1A Recognise and respect social, cultural and spiritual differences

Support workers, coordinators and agencies must recognise and respond to individual and cultural differences to meet the needs of people, families and co-workers from various cultural backgrounds. To support a person’s cultural, religious or spiritual practices, you need to recognise what the differences are. You need to appreciate and respect the differences of the people you work with based on recognising that every person needs to be treated with dignity respect. You need to ensure that you work to uphold their human rights.