Unit 7 – The Principles of Privacy and Dignity in Adult Social Care Settings

1. Understand the principles that underpin privacy and dignity in care

• 1.1 Outline what is meant by privacy and dignity
• 1.2 Describe situations where an individual’s privacy and dignity could be compromised
• 1.3 Outline different ways to maintain privacy and dignity of individuals in your care and support

2. Be able to maintain the privacy and dignity of the individuals in their care

• 2.1 Demonstrate that your actions promote and maintain the privacy and dignity of individuals
• 2.2 Explain the importance not to disclose anything about the individual that they may wish to be kept private, unless it is appropriate to do so

3. Understand how to support an individual’s right to make choices

• 3.1 Outline strategies for supporting individuals to make informed choices
• 3.2 Describe how risk assessment processes can be used to support the rights of individuals to make their own decisions
• 3.3 Explain why your own personal views must not influence an individual’s own choices or decisions
• 3.4 Explain why there may be times when you need to support an individual to question or challenge decisions made about them by others

4 Be able to support individuals in making choices about their care

• 4.1 Demonstrate how to support individuals to make informed choices
• 4.2 Use risk assessment processes to support the rights of individuals to make their own decisions
• 4.3 Ensure your own personal views do not influence an individual’s own choices or decisions

5 Understand how to support active participation

• 5.1 Outline how valuing individuals contributes to active participation
• 5.2 Explain how to enable individuals to make informed choices about their lives
• 5.3 List a range of ways you can support active participation with individuals
• 5.4 Outline the importance of enabling individuals to be as independent as possible and to maintain their own network of relationships and connections with their community

6 Be able to support individuals in active participation of their own care

• 6.1 Demonstrate how to support the active participation of individuals
• 6.2 Describe how your own personal views could restrict the individual’s ability to actively participate