SIAA Training – Drug Awareness Training
OnlineThis online training aims to increase drug awareness and knowledge and participants will have the opportunity to explore current and emerging trends within substance use.
Events for 14 July 2022 - 20 May 2022
12 events found.
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!
SIAA peer support for managers
OnlinePeer 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 Training – Communication & Dementia
OnlineThe Communication and Dementia training, led by Age Scotland, will focus on giving you knowledge, tools and strategies to improve communication with people who live with dementia.
SIAA peer support for staff – Criminal justice
OnlineThe session will be an opportunity for independent advocates from across Scotland to discuss providing independent advocacy within criminal justice settings or to people interacting with the criminal justice system, and to share best practice.
SIAA Information Session – SCCRC & the criminal justice system
OnlineSIAA are holding an information session with The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) which is the independent body that reviews allegations of miscarriage of justice in Scotland.
SIAA peer support for managers
OnlinePeer 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 Roundtable – Mental Health Law Review Consultation: Additional Proposals on independent advocacy
OnlineSIAA 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 Roundtable – Defining non-instructed advocacy with children & young people
OnlineSIAA 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 Roundtable – Independent advocacy and child protection
OnlineSIAA 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 Training – Responding to Domestic Abuse as an Independent Advocate
OnlineSIAA Training - Responding to Domestic Abuse as an Independent Advocate is designed to provide independent advocates with tools to respond to Domestic Abuse.
SIAA peer support for staff – Wellbeing at work
OnlineThe session will be an opportunity for independent advocates to reflect on wellbeing at work and share experiences and ideas.
SIAA peer support for managers
OnlinePeer 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.
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
