Unit 50: Enable rights and choices of individuals with dementia whilst minimising risks Learning Outcome 1: Understand key legislation and agreed ways of working that support the fulfilment of rights and choices of individuals with dementia while minimising risk of harm 1.1 What is the impact of the Mental Health Act‚ and the Mental Incapacity Act (Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards) on individuals who are living with the experience of dementia; with regards to minimising the risks of harm
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choices of individuals with dementia whilst minimising risks 1.1 These are some of the legislation related to minimising the risk of harm for an individual with dementia. Key legislation are Human Rights Act 1998‚ Mental Health Act 2007‚ Disability Discrimination Act‚ Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006‚ Carers (equal opportunities ) Act 2004. Together these legislations form the fundamental rights and freedom of an individual. These affect the rights of every day life of an individual including
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CU1532 PROMOTE EQUALITY AND INCLUSION IN HEALTH‚ SOCIAL CARE OR CHILDREN’S AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S SETTINGS Understand the importance of diversity‚ equality and inclusion Explain what is meant by diversity; equality; inclusion Diversity can be defined in many different ways. What does it mean to us? Diversity is a commitment to recognizing and appreciating the variety of characteristics that make individuals unique in an atmosphere that promotes and celebrates individual and collective
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Dementia is a debilitating mental illness that requires costly medical care. Those who suffer this condition can find it difficult or even impossible to perform basic living tasks such as feeding‚ dressing or cleaning after themselves; therefore care must be provided to them at all times. As one can imagine‚ the story is no different behind bars. Because the inmate- elderly population has grown exponentially dating back to the 1970’s when laws favored incarceration over rehabilitation‚ the average
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Equality means that we should all have equal access and equal opportunities to learn and be successful regardless of gender‚ race‚ religion‚ and ability. Diversity refers to the fact that we are all different. Some of us are male‚ some female‚ some tall‚ some short‚ some dark skinned‚ some light skinned. We come from different cultural backgrounds‚ different faiths‚ and different family groupings. And we have different learning styles‚ different personalities‚ etc. Because we are all different‚
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society. The concept of equality can be exampled in; Race‚ Gender‚ Politics‚ and what some colleges do to make them look good. (2) When Americans say "We are created equal"‚ we mean that were given the same rights (until broken)‚ and equal opportunity. To have the same rights and opptunity as every body else is one main reason people move to America. To have the equal rights‚ equal chance to succeed‚ and the equal opportunity to have a family and career. In other areas of the world they
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Analyse own responsibilities for promoting equality and valuing diversity. The Equality Act 2010 brought together all elements of previously enforceable legislation relevant to potentially discriminatory factors of society. Some aspects of this new Act superseded previous laws. The fundamental aims and progressive nature of this type of legislature meet the ongoing desire in the UK to build a fairer society‚ creating truly equal opportunities for all individuals to reach their potential regardless of
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306 Work with other people in a business environment 306.1 Understand how to support an organisation’s overall mission and purpose 1.1. Explain how the organisation works My organisation is an equal opportunities employer. It considers the values‚ beliefs‚ attitudes‚ and behaviours shared by all the people. Including employees & clients. 1.2 What is your organisations mission and purpose? My organisation’s mission is to give people/ clients what they want. Whether it is a structure of a building
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WHAT IS DEMENTIA? Dementia is a term that describes a collection of symptoms that include decreased intellectual functioning that interferes with normal life functions and is usually used to describe people who have two or more major life functions impaired or lost such as memory‚ language‚ perception‚ judgment or reasoning; they may lose emotional and behavioral control‚ develop personality changes and have problem solving abilities reduced or lost. There are different classification schemes for
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and working in a business environment Assessment You should use this file to complete your Assessment. 1 The first thing you need to do is save a copy of this document‚ either onto your computer or a disk 2 Then work through your Assessment‚ remembering to save your work regularly 3 When you’ve finished‚ print out a copy to keep for reference 4 Then‚ go to and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My Study area – make sure it is clearly marked with your name‚ the course
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