Groups in Context

Advocacy:

any action that speaks in favour of, recommends, argues for a cause, supports or defends, or pleads on behalf of others.

Confidentiality:

the state of keeping, or being kept secret or private.

Diversity:

refers to the different characteristics of the different individuals who make up the group.

Equality:

 the state of being equal in terms of distribution of resources, status and opportunities.

Equity:

the fairness and impartial appropriacy to distribution of resources and law/policy.

Inequity:

 lack of fairness, or justice.

Legislation:

a group of collective laws.

Marginalisation:

the treatment of a person or group as being insignificant or peripheral (on the outer).

Prevalence:

how common a particular condition, disease or characteristic is within a group or community.

Policy:

a set of principles or actions adopted or proposed by organisations, including governments.

Services:

a system that supplies resources to assist the needs of individuals who access them.

Support:

to give assistance to another individual so that they can meet specific needs or enhance wellbeing.

PIT

exploring specific groups in the community:

P - prevalence of the group within the community

I - individual diversity within each group

T - terminology used by community to describe the group

Issues of concern for groups:

• satisfaction of needs

• access to services

  • types of services

  • factors affecting access to services

SHESEAS

specific needs

• safety & security

• health

• employment

• sense of identity

• education

• adequate standard of living

Youth - definition:

individuals aged 12-24 years old experiencing adolescence and the beginning of adulthood.

Youth - prevalence:

8% of Australian residents aged 15-24 [ABS 2016]

Youth - individual diversity:

• milestones

  • puberty

  • age of consent

  • casual or part-time employment

• culture

• religion

• education

• race

• gender

• sexuality

Youth - terminology:

positive terminology:

• future generation

• adolescent

• teenager

→ positive impact: feel appreciated & valued

negative terminology:

• trouble makers

• risk-taker

• nuisance

→ negative impact: lower self-esteem & self-identity