Course

Overview

In this module we will look at the general principles and entitlements contained in social care legislation and statutory guidance, how they relate to the rights of individuals at assessment and decision making stages, and the working relationship between local authority and supported person.

Specifically we will look at the Relevant Legislation and the duties and powers deriving from them;

Overview  

In this topic we will look at how SDS law is founded in Human Rights.  We will try to answer the questions: What are human rights and What is a human rights based approach? 

We will look at the legal framework and underlying principles, explain key rights and look at rights based decision-making, case studies and Human rights dilemmas.

Overview

The coverage in this topic should not be viewed as constituting anything more than an introduction to the central concepts and the potential for utilising Discrimination based arguments in challenging SDS decision.

For a more thorough discussion of the Act in all its applicable contexts see here, here and here

In this section we will cover:

• Basic introduction to the Equality Act 2010
  
• Protected characteristics
• Prohibited conduct
• Remedies
• Case studies

• To inform third sector workers of the rights and protections included in the Equality Act, 
• To understand how they may impact on their work in supporting individuals in receipt of social care and
• To recognise how it impacts on challenging decision-making by the local authorities.
• Practitioners are better able to identify their beneficiaries’ right to equal treatment by the local authority, and equip them with the ability to challenge decision making in cases of potential discrimination.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will be able to: