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Citizen advocacy in Sheffield: a report of an evaluation of Sheffield Citizen Advocacy together with an introductory overview
- Authors:
- NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM, SHEFFIELD CITIZEN ADVOCACY
- Publisher:
- National Development Team/Sheffield Citizen Advocacy
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 33p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Part 1 briefly describes advocacy for mentally handicapped people past and present, some existing tensions between them, the origins of citizen advocacy,what advocates do, and principles underlying the approach. Part 2 contains the evaluation report. Areas looked at include: relationships and learning from them; organisational aspects; and recruitment of proteges/partners and of advocates.
Striking the right balance: police experience, perceptions and use of independent support persons during interviews involving people with intellectual disability
- Authors:
- HENSHAW Marie, SPIVAK Benjamin, THOMAS Stuart D. M.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31(2), 2018, pp.e201-e211.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: Several jurisdictions mandate the presence of an independent support person during police interviews with vulnerable people. The current study investigated police officers’ experiences and perceptions of these volunteers during interviews with people with intellectual disability(ies) (ID). Methods: The sample comprised 229 police officers who attended a mandatory firearms training course in Melbourne, Australia, in 2010. Results: Participants commonly reported utilising independent support persons and displayed a fair understanding of their role. Overall, volunteers were engaged more frequently than family/friends; police considered the volunteers to be more impartial during interviews, whereas family/friends provided a greater level of emotional support to interviewees. Conclusions: Independent support persons need to demonstrate two quite different types of support to people with intellectual disability(ies) during police interviews; these require quite different skill sets and suggest the need for more tailored training and support for these volunteers. Implications for future research and policy are discussed. (Edited publisher abstract)
Growing up speaking out: a guide to advocacy for young learning disabled people in transition (14-25 years)
- Author:
- SOUNDS GOOD PROJECT
- Publisher:
- Advocacy Resource Exchange
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 112p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide is about community-based advocacy for young learning disabled people in transition from school to adult services. It is particularly important for young learning disabled people to get advocacy support as they are making choices about what they want in life. The guide points out that: 1) projects will need to develop an effective child protection policy; 2) young volunteer advocates are needed; 3) a collaborative relationship with parents is crucial; and 4) advocacy projects need to relate to a range of different organisations, including Connexions and education.
Advocacy at the crossroads?
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 12(4), April 1999, pp.2-3.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Looks at why advocacy is once again on the political agenda and argues that clarity is urgently needed on its future direction.
Learning disability and advocacy: obstacles to client empowerment
- Author:
- JACKSON R.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities for Nursing Health and Social Care, 3(1), March 1999, pp.50-55.
Citizen Advocacy, with its aim to empower, has the potential to transform the lives of people with learning disabilities, but an inevitable consequence of client empowerment is professional disempowerment. Professional workers are unlikely to relinquish power, control and influence without some resistance. This article seeks to show there are a number of ways for statutory agencies to neutralise the effect of citizen advocacy.
Speaking to power: advocacy for health and social care
- Author:
- DONNISON David
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 165p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
This book is for anyone working, or planning to work, as an advocate for people who need help dealing with public services. It is based on the experiences of advocates and uses case studies from Scotland. Examples of advocacy for both individuals and groups are described and discussed. There are chapters on what advocates do, how advocacy fits into the broader scheme of things and management, training and evaluation of the work. Contents include: origins of advocacy; Scotland gives a lead; what advocates do - their main clients; what advocates do - questions and dilemmas; setting up an advocacy project and running it; volunteers; making advocacy accountable; roadblocks; looking ahead.
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.