Improving social care services for black and minority ethnic people: findings from the Commission for Social Care Inspection
Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care
ISSN: 1757-0980
Article publication date: 13 May 2009
Abstract
Previous literature about race equality in social care has identified specific examples of good practice, but also a lack of widespread action by services to address both race discrimination and cultural competence. This paper is based on work by the Commission for Social Care Inspection to produce a practice‐focussed bulletin for social care service providers about providing appropriate services for black and minority ethnic people. It is based on evidence from self‐assessment work by services and importantly, the views and experiences of black and minority ethnic people using social care services. The findings suggest that only a minority of services are taking specific action on race equality and that there is an under‐reporting of concerns by black and minority ethnic people using services. The key to appropriate services is not adapting existing services based on generalisations about ‘culture’ but providing culturally competent, personalised support that addresses individual needs alongside a systematic approach to remove barriers to race equality in the service.
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Citation
Wilkinson, L. (2009), "Improving social care services for black and minority ethnic people: findings from the Commission for Social Care Inspection", Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care, Vol. 2 No. 1, pp. 36-41. https://doi.org/10.1108/17570980200900006
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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