Advocacy Skills for Health and Social Care Professionals

Advocacy Skills for Health and Social Care Professionals

Author: Neil Bateman

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 1853028657

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"Neil Bateman examines the function of advocacy within health and social care and how to interview, negotiate and self-manage successfully. He provides a structure for advocacy, a practical guide to the ethical implications and accessible and comprehensive advice on litigation and legal matters." - back cover.


Self-advocacy Skills for Students with Learning Disabilities

Self-advocacy Skills for Students with Learning Disabilities

Author: Henry B. Reiff

Publisher: National Professional Resources Inc./Dude Publishing

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9781934032060

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Filled with strategies, and resources, this book uses the author's groundbreaking research about successful adults with learning disabilities, to promote self-advocacy. This work is brimming with useful and practical information. It is easily understood and embraced by students with learning disabilities, their parents, guidance counselors, and stakeholders in the fields of both higher and special education.


On Trial

On Trial

Author: Geoffrey Douglas Egon Adair

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13:

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Effective Advocacy in Social Work

Effective Advocacy in Social Work

Author: Jane Dalrymple

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2013-10-22

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1446294897

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Advocacy is an essential skill for social workers who need to be able to speak confidently on behalf of service-users in a range of situations. In this new book, Jane Dalrymple and Jane Boylan explore the theory and research behind advocacy to demonstrate how to achieve best practice. Key topics covered include: - Independent advocacy - Supporting self-advocacy and decision-making - Challenging oppression - Negotiating with organisations Each chapter includes rich case examples, which help readers bring the discussion into the real life practice context. Effective Advocacy in Social Work will be valuable reading for those studying social work at undergraduate and postgraduate level, as well as those working in practice and in interprofessional contexts. Jane Dalrymple is Senior Lecturer at the University of the West of England. Jane Boylan is Senior Lecturer at Keele University.


Mooting and Advocacy Skills

Mooting and Advocacy Skills

Author: David James Pope

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780414037519

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Mooting and Advocacy Skills is an essential work for all those participating in and organising mooting competitions and curricular moots. It will also assist newly qualified lawyers preparing for their first court appearances.


Advocacy in English Language Teaching and Learning

Advocacy in English Language Teaching and Learning

Author: Heather A. Linville

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-01-10

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 1351036645

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Appropriate for those new to the topic and established scholars, this holistic text examines the nexus of advocacy and English-language teaching, beginning with theories of advocacy, covering constraints and challenges in practice, and offering a range of hands-on perspectives in different contexts and with different populations. Bringing together wide-ranging and diverse viewpoints in TESOL, this volume examines the role of advocacy through a social justice lens in a range of contexts, including K-12 classrooms and schools, adult and higher education settings, families and communities, and teacher-education programs and professional organizations. Advocacy in English Language Teaching and Learning offers readers a deeper understanding of what advocacy is and can be, and gives teacher candidates and educators the tools to advocate for their students, their families and communities, and their profession.


Advocacy

Advocacy

Author: Peter Lyons

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780854902668

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'Advocacy: A Practical Guide' is for those who wish to learn essential advocacy skills as well as those seeking to make their advocacy more effective. This accessible book is intended to give you essential knowledge, tips, confidence and support.


Using Advocacy in Social Work Practice

Using Advocacy in Social Work Practice

Author: Peter Scourfield

Publisher: Student Social Work

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9780367484644

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This book explains different types of advocacy and the various ways in which advocacy is used in social work, making links with core social work concepts such as empowerment, safeguarding and rights. Tracing how the use of advocacy is mandated in professional social work guidance and codes of practice as well as in legislation such as the Care Act 2014 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005, this book: - Explores definitions of advocacy, discusses what it can achieve and explains the different uses of advocacy in social work. - Covers the necessary knowledge, skills and values that social workers need in order to advocate effectively in their own practice. - Discusses critically what independent advocacy is and explains why it has become an integral part of contemporary social work. Examples are provided of where independent advocacy plays an important role in different areas of social work. - Explains what social workers need to know about working effectively with different types of advocates. - Encourages critical reflection on the relationship between social work and independent advocacy and flags debates and issues relating to the use of advocacy in social work. Aimed at social work students and social work professionals, this book provides an excellent introduction into a topic which is highly relevant to social work, using case-studies and activities to aid understanding.


Advocacy Skills

Advocacy Skills

Author: Neil Bateman

Publisher:

Published: 1995-01-01

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 9781857422009

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The only published work on advocacy as a skill for people who work in the welfare state. It clearly explains the skills needed to get results and has many practical ideas and exercises to help the reader become an effective advocate for service users.