Care Values
- Created by: Dannielle_Woods
- Created on: 16-03-17 09:48
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- Care Values
- Maintaining Confidentiality
- Information about children and adults should never be shared with others without consent.
- Secure storage of records is legally required.
- Making sure that access to electronic records is limited to specific care workers by having passwords
- Storing written records securely in filing cabinets
- Not gossiping about service users
- Not talking about service users by name at home or in public
- Care workers should not promise to maintain confidentiality as some information may have to be passed on to others on a 'need to know' basis
- Promoting Equality and Diversity
- Understanding and not showing prejudice, stereotyping or labelling
- Understanding and valuing the benefits of diversity
- Understanding the bases of discrimination, such as gender, race, age, sexuality, disability or social class
- Understanding of own beliefs, assumptions, not being prejudiced
- Providing services that are equally accessible to all
- Meeting individual needs- person-centred approach
- Accepting service users who have different sexual orientation from those of care workers
- Anti-discriminatory practice
- Promoting Individual Rights and Beliefs
- People have the right to be different, e.g. sexual orientation, beliefs
- Freedom from discrimination, e.g. not to be singled out and treated differently
- Choice, e.g. to be able to make own decisions and to be consulted
- Dignity, e.g. to be treated with respect
- Effective communication, e.g. to have things explained and to be listened to
- Safety and security, e.g. to be protected from harm
- Privacy, e.g. having own space which is not invaded by others without consent
- Accepting cultural and religious beliefs even when they are not the same as those of care workers
- Making provision for service users with different beliefs to celebrate their events
- Providing appropriate foods
- Providing a place for service users to practice their religious beliefs
- Maintaining Confidentiality
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