Throughout this essay, it will focus on promoting anti-discriminatory practice and social justice, through advocacy and empowerment. Secondly, strategies available to care organisations to address inequalities and promoting anti-discriminatory practice will be explored. Last of all, this essay this will highlight learning points, from a case study. The case study will illustrate the specific needs of a chosen community of needs or interests and a range of tools that health and social care practitioners can use to understand different communities and develop anti-discriminatory practices. This essay will also focus on a teenage girl, named Melissa, who is stated throughout this essay. Melissa is a 16-year-old teenager, who is 7months pregnant …show more content…
According to DeVitis (2010), the social stigma of teenage pregnancies, have popularly perceived to have lessened. However Abrams et.al (2008), had stated that the stigma that is associated with teenage pregnancy, can be profound with misery and immorality, being attributed to the teenager. When society hears teenage parents, they usually think that because of their age that they are unable to get or finish their education, being wealthy and successful, getting married and being outstanding parents. Sometimes, this stigma can prevent the teen from going back to school and doing well, because of the image that has been created of them. This is where the Equality Acts comes in, to help prevent these young parents being discriminated against. Like Melissa from the case study, people felt that she would not be able to complete school, so they therefore kicked her out. This usually has a negative effect towards individuals, as they start to feel that they are no good for …show more content…
Support groups like young mothers group trust, help provide a wide range of support for young mums, between the ages of 16 and 25. There are also other support groups that can help not just one community or social group, but many more. For example ukcpn. Ukcpn is a community-based organisation, which work with universities to help tackle and improve any social concerns and inequalities. Having support group like these, means people like Melissa who want to go university in the future, will have a safe environment to travel and live in. In health and social care, partnership working with the voluntary sector allows for community and voluntary sectors, to work equally and in partnership with department of health, nhs England and public health England. By engaging with the community, it allows for the group’s members to speak to people to help target the