Unit Advo304 - Responding to the Advocacy Needs of Different Groups of People

Unit Advo304 - Responding to the Advocacy Needs of Different Groups of People


1.1 Identify factors which prevent different groups of people from accessing advocacy support.

People from the following groups may be more challenged than others when accessing advocacy support:

Black people and ethic minority groups
Older people
People who do not use English as their first language
People who are physically disabled
People with learning disabilities
People with mental health needs
Children and young people
Those who cannot instruct an advocate
People with sensory impairments
There are specific barriers for older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in accessing social care services. They can also suffer from "Heterosexism" based on the prejudiced belief that only heterosexual relationships are "normal" and therefore valid.
This is a big subject but is essentially to do with   a lack of equality, diversity and inclusion.   Through the Equality, Measurement Framework ( EMF )   , the Equality and Human Rights Commission has found discrimination against all the groups listed above.
Black and ethnic people can feel they are not treated fairly or with respect. this can be compounded if English is not their first language. They can suffer from "Racism", based on the prejudiced belief that people of some races are superior to others.
All groups can suffer the effects of stereotyping , which is based on prejudiced idea's applied to most members of certain groups. These idea's tend to be largely negative and can lead to poor practice when applying equal rights to these groups.
Children and young people can suffer the effects of "Adultism" This describes the way that children can be oppressed by adults under the prejudiced belief that adults are superior to children.
Older people can be discriminated against by the belief that they are inferior to younger people. This is known as "Ageism"
Disabled people and those with learning...