Human Rights in Positive Support Group
At Positive Support Group (PSG) we firmly believe that our primary role is to promote quality of life for the people we support. This includes continuous collaboration with our clients to ensure that their human rights are upheld at all times.
What is the United Kingdom Human Rights Act?
The United Kingdom’s Human Rights Act (1998) outlines rules of how individuals must be treated by the Government. These are the basic rights and freedoms that belong to everyone, from birth to death. Human Rights ensure that all individuals are treated fairly, regardless personal characteristics such as race, gender, religion, disability etc.
What are the Human Rights?
Within the Human Rights Act, there are 16 Human Rights that individuals are entitled to. These include:
The right to life
The right to be free from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment
The right to be free from slavery or forced labour
The right to liberty
The right to a fair trial
The right not to be punished for something that wasn’t against the law when you did it
The right to respect for private and family life, home and correspondence
The right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion
The right to freedom of expression
The right to freedom of assembly and association
The right to marry and start a family
The right to be free from discrimination
The right to peaceful enjoyment of possessions
The right to education
The right to free elections
Abolition of the death penalty
Positive Support Group & Human Rights
All PSG services provide person-centred support to ensure that the individuals we support always come first. A big focus of our support is to get to know the person, whether this is through conversation with them, joining into their favourite activities, or working with key stakeholders who know the individual best. This provides PSG with information on what is important to the individual and helps us to tailor our support to benefit them the most.
PSG always work with the individual and their stakeholders to identify goals that are important to them and will be helpful to improve their quality of life. This can vary from support with emotion regulation, communication skills, getting a job, or building close relationships with others.
Alongside supporting individuals to achieve set goals, PSG also aim to increase clients’ and their stakeholders’ confidence to advocate for their needs to ensure they are active in shaping their support. By ensuring that individuals and stakeholders can effectively advocate for their needs, this minimises risks that their human rights are restricted or overlooked.
Reference: https://www.bihr.org.uk/
