Programs

Individual Advocacy

Provides individual issue based advocacy.

• Access by referral based on relative need and available resources.

• Provide assessment and planned approaches to meeting individual needs.

• Provide support in a manner which promotes self-advocacy.

• Provide information and referral as required.

• Provide outreach services on the basis of relative need and available resources.

• Primary loyalty to the person with a disability.

Self Advocacy

Promotes self-advocacy by empowering individuals through programs and activities.

• Membership in 'Network South West' fostering individual and community networks.

• Group work, personal goal setting learning about self and others.

• Providing opportunities to gain knowledge, skills and confidence.

• Access community through the development of sustainable networks in a safe environment.

• Community development projects in partnership.

• Primary loyalty to the person with a disability.

Volunteer Advocacy

Promotes and support one to one long term freely given mentoring and advocacy roles.

• Access through recruitment and referral.

• Recruitment of advocates to meet individual needs.

• Provide orientation and ongoing training and support for advocates.

• Independent advocacy.

• Primary loyalty to the person with a disability.

 

 

“There is no failure. Only feedback.” Unknown

 

Last Updated 15th June 2010