Health and social care professionals need to actively promote equality and the rights of individuals whether working or using a service. By following the care value base you will automatically be promoting individuals rights and choices. This has a positive impact on people's feelings of well-being and their service of control over their lives. The Care Value Base provides a framework for professional to work towards.
The care value base is important because towns and cities are becoming more multicultural and ethnically diverse, and there are more people with physical disabilities or learning disabilities in the community. It also helps ensure that professional relationships are formed between care providers and care users. Also, many laws now prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability.
The 7 Principles of Care Value Base are:
The promotion of anti-discriminatory practice.
The promotion and support of dignity independence and safety.
Respect for acknowledgment of a person's belief and an individual's identity.
The maintenance of confidentiality.
Protection from abuse and harm.
The promotion of effective communication and relationships.
The provision of personalised (Individual Care).
The promotion of anti-discriminatory practice.
Anti - discriminatory practice is about not judging or making assumptions, promoting and protecting. It is action taken to prevent discrimination on the grounds of race, class, gender, disability etc. and takes into account how we behave towards other individuals. All employees in a care setting should promote this practice in the workplace as it is key to preventing prejudice, in doing so they are trying to stop discrimination and promote equality for service users and for staff.
It is important to promote these positive practises to ensure all children are treated as individuals and in a fair and equal way. Positive role models in all