Advocacy Friends
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Welcome
Course Aims
What is an Advocate?
A brief history of Advocacy
What is Advocacy today?
What is an Advocacy Friend?
Community Advocacy
Self-Advocacy
The Advocacy Charter
Trust & Confidentiality
Breaking Confidentiality
Signposting
Become a FRIEND
Qualities of an Advocacy Friend
What will I be doing?
How will I benefit?
Spotting the signs
Case Study 1
Case Study 2
Case Study 3
Next steps
Resources
Test your knowledge!
Test your knowledge!
Advocacy Friends
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Page 1 of 9
Advocacy is…
Telling someone that they need help
Helping someone speak up and be listened to
Giving advice and making decisions for someone
Page 2 of 9
Which of the following principles are part of the Advocacy Charter?
Empowerment
No confidentiality
Expensive
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What is Community Advocacy?
Advocacy that is required by law
Advocacy that is carried out by members of the community
Shouting and fighting for what you want
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What is Self-Advocacy?
Representing your own views, wishes, and feelings
Walking away from difficult situations
Demanding what you want
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When might you need to break confidentiality?
When the person or someone else is at risk
When someone is curious to know what happened
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What should you consider when signposting someone to professional services?
Don’t get the correct contact details
Check that the service helps with the issues the person has
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Can an Advocacy Friend make decisions on behalf of someone else?
No, the role is to support people to make their own decisions
Yes, sometimes people do not know what is best for them
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What does the ‘F’ stand for in the FRIEND acronym?
Find out what’s wrong and if you can help
Find out if the person wants a brew
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What does the ‘E’ stand for in our FRIEND acronym?
Encourage self-advocacy
Exclude them from making decisions
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