Introduction to Advocacy: A Series of Workshops

Participant Group: All Staff

Facilitator: Eleanor McSherry, Program Coordinator ACE

Overview

This series includes 4 workshops: What is Advocacy?, Parent/Family Advocacy, Self Advocacy and Community Advocacy

State, what advocacy is, its different forms, the contexts where advocacy is important and the aims of advocacy?
Describe the many elements of advocacy as a means of empowerment and social justice
Understand, debate and discuss what is meant by credible and effective advocacy, facilitation, research and communication.
Debate the role of statutory, voluntary and community organisations

Introduction to Advocacy: What is Advocacy?

Date: Wed 2 Nov

Time: 10.00 - 12.00

Location: MS Teams

Introduction to Advocacy: Parent/Family Advocacy

Date: Thurs 10 Nov

Time: 10.00 - 12.00

Location: MS Teams

Introduction to Advocacy: Self Advocacy

Date: Thurs 17 Nov