What We Do

Advocacy Into Action helps people say what they want, secure their rights, represent their views and help them get the services they need.

Advocacy Into Action works in partnership with people with learning disabilities.  We promote social inclusion, equality and social justice.

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What Is Advocacy                    
How An Advocate Can Help
Types of Advocacy

What Is Advocacy ?

Advocacy is about having your say. It is sometimes called 'speaking up for yourself'. Sometimes people need help to represent their views. This is where an advocate may help.There are many different types of advocacy - See below for information on types of Advocacy.

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How an advocate can help

An advocate can ensure that you have accurate, appropriate and sufficient information so you can make an informed choice.  You may be

  1. Unhappy at home, with a job or with a day centre
  2. Moving home
  3. involved with Social Workers or other professionals
  4. need support to attend a meeting
  5. Going to Court
  6. Having problems getting help and support services
  7. Want to make a complaint
  8. Unhappy about the service you are getting
  9. Worried about something and want to talk to someone 

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Click on one of the services below to find out more about each type of Advocacy:       

Professional or Paid Advocacy


Volunteer Advocacy


House Link Advocacy

 

Professional or Paid Advocacy

Professional advocacy is for people who need help to represent their views during a time of major change.
A paid advocacy worker works with a person to help them 'speak up' for themselves or represents their views for them.
An advocacy worker may only need to work with a person for a short time.
An advocacy worker is:

  1. On the side of the person
  2. Trained in different issues
  3. Supported by other staff
  4. In contact with other professionals such as care managers, community nurses etc
  5. Kept up to date with latest information

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Volunteer Advocacy

Volunteer Advocacy is a partnership between an unpaid volunteer and a person with a learning disability. A volunteer is someone who can support their partner to make their views known.
A volunteer advocate is:

  1. On the side of the person with a learning disability
  2. Supports their partner to participate in their community
  3. Receives training and ongoing support from Just Advocacy

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House Link Advocacy

A House Link Advocate is a means of having an advocacy presence in shared houses on the basis of a watching brief.  Usually there is no pressing advocacy issue and the role is more of a safeguarding one.  The House Link advocate also attends reviews. 

House Link Advocates visit a group of people in a house on a regular basis and they will usually keep an eye on:
money handling
choices
respect
privacy
general well being.

Any concerns that the advocate has would be raised initially with the staff in the house, recognising that Advocacy Into Action works in partnership with other professionals to provide excellent service to people with a learning disability.

A Houselink Advocate:

  1. Uses a partnership approach to highlight what is working well and where improvement and development is needed in the future,
  2. Is user focused and will speak out for the rights of people to pursue their interests and protect their rights,

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