SIAA E-Bulletin - Friday 15th January 2010
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SIAA NEWS
The SIAA launch event for the updated ‘Guide for Commissioners’ and the new ‘Evaluation Framework’.
The event will take place 3rd February 2010 at Our Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh, 10.00am to 2pm. This is a free event and everyone involved in the commissioning, funding, delivery, receiving and evaluation of independent advocacy is invited. It will be your opportunity to hear about the Government’s commitment to independent advocacy and influence the implementation of these much anticipated documents. If you would like to attend e-mail enquiry@siaa.org.uk to request an invitation and booking form. We look forward to seeing you there.
GENERAL NEWS
Nil by mouth should be last resort according to Royal College of Physicians
You may have seen the recent media attention given to the issue of tube feeding. The source of this is a report published by the Royal College of Physicians in conjunction with the British Society of Gastroenterology. The report is entitled ‘Oral feeding difficulties and dilemmas: A guide to practical care, particularly towards the end of life', and can be found at: http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/media/Press-releases/Pages/06-Jan-2010-Nil-by-mouth-should-be-last-resort-according-to-RCP-report.aspx
EVENTS
Social Work Inspection Agency: Practice Guides on Chronologies and Effective Management of Social Work Recording
SWIA is to launch the first two practice guides in a planned series of guides for practitioners on 27 January 2010 at the Radisson Hotel, Glasgow. This half-day event will commence at 10 am and finish after lunch. Speakers will include Alexis Jay, Chief Social Work Inspector and there will be opportunity for discussion. The guides are intended to be relevant to all front line staff and their managers working in the statutory, voluntary and private social work services sector.
Advocacy Conference: 15th & 16th March 2010 Birmingham
Action for Advocacy, Advonet, Age Concern Cymru, DAN, GAIN, and OPAAL will be hosting an Advocacy Conference: Shaping the Vision will be an action-focused event aimed at producing a vision for advocacy in the next decade. For more information see the website of Action for Advocacy at: http://www.actionforadvocacy.org.uk/
TRAINING
Supported employment for people with learning disabilities: January – April 2010
ENABLE Scotland, SCLD and Values into Action Scotland are running, in partnership, a series of training events from January to April 2010 to help anyone involved in the field of supported employment for people with learning disabilities. For more information contact john.s@scld.co.uk or see http://www.scld.org.uk/
Scottish Child Law Centre Training programme 2010
The Scottish Child Law Centre has published its training programme for 2010 with various training events of interest to those working in the field of children’s rights. See: http://www.sclc.org.uk/ for more information.
PUBLICATIONS
‘Advocacy makes you feel brave’: advocacy support for children and young people in Scotland
This report presents the findings from a scoping study, by the Scottish Government, into advocacy support for children and young people in Scotland. It is published on the Scottish Government’s website at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/01/07144331/0 and forms part of their response to the Concluding Observations, Do the Right Thing. The SIAA is currently putting together a response to this report and invites members to get in touch if you wish to comment.
Devolution’s impact on low incomes and places
What is the impact of devolution for people and places in poverty? For the tenth anniversary of devolution, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has published a series of reports which explore trends in social and economic disadvantage as well as policy developments in four areas: housing and homelessness, employment, neighbourhood regeneration and long-term care for older people. To read the report, see: http://www.jrf.org.uk/publications/impact-of-devolution
The Third Sector - Discussions around key public policy issues
Despite the recession, charities, social enterprises and voluntary organisations (the third sector) are still innovating, according to this publication from the Economic and Social Research Council. The report is the result of presentations and debates at a series of public policy seminars organised by the ESRC in collaboration with the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations and with support from the Scottish Government. The report is available at
http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCInfoCentre/Images/ESRC_PP_Third_sector_tcm6-34453.pdf
CONSULTATION
Principles into Practice Network website
The Principles into Practice Network aims to promote care and treatment that is inline with the principles of Scottish mental health law. They intend to update their website and are seeking the views of people working in the voluntary sector as well as service users. You can view the website at: http://www.principlesintopractice.net/home/home.asp and contact anita.wiseman@mwcscot.org.uk or phone 0131 313 8786 if you would like to take part.
RECRUITMENT
Black and Minority Ethnic Communities Advocacy Co-ordinator (Newcastle Advocacy Centre)
Newcastle Advocacy Centre is recruiting for a BME Communities Advocacy Co-ordinator with a salary of £24,646 - £26,276. The post involves undertaking advocacy work around health and social care issues and supporting volunteers and sessional workers. You can download an application pack at: http://www.cvsnewcastle.org.uk/ or email: patricia.rouland@cvsnewcastle.org.uk Closing date – 1st February 2010 at 12 noon.
CONTACT US
Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance, Melrose House, 69a George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2JG. Telephone: 0131 260 5380. Fax: 0131 260 5381. Email: enquiry@siaa.org.uk Website: www.siaa.org.uk
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