Advocacy
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- Created on: 24-11-22 14:58
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- Advocacy
- Why might a person need an advocate?
- They have serious communication problems
- They have limited communication
- Having disabilities
- They are a refugee
- Diseases that affect the mind such as dementia
- They do not have the capacity to make decisions
- Mental Health Act 1983
- Have limited use of English
- Who may be advocates?
- Volunteers
- Carers
- Paid for their services
- What do they do?
- Work with individuals
- Getting to know the service users
- Building a trusting relationship
- Represent the service users needs
- Represents the clients wishes and preferences
- Liase with professionals in health and social care
- Participate in care plan meetings
- Completing forms, writing letters, or emails on the service users behalf
- Care Act 2014
- Patients should:
- Be able to take part as fully as possible in any discussions
- Have their views, wishes, feelings, and beliefs are respected and considered
- Have all their relevant circumstances taken into consideration
- Patients should:
- Factors of why someone cannot be an advocates?
- The patient does not consent too their standing as adovcate
- They are the patient's paid/ or professional carer
- The local authority does not deem their advocacy to be in the service users best interest
- The patient does not have the capacity to make decisions regarding the appropriate person
- What is the role of the advocate?
- To support a vulnerable or disadvantage person and ensure that their rights are being upheld
- Where can you find an advocate?
- NHS services
- MIND
- Local advocacy agencies
- Why might a person need an advocate?
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