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Rules and standards: the second book of speaking up: a plain text guide to advocacy
- Authors:
- TUFAIL John, LYON Kate
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 52p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Advocacy for people with disabilities is about empowering people - gaining rights for individuals, access to services, inclusion in society and their own voice. Speaking Up is a set of four guide books designed to give people with a disability the knowledge and advice needed to approach self-advocacy with confidence. This empowering training package encourages an equal partnership between the advocate and the user where the shared goal is to develop the life skills of the individual with learning difficulties. It is accessible to people with a wide range of literacy needs, including those with high learning needs and is designed for use in formal and informal learning situations, either unsupported or with a facilitator present. The Second Book of Speaking Up explores the idea of rules and standards for advocacy and looks at the advocacy charter. It covers issues such as whether an advocate should share a confidence if they are worried that their advocacy partner might self-harm.
Advocating advocacy
- Author:
- DOW John
- Journal article citation:
- MCC Building Knowledge for Integrated Care, 10(6), December 2002, pp.28-31.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Looks at the legal and policy context for the development of advocacy services and considers the legal issues which arise when developing standards and codes of practice for advocacy services, in particular capacity, consent and confidentiality.
A clear voice, a clear vision: the advocacy reader
- Editors:
- MULLINS Gillian, WOOD Patrick
- Publisher:
- UK Advocacy Network
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 93p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Sheffield
Advocacy is important to people with a wide range of problems and the experiences of advocacy are reflected in a variety of settings. This report describes some of the most important issues concerned in the establishment and successful running of advocacy projects as well as the principles involved and standards of good practice. Contents include: advocacy and the Mental Health Act; consideration in advocacy provision; advocacy in different situations; running the advocacy project; standing together; employees and volunteers.
Good practice in citizen advocacy: guidelines on good practice in citizen advocacy; case studies of affiliation among advocacy groups; guidelines for recognition of citizen advocates
- Author:
- BROOKE John
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 114p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
Citizen advocacy is a partnership between two people. Usually one of these is a vulnerable person, who is at risk of being ignored or not listened to. The other is an ordinary citizen who is willing to speak up for the other partner's choices and decisions. Citizen advocacy is not only for people with learning disabilities, or those with communication problems. Many vulnerable people can benefit greatly from standing side by side with a citizen advocate. Citizen advocacy is linked to active citizenship and to the defence of human rights. This can benefit the advocate, the wider community and the advocacy user.