SIAA facilitates many training events, roundtables, and information sharing sessions specifically intended for independent advocacy organisations. These events are member-only and designed to provide you with new skills, build organisational capacity and provide an opportunity for you to share your views on key policy topics relevant to human rights and independent advocacy.
SIAA also run regular online peer support sessions. The peer support sessions are informal opportunities for you to meet colleagues from across the sector, share ideas and provide mutual support. We run sessions for managers and sessions for staff once a month.
Find out more about upcoming events and peer support sessions, and sign up below!
The roundtable will be an opportunity for members to contribute to the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland Evaluation Project and share experiences of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland practice and processes. The event will be taking place on Wednesday 15 July, from 10-11 am. Please use this form to sign up, and we will…
SIAA is in the very early stages of developing a campaign lobbying for the inclusion of a right to independent advocacy in the proposed new Human Rights Bill. We're delighted to invite you, our members, to this roundtable to discuss the campaign in more detail and hear your thoughts. The event will take place online, on Thursday 29 July, from 2-3 pm.
SIAA held a very successful roundtable with members and the Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ), in February to discuss youth justice and independent advocacy. We're delighted to invite you to a follow up roundtable taking place on Thursday 12 August, from 2-3.30 pm. We aim to have further discussions about practical ways…
This roundtable will be an opportunity for members to discuss collective advocacy related to the Scottish Mental Health Legislation Independent Review's target consultation on collective advocacy.
Douglas Ross MSP has requested a meeting with Independent Advocacy providers to discuss the Right to Recovery Bill and potentially will that may look like in practice if it is to be progressed to the next stage. He is really keen to talk to providers as part of the consultation.
SIAA are seeking members views on the Mental Health Law Review's proposals for changes to mental health and incapacity legislation before a final report is sent to
the Scottish Ministers by the end of September 2022.
SIAA are seeking members views on the Mental Health Law Review's Additional Proposals for changes to mental health and incapacity legislation before a final report is sent to the Scottish Ministers by the end of September 2022. Please use this form to sign up, and we will email you login details for the Zoom call.
SIAA are holding a Roundtable to start a conversation around agreeing on a definition of non-instructed advocacy for children and young people. Please use this form to sign up, and we will email you login details for the Zoom call.
SIAA are holding a Roundtable with colleagues from Scottish Government that work on child protection to share expertise on independent advocacy and discuss the new Child Protection Guidance.
SIAA are holding another Roundtable to continue the conversation around agreeing on a definition of non-instructed advocacy for children and young people. Please use this form to sign up, and we will email you login details for the Zoom call.
The session, led by Professor Jill Stavert, will focus on how the MHLR impacts independent advocacy specifically and the changes it would bring to the sector.
SIAA members are invited to this meeting to discuss the Scottish Government's Human Rights Bill consultation on Wednesday 2 August, from 3 to 4.30 pm.
SIAA are holding a roundtable with Scottish Government units leading on different areas of policy and legisation across Government. The meeting will take place on Tuesday 10 October from 2-4pm.
SIAA Roundtable discussion for SIAA member organisations on LGBTQ+ Independent Advocacy.
I’ve found the Managers Peer to Peer support sessions invaluable; it feels supportive and safe and as a relatively new CEO it really has helped build my confidence as well as relationships with peers. Thank you.
SIAA member, 2022
I have enjoyed the SIAA training events I have attended and I have been able to attend more than I would have in the past due to courses being on zoom etc.
SIAA member, 2022
I found it really helpful to be connected to a larger group and to hear the variety of perspectives from others as we all face the impact of the coronavirus on our organisations, people, clients and key stakeholders.
SIAA member, 2020
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SIAA are currently working towards the LGBT Charter. Visit LGBT Youth Scotland to find out more.
