Speaking Up
A Plain Text Guide to Advocacy 4-volume set
Published on 15. February 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
4 pages
978-1-84310-474-2 (ISBN)
Description
This training package encourages an equal partnership between the advocate and the user where the shared goal is to develop the life skills of the individual with learning difficulties. It is accessible to people with a wide range of literacy needs, including those with high learning needs and is designed for use in formal and informal learning situations, either unsupported or with a facilitator present.'
- Autism Us
'The book is clearly written and is consistent in style and presentation.
Advocacy draws attention to the need for the individual's views to be expressed, communicated and understood by those around them and that advocacy is not what other people think the individual wants. Tufail and Lyons clearly and consitently reinforce this message throughout the book and illustrate this through the use of well-devised case studies to which most people can relate.'
- The Frontline of Learning Disability
'The Four Books in this series; 'Introducing Advocacy', 'Rules and Standards', 'Listen Up!' and 'Advocacy in Action' are comprehensive, informative and quite simply a very good introduction for someone new to the world of advocacy.'
- Practice Links in Social Work
Advocacy for people with disabilities is about empowering people - gaining rights for individuals, access to services, inclusion in society and their own voice. Speaking Up is a set of four guide books designed to give people with a disability the knowledge and advice needed to approach self-advocacy with confidence.
Written in Plain Text, the four books in the Speaking Up set were conceived and written specifically to promote self-advocacy to disabled individuals who want to learn how to speak up for themselves. All four books are illustrated throughout with colour drawings and case studies showing the positive results of self-advocacy on the individuals themselves, as well as on their families and carers.
This empowering training package encourages an equal partnership between the advocate and the user where the shared goal is to develop the life skills of the individual with learning difficulties. It is accessible to people with a wide range of literacy needs, including those with high learning needs and is designed for use in formal and informal learning situations, either unsupported or with a facilitator present.
Introducing Advocacy
The First Book of Speaking Up: A Plain Text Guide to Advocacy introduces the concept of advocacy and explores appropriate advocacy models, for example peer group supportive models, and examines different forms of advocacy such as campaign advocacy, crisis or intervention advocacy, volunteer advocacy and health complaints advocacy.
Rules and Standards
The Second Book of Speaking Up: A Plain Text Guide to Advocacy explores the idea of rules and standards for advocacy and looks at the advocacy charter. It covers issues such as whether an advocate should share a confidence if they are worried that their advocacy partner might self-harm.
Listen Up! Speak Up!
The Third Book of Speaking Up: A Plain Text Guide to Advocacy uses examples of advocacy to explore how to be a good advocate, emphasising the importance of listening to and working with an advocacy partner and explaining how to prepare for and behave in meetings.
Advocacy in Action
The Fourth Book of Speaking Up: A Plain Text Guide to Advocacy looks at problems that can occur in an advocacy partnership, such as dependency on the advocate and conflict between partners. It also discusses advocacy and the law.
- Autism Us
'The book is clearly written and is consistent in style and presentation.
Advocacy draws attention to the need for the individual's views to be expressed, communicated and understood by those around them and that advocacy is not what other people think the individual wants. Tufail and Lyons clearly and consitently reinforce this message throughout the book and illustrate this through the use of well-devised case studies to which most people can relate.'
- The Frontline of Learning Disability
'The Four Books in this series; 'Introducing Advocacy', 'Rules and Standards', 'Listen Up!' and 'Advocacy in Action' are comprehensive, informative and quite simply a very good introduction for someone new to the world of advocacy.'
- Practice Links in Social Work
Advocacy for people with disabilities is about empowering people - gaining rights for individuals, access to services, inclusion in society and their own voice. Speaking Up is a set of four guide books designed to give people with a disability the knowledge and advice needed to approach self-advocacy with confidence.
Written in Plain Text, the four books in the Speaking Up set were conceived and written specifically to promote self-advocacy to disabled individuals who want to learn how to speak up for themselves. All four books are illustrated throughout with colour drawings and case studies showing the positive results of self-advocacy on the individuals themselves, as well as on their families and carers.
This empowering training package encourages an equal partnership between the advocate and the user where the shared goal is to develop the life skills of the individual with learning difficulties. It is accessible to people with a wide range of literacy needs, including those with high learning needs and is designed for use in formal and informal learning situations, either unsupported or with a facilitator present.
Introducing Advocacy
The First Book of Speaking Up: A Plain Text Guide to Advocacy introduces the concept of advocacy and explores appropriate advocacy models, for example peer group supportive models, and examines different forms of advocacy such as campaign advocacy, crisis or intervention advocacy, volunteer advocacy and health complaints advocacy.
Rules and Standards
The Second Book of Speaking Up: A Plain Text Guide to Advocacy explores the idea of rules and standards for advocacy and looks at the advocacy charter. It covers issues such as whether an advocate should share a confidence if they are worried that their advocacy partner might self-harm.
Listen Up! Speak Up!
The Third Book of Speaking Up: A Plain Text Guide to Advocacy uses examples of advocacy to explore how to be a good advocate, emphasising the importance of listening to and working with an advocacy partner and explaining how to prepare for and behave in meetings.
Advocacy in Action
The Fourth Book of Speaking Up: A Plain Text Guide to Advocacy looks at problems that can occur in an advocacy partnership, such as dependency on the advocate and conflict between partners. It also discusses advocacy and the law.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Children/juvenile
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 249 mm
Width: 173 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
1247 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84310-474-2 (9781843104742)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
John Tufail and Kate Lyon are directors of People's Advocacy Network in Wellington, New Zealand. John Tufail has over 30 years' experience working in the disability sector, specialising in high communication needs. Since the 1980s, he has been increasingly involved in developing advocacy services. John has been lead investigator on a number of research projects into advocacy provision, both in the UK and internationally, and was central to the development of the UK's first university advocacy course at the University of East London. Kate Lyon is a self-employed graphic designer and web-page designer and the winner of four industry awards. She runs her own learning and design company, Merlin Design.
Content
Introducing Advocacy Some ways you can use this book. 1. A Word about Labels. 2. What is Advocacy? 3. Campaign Advocacy. 4. Citizen Advocacy. 5. Crisis or Intervention Advocacy. 6. Volunteer Advocacy. 7. Non-directed Advocacy. 8. Planning Circles. 9. Health Complaints Advocacy. 10. Self-advocacy.
Rules and Standards 1. Why We Need Rules and Standards. 2. Confidentiality. 3. Duty of Care and Risk Assessment. 4. Positive Risk Management.
Listen Up! Speak Up! 1. Be Strong for Yourself and Others. 2. Roy's Story. 3. Listening. 4. Points of View. 5. Speaking Up in Meetings. 6. Why Don't You Practise?
Advocacy in Action 1. Introduction. 2. Dilly's Story. 3. Making a Plan. 4. Advocacy Problems. 5. Letting Go. 6. Advocacy and Conflict. 7. Advocacy and Communication. 8. Advocacy and the Law. 9. Conclusion.
Rules and Standards 1. Why We Need Rules and Standards. 2. Confidentiality. 3. Duty of Care and Risk Assessment. 4. Positive Risk Management.
Listen Up! Speak Up! 1. Be Strong for Yourself and Others. 2. Roy's Story. 3. Listening. 4. Points of View. 5. Speaking Up in Meetings. 6. Why Don't You Practise?
Advocacy in Action 1. Introduction. 2. Dilly's Story. 3. Making a Plan. 4. Advocacy Problems. 5. Letting Go. 6. Advocacy and Conflict. 7. Advocacy and Communication. 8. Advocacy and the Law. 9. Conclusion.