INDEPENDENT professional ADVOCACY

“Having someone to help me understand the process and there beside me, was empowering”

Independent Advocacy (Informal/Formal Advocacy) – involves a one-to-one partnership between an individual and an independent advocate who is trained to undertake their professional role as an advocate.

Formal Advocacy is where a professional advocate supports a client with a specific issue or concern. This could be problems with their benefits, housing, a review of their care package or health issue.

The Advocate enables the person to make an informed choice and ensures that their voice is heard, supporting them to speak up for them selves or if they are not able to do so, speaking on their behalf.

Our specialised Advocacy supports women who have been affected by Psychological Trauma (PTSD & Anxiety), specialised support for Black Asian Ethnic Minority women (BAME), and Asylum Seekers.  

Advocacy can:

  • Help with preparing for meetings, appointments or court attendances
  • Writing and preparing letters, statements, reports etc
  • Help with understanding letters, statements, paperwork
  • Assisting with your options and discussing them together
  • Speaking to any third party organisation or representative if required

Independent Advocacy is a way to help people have a stronger voice and to have as much control as possible over their own lives. Independent Advocacy is: Standing alongside people who are marginalised in our society. Speaking on behalf of people who are unable to do so for themselves.

Independent Advocacy can not:

  • Give legal advice or provide legal services
  • Make decisions for someone
  • Tell or advise someone what they think someone should do
  • Agree with everything a person says and do anything a person asks them to do
  • Solve someones problems for them

No-one should have to face anything alone, and no-one should have to fear their voice being silenced. Unfortunately, it is all too common that meetings become about the Professionals’ needs, and not your needs.

Leaving a meeting/appointment feeling like you were not heard, or wish you had done things differently is frustrating and soul destroying.

Accessing an Independent Advocacy Service, can change the dynamics at the offset, empowering you to challenge and make sure the outcomes are what you wanted.

Being organised, being prepared physically and emotionally, can make a huge difference, so you can do things differently…

Qualification: Level 3 Diploma in Independent Advocacy – City & Guilds
FREE Consultation

Our Free Advcocacy & Support Session, allows you 20 minutes to jump on a video call to discuss our services, ask questions and signposting.

This Advocacy Service is for women who have suffered any form of Psychological Trauma.

We also provide Support for Asylum Seekers, especially for those who have exhausted all Rights to Appeal and need support to make a Fresh Claim. 

ADVOCACY PACKAGE – £99

Includes:

Free Telephone Consultation

1 Coaching Prep Call

1 Coaching On-Call
(Day of meeting/appointment etc)

Assistance with letters, letter writing, form filling, statement preparation etc, via Email Communication

Third Party Representation, speaking with Solicitors, Local Authorities etc on your behalf

1 Follow up Coaching Call

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