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!
In this session, members can reflect on the ways they work to maintain independence within the advocacy practice. There will be lots of space to share the challenges that come up around this as well as instances where particular approaches have worked well.
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.
We’re delighted to invite SIAA members to a programme of four sessions for people working in all types of management roles within independent advocacy taking place between January and March 2022.
In this session, members will have the opportunity to share best practices and exchange ideas around gathering children’s views and supporting young people to have their rights upheld, as well as identifying the barriers to working with children and young people.
Peer support sessions are informal opportunities for managers at SIAA member organisations to meet colleagues from across the sector, share ideas and provide mutual support. The sessions are shaped by managers with opportunities to bring a range of discussion topics to the group.
We are delighted to invite you to SIAA’s AGM which will take place on Thursday 3 March 2022 from 1 to 1.45 pm online.
The session will be an opportunity for independent advocates from across Scotland to discuss how they explain their work to advocacy partners, their families, and other professionals outside of advocacy. Members often tell us that independent advocacy can be misunderstood, so this session will be an opportunity to talk about the challenges around this and share best practices from across Scotland.
Peer support sessions are informal opportunities for managers at SIAA member organisations to meet colleagues from across the sector, share ideas and provide mutual support. The sessions are shaped by managers with opportunities to bring a range of discussion topics to the group.
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.
The session will be an opportunity for independent advocates from across Scotland to discuss providing independent advocacy for people with learning disabilities and share best practice.
Peer support sessions are informal opportunities for managers at SIAA member organisations to meet colleagues from across the sector, share ideas and provide mutual support. The sessions are shaped by managers with opportunities to bring a range of discussion topics to the group.
The session will be an opportunity for independent advocates from across Scotland to discuss providing independent advocacy to families at risk and share best practice.
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
SIAA are Living Wage Employers and The Lasting Difference symbol holders.
SIAA are currently working towards the LGBT Charter. Visit LGBT Youth Scotland to find out more.
