Uphold and promote equality, diversity and inclusion.
Every service user should be treated as an individual which means that the service provider should not behave in the same way towards everyone because every person has come from different walks of life and they cannot be all helped in the exact same way, this is especially important for Psychologists where everybody’s issues form from various reasons and at different times in their lives. For instance, it will be illogical for a Psychologist to help a female who self harms in the same way as he will help a female who has lost a child because they are dealing with different problems. The professional also needs to inform the patient about any procedures that will need to occur, it is important that the service users are aware of their rights such as demanding a specific professional or to have treatment in a different health service. This is because the patient may not get along with an assigned professional, they feel uncomfortable because of their gender or because the treatment at that practice is more expensive then at a different one. Both the visible and non-visible differences need to be taken into account and not have influence upon the service providers thought process. Workers should not be influenced by their personal views upon a race, culture or sexuality etc. They should not stereotype against any of the service users nor their colleagues, regardless of the action being intentional or not. This can influence the quality of the provision by allowing everyone to feel important and their culture, religion or sexuality to be made significant in the care provided to every individual. It is also important that each and every staff member promotes their patients and clients giving everyone the same opportunity; for example if one person was able to have their treatment carried out in a different city where