A voice of their own : a toolbox of ideas and information for non-instructed advocacy

By: Lawton, Annie.

Birmingham : BILD Publications, 2013Edition: Second Edition.Description: 92 pages : illustrated : 30 cm.Subject(s): INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY

| ADVOCACY

| ADVOCACY PROGRAMMES

| TOOLS

| SUPPORTED DECISION MAKING

| COMMUNICATION SKILLS

| NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION

| TOTAL COMMUNICATION

Contents:

1. Introduction. - 2. Advocacy. - 3. Communication. - 4. Choice and decision-making. - 5. Reading list. - 6. Resources and contacts.

Summary: "This toolbox is a place to come for ideas, suggestions or contact details to help you with particular problems you might come across when you are advocating for a person with high support needs. There is no one ‘right’ way to do this. The important thing is to collect together a number of different tools and use these in whatever combination ensures your advocacy partner has a voice, is listened to and is taken seriously by others who can bring about change. This is a revised edition of the toolbox which takes into account major changes in health, social care and advocacy in England since it was first published in 2006." - PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE

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1. Introduction. - 2. Advocacy. - 3. Communication. - 4. Choice and decision-making. - 5. Reading list. - 6. Resources and contacts.

"This toolbox is a place to come for ideas, suggestions or contact details to help you with particular problems you might come across when you are advocating for a person with high support needs. There is no one ‘right’ way to do this. The important thing is to collect together a number of different tools and use these in whatever combination ensures your advocacy partner has a voice, is listened to and is taken seriously by others who can bring about change. This is a revised edition of the toolbox which takes into account major changes in health, social care and advocacy in England since it was first published in 2006." - PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE

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