Hate Crime Awareness in Health and Social Care

This course is designed to equip health and social care professionals with the essential knowledge and skills needed to identify, address, and report hate crimes and incidents. Learners will explore the protected characteristics defined by UK law, understand their professional safeguarding responsibilities, and learn how to effectively support victims while promoting a safe and inclusive care environment for everyone.

Course Contents

• Course Contents
• Learning Objectives
• Learning Outcomes
• Disclaimer
• Introduction to Hate Crime
• What is Hate Crime?
• What is a Hate Incident?
• Protected Characteristics
• Hate Crime in Health and Social Care
• Hate Crime and Safeguarding
• Recognising Possible Indicators
• Why Victims May Not Report Hate Crime
• Responding to a Disclosure
• Recording Information
• Reporting Hate Crime
• UK Legal Framework & Resources
• Professional Responsibilities
• Promoting Inclusive Care
• Case Study
• Summary
• End of Course