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!
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.
This training, led by Age Scotland, will help you understand what dementia is and provide you with more tools to support advocacy partners.
This 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.
This interactive training, led by Deafblind Scotland, will give you an introduction to deafblindness
This online training aims to increase drug awareness and knowledge and participants will have the opportunity to explore current and emerging trends within substance use.
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 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.
The 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 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.
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 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.
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.
