Free Non-Instructed Advocacy Training
Scope's, Voices Through Advocacy (VTA) Project is offering free one day training that:
- Examines the issues that arise when your advocacy partner does not use spoken language.
- Examines practical ways of supporting your partner and understanding the richness of alternative methods of communication
- Explores a practical route to supporting your partner when you are unable to take direct instruction
- Presents a holistic approach to non instructed advocacy that incorporates the four major techniques currently used by advocates
The training will be useful for:
- Advocates and advocacy managers who would like to offer advocacy to people who use alternative methods of communication, people who experience significant barriers to communication and people who are unable to directly instruct their advocate.
- People involved with advocacy provision that are interested in examining the issues that arise when communication between the advocate and their partner become more difficult.
Dates in 2008 are:
17th March - London (fully booked); 21st April - Birmingham (fully booked); 12th May - Manchester (fully booked); 9th June - Brighton; 24th June - Leeds; 7th July - London (fully booked); 14th July - Bristol; 15th September - Cardiff; 29th September - Manchester; 13th October - London; 10th November - Birmingham.
For further information and/or to book a place, please contact John Macarthy at john.macarthy@scope.org.uk.
The VTA will also provide sessions outside of the national timetable if a group of projects or advocates are prepared to organise the venue in their area ? minimum number of participants will be 15. The training will still be free.
Article published:2008-01-31
Expires:2008-06-02
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