The unit explores discriminatory practice and its potential effects on patients/service users; the promotion of anti discriminatory practice by, for example, legislation and codes of practice, and the application of this to the health or social care workplace.
The knowledge and skills gained from this unit will underpin many of the other units in the qualification and it is essential in preparing you for your period of vocational experience.
Summary of Learning Outcomes:
To achieve this unit you must demonstrate that you: 1. Understand concepts of equality, diversity and rights in relation to health and social care
2. Understand discriminatory practice in health and social care
3. Understand how national initiatives promote anti-discriminatory practice in health and social care
4. Understand how anti-discriminatory practice is promoted in health and social care settings
Unit 2: Equality, Diversity and Rights in Health and Social Care
This assignment represents ALL the assessment criteria for the Unit
TASK 1 (relevant criteria P1, P2 )
For this task, you need to produce a leaflet for a family from Poland who intend to live in Britain to explain the benefits of living in a culturally diverse society (P1).
For P2. In your leaflet, you need to explain to the family from Poland the importance for them of staff in health and social care settings promoting equality, recognising diversity and respecting service users’ rights. You must use recognised terminology (language) in the leaflet. You may feel you need to explain the terminology to the family in the leaflet.
Hand-in date: 07.12.09
Task 2 (relevant criteria P3)
This task has been
This unit investigates how equality, diversity and rights are central to the effective operation of health and social care services. The unit explores discriminatory practice and its potential effects on patients/service users; the promotion of anti discriminatory practice by, for example, legislation and codes of practice, and the application of this to the health or social care workplace.
The knowledge and skills gained from this unit will underpin many of the other units in the qualification and it is essential in preparing you for your period of vocational experience.
Summary of Learning Outcomes:
To achieve this unit you must demonstrate that you: 1. Understand concepts of equality, diversity and rights in relation to health and social care
2. Understand discriminatory practice in health and social care
3. Understand how national initiatives promote anti-discriminatory practice in health and social care
4. Understand how anti-discriminatory practice is promoted in health and social care settings
Unit 2: Equality, Diversity and Rights in Health and Social Care
This assignment represents ALL the assessment criteria for the Unit
TASK 1 (relevant criteria P1, P2 )
For this task, you need to produce a leaflet for a family from Poland who intend to live in Britain to explain the benefits of living in a culturally diverse society (P1).
For P2. In your leaflet, you need to explain to the family from Poland the importance for them of staff in health and social care settings promoting equality, recognising diversity and respecting service users’ rights. You must use recognised terminology (language) in the leaflet. You may feel you need to explain the terminology to the family in the leaflet.
Hand-in date: 07.12.09
Task 2 (relevant criteria P3)
This task has been