A Reflective Account of Valuing Diversity and One Aspect of Anti-Discriminatory Practice Which Relates to a Client from Clinical Placement.

Whilst currently on work placement at the community centre I have been asked to write a report as part as my portfolio. The care centre in which I am currently at provides a variety of services. The centre provides a variety of services and promotes equality, diversity whilst also promoting anti-discriminatory behaviour.

For each patient, equality means something different as they have different need and requirement based on their health condition. Diversity is accepting a variety of culture and

Another factor that would give a service user a positive experience in a social care service would be anti-discriminatory practice. Anti-discriminatory practice is complementary to the practice of equal opportunities. Therefore the service user would be having a positive experience as they will not be treated differently due to age, race, or gender etc. But will be given more advice or help if needed, depending on their ability.

Key legislations and codes of practice relating to diversity, equality, inclusion and discrimination in adult social care settings are:

In addition to my shadowing placement and notes from lectures I have obtained information from social work journals as well as independent study both of which have led me to understand the consequence of difference, a person’s life experience due to issues of diversity may include. For instance oppression, marginalisation and alienation as well as privilege, power and acclaim.

These barriers relate to individuals having differing personalities, if someone has lack of self-esteem or poor interpersonal interactions and communication it can affect the way they treat others. They may be unaware of how to support someone with needs that are new to them or struggle to identify resources needed to support a client. If staff are unable to provide information to the residents or carry out tasks they may need additional training to gather greater knowledge on equality, diversity and inclusion; when staff are unable to acknowledge differences it can mean that individuals are discriminated against unintentionally. This would then have an impact on relationships and rapport built between staff and clients and discourage the residents to work with the staff if they believe they are not being understood or their needs are not being met, this can have further impact on their mental health and wellbeing, therefore it is crucial that staff and management work alongside residents and their families or friends to ensure that their voice is heard especially when considering person centred care, as many vulnerable adults may not have the capacity to challenge discrimination.

The aim of this assignment is to demonstrate the use of safe and effective prescribing in practice. I will achieve this by presenting and analysing a prescribing scenario which I have encountered in my current area of practice within a District Nursing Team. During the case study the patient I have chosen will be referred to as Jean. This is to maintain her anonymity in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (2008) guidelines of confidentiality.

Describe how code of practice and legislation promote non-discriminatory practice in health and social care.

UNIT 412: EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN HEALTH, SOCIAL CARE OR CHILDREN’S AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S SETTING

For the purpose of this assignment the patient will be given the pseudonym Susan to protect her privacy and confidentiality in line with the guidelines set out by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2015).

In this assignment I am going to design a booklet explaining of how national initiatives promote anti-discriminatory practice. I am going to explain an assessment of the influences of a recent national policy initiative promoting anti-discriminatory practice in health and social care settings. Then I am going to evaluate the success of a recent initiative in promoting anti-discriminatory practice.

Unit 4222-303 Promote equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings

I am going to write about the discriminatory practices in a care setting and the effects they have on individuals using the service. People can be discriminated against in a number of different ways which can be described as telling people apart, and seeing the differences instead of the person’s individualism.

In Order to Maintain Confidentiality the client has been provided a pseudonym (Nursing and Midwifery Council 2008). Permission was also granted from this client to use

Diversity has influenced my path to medicine. For example, I was raised in a family with a low socioeconomic status, and I know firsthand how difficult it is to choose between medical care and financial stability. I am also a member of the LGBT community, a minority group that carries a disproportionate burden of health disparities. In addition, I’ve