Key Words

Accident - Where harm is caused without intent
Advocate - Someone to speak for another who are unable to themselves
Care worker - Someone who provides care for an individual
Confidentiality - Privacy
Consultation - Communication between a professional and individual
Data - Information
Dignity - Being treated in a way which values and respect the individual
Disclose - Make something known
Discrimination - Treat someone differently because they belonging to a particular category
Diversity - Showing a great deal of variety, in society this could be people of different ages, gender, race etc..
Emotional - Relating to a persons emotions
Empathy - Understanding the emotions or feeling of another
Empowerment - To give power or authority
Equality - The state of being equal with regards to rights and opportunities
Ethical - Relating to moral principles
Forms of abuse - Ways in which someone can be harmed
Fulfilment - Meeting a requirement or need
Gender - Identifying with being male or female
Guidelines - Rules and principles which advise people on how to act
Hazard - A risk
Intellectual - Relating to the intellect or cognitive development
Paramount - More important than anything else
Person Centred Approach - An approach conducted around the needs of a person
Physical - Relating to the body
Prejudice - An opinion about someone or something that is not based on actual experience but of preconceived ideas
Prevention - A way of stopping something happening
Protection - Keeping something or someone safe
Race - A classification of a type of person usually determined by country of birth or colour of skin
Rights - Something we are entitled to
Risk Assessment - An assessment to work out the risks
Self Esteem - Confidence in one's self worth or abilities
Service Provider - Someone who provides a service
Service User - Someone who uses the service
Sex - Physical gender
Social - Relating to the mixing with others in society



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