SIAA’s AGM
OnlineWe 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.
Events for 30 May 2022 - 28 February 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 staff – Explaining independent advocacy
OnlineThe 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.
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 – Review of Mental Health Law in Scotland
OnlineSIAA 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 peer support for staff – IA for people with learning disabilities
OnlineThe 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.
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 peer support for staff – Families at risk
OnlineThe session will be an opportunity for independent advocates from across Scotland to discuss providing independent advocacy to families at risk and share best practice.
SIAA Training – Dementia Awareness
OnlineThis training, led by Age Scotland, will help you understand what dementia is and provide you with more tools to support advocacy partners.
SIAA Training – Anti-racism, gender equality, and intersectionality training
OnlineThis training, delivered by Talat Yaqoob, will provide time for learning, reflection and challenge related to how we ensure our organisations are working through an anti-racist lens, as allies and consider this in the delivery of independent advocacy.
SIAA Training – Introduction into Deafblindness Awareness
OnlineThis interactive training, led by Deafblind Scotland, will give you an introduction to deafblindness
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.
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
