What Is Equality Diversity and Rights
Explain the concept of equality, diversity and rights in relation to health and social care.
What are Rights?
Rights are freedoms that everybody is entitled to regardless of who you are and where you come from. Human rights are essential to all human beings, whatever race, religion, sexuality, language, disability or any other status. We are all entitled to our human rights without discrimination. An example of a right is, freedom of speech this is the right to state your own opinions without being punished or stopped.
An example of how rights are promoted in a health and social care setting is in a care home for people with disabilities they are encouraged to be more independent and if they are able to wash themselves and get dressed without supervision they are allowed to do so.
Another example is allowing them to have their own personal space, like allowing them to decorate their bedrooms however they want to as they feel as if they have a safe and calm environment of their own.
What is Equality?
Equality is the state of being equal in status, rights, and opportunities regardless of age, race, disability, sexuality or gender. Equality is the idea of being the same in value or status as everybody else. Ideally it means giving equal opportunities to all. An example of equality is the Human Rights Act as they are given to everybody else regardless of any differences they have between one another.
Equality is important when working in a health and social care setting because as a part of my placement at a school, I have seen that it is very important to recognise equality especially when you are working with children as if you are favourable to one, the others will feel jealous and try to gain your attention and affection, but can also be applied to other social care settings, like in care homes. However inequality in a health and social care settings can cause different problems for both patients and the staff. These problems may include feelings of
What are Rights?
Rights are freedoms that everybody is entitled to regardless of who you are and where you come from. Human rights are essential to all human beings, whatever race, religion, sexuality, language, disability or any other status. We are all entitled to our human rights without discrimination. An example of a right is, freedom of speech this is the right to state your own opinions without being punished or stopped.
An example of how rights are promoted in a health and social care setting is in a care home for people with disabilities they are encouraged to be more independent and if they are able to wash themselves and get dressed without supervision they are allowed to do so.
Another example is allowing them to have their own personal space, like allowing them to decorate their bedrooms however they want to as they feel as if they have a safe and calm environment of their own.
What is Equality?
Equality is the state of being equal in status, rights, and opportunities regardless of age, race, disability, sexuality or gender. Equality is the idea of being the same in value or status as everybody else. Ideally it means giving equal opportunities to all. An example of equality is the Human Rights Act as they are given to everybody else regardless of any differences they have between one another.
Equality is important when working in a health and social care setting because as a part of my placement at a school, I have seen that it is very important to recognise equality especially when you are working with children as if you are favourable to one, the others will feel jealous and try to gain your attention and affection, but can also be applied to other social care settings, like in care homes. However inequality in a health and social care settings can cause different problems for both patients and the staff. These problems may include feelings of