The potential effects of discrimination are different in an individual, it can be physical emotional or combination of both. A person with disabilities may not be given a chance to participate in activities because other people think that their disability will prevent them for doing so. It will make them to feel very different from others. Some possible effects of discrimination can be physically and emotionally such as depression, anger, loss of self-esteem, isolation, feeling stressed or unable to cope. The long-term effects could include loss of motivation, reduced individual rights, restricted opportunities, limited access to services and mental illness cause by stress. The potential effects of discrimination may also affect work and social …show more content…
They will use discrimination to cause a person low self-esteem and self-identity to their advantage. A negative image of health and social care practice will only be portrayed if they don’t respect everyone’s right, but if they do follow through with laws which protect individuals they will be highly be respected, because they have everyone’s rights in mind while doing it. The person dealing with the discrimination will go through the feeling of anxiety, depression, seclusion, suicidal though or worse counselling session can also help the individual to feel better and must be …show more content…
It means that the person is not able to take action for himself, have no way of fighting the discrimination and sadly loses the will to do something about it. This type of discrimination will make the person becoming depressed, feeling devalued and disempowered. In some case people will have health problem due to the situation making them to take medication which will make them more depressed because that makes them think they have a medical condition. People can be disempowered through another form of discrimination which is the health worker knows best syndrome. For example an elderly patient being told by her carer that she is not useful, this will make the patient feel
M3 – discuss difficulties that may arise when implementing anti-discriminatory practice in health and social care settings.
Part 3(P3): Describes the potential effects of discriminatory practice can have on staff and individuals using health and social care.
All types of discrimination can also lead to negative behaviour and can partly cause aggression or crime; even living in poverty and experiencing discrimination can affect an individual’s behaviour as well. Due to the negligence they may take out their frustration on the care providers or others in the society which would make them in the wrong and after being investigated this may or may not change because of the client’s self-esteem or pressure levels. As well as taking it out on the care providers, they are also able to take it out on health and social care professionals.
Disability- many people suffer from discrimination when they have a disability. This is because they are different from others and can not physically do the things others can. This leaves them left out, not been able to socialize and feeling upset. For example if there was a man in a wheel chair in an office with his work colleges and everyone ignored him because he was different this would be discrimination.
Several leaders in the past were recognized and are still being recognized for their efforts in trying to deal with various societal issues such as discrimination from those considered superior in the society. Among them inclue Thmas Jefferson and Elizabeth Cady, who spoke in different ways about how leaders should deal with the discrimination challenges and the reasons for abolishing discrimination against the minority. They shared similarities in the way they wanted humankind to achieve liberation in different forms, although they also exhibited differences in the way this objective was to be achieved. They believed that the leadership of any society was responsible for wellbeing of its people in different ways and this implied that they
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.
Within this essay the areas in which discrimination and oppression occur will be highlighted and then evaluated to show how ‘good’ anti oppressive/ discriminative practice within social work can ‘aid’ and empower service users who are in groups that experience oppression and discrimination to overcome their problems. Gil (1994) states that “the conditions that cause people to seek help from social services are usually direct or indirect consequences of social, economic, and political institutions, and... the profession of social work is ethically committed to promote social justice. Insights into oppression and social
Individuals with dementia have impairment in mental capacity and people can discriminate against when it comes to exercise their rights. People with dementia face a poor quality of life which lead the person to be isolated and loss his self esteem.
Discrimination is about treating a person/people differently because of their age, religion, gender and race. The Equality Act 2010 protects all
Discrimination has the potential to lead to low confidence and self-esteem and create stress, fear, and isolation. It may affect an individual’s ability to communicate with other people and deprive them of their freedom of choice. The mental and social effects of discrimination could lead to isolation from society and become depressed. Discrimination affects mental health, and as a result may affect your physical health. Reduced appetite and loss of interest in the things you once liked will affect your overall
In health and social care sector, health care professionals take into account four key ethical principles when providing service to the service users. The key ethical principles are justice, autonomy, beneficence and non-maleficence. In health and social care settings people must be treated fairly without being judgemental regardless of who they are or where they come from. Health care professionals must allow their service users choose the type of services or treatment they want and the professional should support them in getting quality care that will benefit their service users. Also, health care professional must not
Othering affects people with a disability in many different ways. Othering creates social isolation and exclusion. It can be very difficult for a person with a disability to go and have lunch at a café by him or herself for
This paper will assess my personal experience with prejudice in the workplace, including the implications of the situation to the organization in terms of its stakeholders, reputation, and its legal responsibilities. Furthermore, I will analyze the negative effects the discriminatory behavior had on morale and functioning of coworkers and employees. Lastly, I will recommend three action steps that I would have taken as a manager to avoid the situation, in addition to three steps to render the situation.
This can cause the student with the disability to distance himself from people including people in his community. They also learn that if they do not want to do something that they can just act out and it goes away. They grow up and do not obtain employment because of their lack of acceptance of people and people accepting them.
[11]. In general it can be said that positive attitudes can lead to educational, social, medical and occupational inclusion. On the other hand negative attitudes can lead to rejection, segregation, degradation, inequality, inequity, exclusion, discrimination and stigmatization. Negative attitudes are often based on beliefs, lack of knowledge and the misconception of the cause of