Hi, this refers to discrimination and finding the words you are professionally comfortable using to challenge others without becoming unneccessarily aggressive, confrontational, too disconcerted about what's been expressed, escalate a situation or feel overly defensive about your reasoning. Assertiveness provides the opportunity to stand your ground with confidence, protect the right of others selflessly, and help provide information, knowledge & understanding about the situation in hand.
Discrimination and the law -
equality act 2010 and
Human rights
Responding and handling complaints
Have a knowledge of the parent's background that help understand barriers in communciation, cultural practices and where possible their own upbringing.
Maybe you'd find an expression such as 'ahh, that isn't a view the setting/I support sorry' and where possible explain the position of those discriminated against and the right they have to not be discriminated against. Where it is a complaint eg. a child selected a faith book to take home you could maybe use words that showed how it's good to have a knowledge of how others understand their world.
Ways of challenging is to firstly know when discrimination is happening.
Directly and indirectly
Listen to what's being said & the possible reasons why it's being said.
Use of 'labelling words/phrases eg. naughty, bad, trouble, ill, sick, hyper, goody goody, downs ..
Know why you feel it is discrimination, maybe by identifying who or what is being
'slated,
derision - can be a majority or minority group, an individual, a place, a routine in the setting or other aspect of policy and procedure.
Have resources in the setting that support your anti-discrimination practice eg. positive images, leaflets, contact details
Include an approach in the setting that continually challenges prejudice, steryotypes and authority - via the media, literature and everyday life.
This quote is from pg 35 of the
Cache handbook that deals with challenging discrimination in the work place.
quote:
You may believe in private, for example, that Mark is a 'spoilt child who is allowed to behave in a way which you personally think is unacceptable. It would be unnatural not to have an opinion on such matters. However you should not initiate or join in discussions which result in Mark being labelled as a 'difficult or 'spoilt' child.
It can be beneficial in this type of situation to examine the reasons why
'Mark isattracting a negative reaction & see if there are ways to support him and the family proactively, opening up parenting styles, development and behaviours for discussion.
quote:
'What is important is that you are fair in your treatment of all children in your care'
Hth, welcome to silkysteps xx
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