Anti-Discriminatory Practice

On-Line Learning

 SCILS (www.scils.co.uk)

• - You need to register to use this site, when you register you need to quote our organisation reference number which is 188LCIN001                        

  Equality & Human Rights Commission (www.equalityhumanrights.com)

Equality Network (www.equality-network.org)    

Terence Higgins Trust(www.tht.org.uk)

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  Learning outcomes:  (what you could expect to achieve)

• Knowledge & understanding of legislation and in-depth information regarding policies & procedure. Various publications regarding equalities & diversity.

Learning Materials

Learning materials:

• Anti-Oppressive Practice in Social Care & the Law, J Dalrymple & B Burke (01.01.019)

  Women, Oppression & Social Work, M Langan & L Day (13.00.020)

Equality Act 2010: Public Sector Equality Duty What Do I Need To Know? A Quick Start Guide For Public Sector Organisations

Equality Act 2010: What Do I need to Know? A Summary Guide For Voluntary and Community Sector Service Providers

A Guide to Cultural and Spiritual Needs

Learning outcomes:  (what you could expect to achieve)

Anti-Oppressive Practice in Social Care & the Law : considers the ways in which the law can be used as an instrument of empowerment and provides readers with the opportunity to develop their competence in the knowledge, values and skills of using the law in relation to practice through a series of case studies and exercises.

Women, Oppression & Social Work: offers a new perspective on feminist social work which takes account of the complexity of the manifold oppressions that affect the lives of most women and service users.

Training Event

 Title: Developing Anti-Discriminatory Practice (2 day

           course)

Date(s): 29th & 30th September 2011,

                20th & 21st March 2012

Target Group: Workers from adult and child social care. This event is suitable for people in the above role who work in the independent and voluntary sector.

Learning outcomes:  (what you could expect to achieve)

To recognise and respect individuality and personal beliefs of service users, their family and friends.

• To have a knowledge/understanding of how discrimination and racism operates at both individual and institutional levels and how these impact on service users.

• To have knowledge and understanding of how caring services can itself lead to  disempowerment and discrimination.

• To up-date participants on current developments in respect of anti-discriminatory practice, race equality and Social Care and Health policy and practice.

Contact

Booking & Administration                 

Zubair Mulla        

Tel No: 0116 2211702 (39 1702)

E-Mail: Zubair.Mulla@leicester.gov.uk