Learning for everyone Residential Childcare Level 3 Unit

Learning for everyone… Residential Childcare – Level 3 Unit 15: Support the Rights, Diversity and Equality of Children and Young People in Residential Childcare

Learning for everyone… Aims and Objectives Aim: Within this area of your professional development you will gain the knowledge and understanding relating to the rights of children and young people and the implications of equalities legislation for them. Objective: ability to address discriminatory practice, through reviewing own values and behaviours in order to improve practice and work in a culturally sensitive way, supporting children and young people to understand value their own cultural practices and beliefs.

Learning for everyone… Understand the implications of equalities legislation As a registered residential childcare setting, it is essential that all staff have a clear understanding of current and relevant legislation and policies appropriate to England Including: Ø Ø Ø The Common Core of Skills and Knowledge Health and Social Care Act 2008 The Children Act 1989 The Children Act 2004 The Children and Young Person Act 1933 Every Child Matters

Learning for everyone… Understand the implications of equalities legislation You must understand adhere to Public Sector Equality Duty understanding confidentiality and protected characteristics including: Ø Age Ø Disability Ø Race Ø Religion and belief Ø Sexual orientation Be aware of how your own settings policies and procedures and duty of care affects the provision of care and services.

Learning for everyone… Effects of discrimination, stereotyping and labelling Ø Some of the effects brought about by these can be risks to health resulting in children and young people suffering from stress, anxiety, fear and depression. Ø Discrimination, stereotyping and labelling can lead to children and young people suffering social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. Ø As a residential childcare worker, you must be able to recognise all the physical indicators that begin to show, including: change in appearance; personal hygiene and changes in weight.

Learning for everyone… Children being subject of multiple discrimination: Ø A very important part of your role as a residential childcare worker is to be able to identify challenging discriminatory behaviour wherever this may originate from. You need to develop the ability and skills to recognise stereotypes in attitudes to and from the children within your care Ø You must develop the appropriate skills that demonstrate a complete understanding of the mechanisms of oppression; oppressive language used; stereotyping and labelling that takes place. Ø understand the range and methods of abuse towards children and young people in care, all of which are detrimental to a child’s health and well-being.