Advocacy in Adults Health and Social Care Practice - Learning and Development courses

This half day programme explores the various roles and statutory provisions under the Care Act and examines the benefits it can have in terms of achieving positive outcomes for individuals. The responsibilities, powers and duties of these roles will be considered, including the statutory advocacy roles provided by the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act, including how this might interact with Care Act eligibility and advocacy.

This course will provide participants with the following learning outcomes:

• Understand and able to describe the different types of advocates than are available, and the contribution they can make for the people they support (generic, Care Act, IMCA, IMHA and RPR)
• To understand and be able to comply with the legal duties of the local authority in relation to when, how and for whom each form of advocacy must or should be commissioned
• To understand and be able to comply with the process of the commissioning and advocate, resulting in the provision of the right form of advocacy to the right people at the right time, in practice
• To have a clear understanding of when and how any referral for assistance from an Advocate is undertaken and the importance of ensuring that this is suitably robust, informative and comprehensive
• To understand how to assist the Advocate in their role insofar as may be appropriate and possible, specifically in situations where there are difficult family and/or other dynamics
• To understand how to identify and action appropriate Advocacy support. Considering timely responses and the benefits of this not only to the individual who is receiving the assistance from the advocate, but also to endeavour to reduce any conflict which may arise or has arisen
• To understand the role of each type of advocate, how they may be involved in legal proceedings and where they should be consulted as part of any decision relating to mental capacity and appropriate best interests’ decision making
• How to work effectively with an advocate and the benefits of forming and maintaining good working relationships with them including developing an understanding of strategies which may assist in working with an Advocate

For external delegates to Hull City Council, this course comes at a cost of £58+VAT per person.

All those working in adult social care.

Dates to come

Hull City Council Staff

Log on to OLM (Oracle Learning Management System) to enrol.

External to Hull City Council

Complete the online application form (opens in a new window).