SIAA roundtable – SMHLR recommendations: Independent Advocacy
OnlineThe 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.
Events for 17 May 2023 - 7 March 2023
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: Independent Advocacy in prisons (April)
OnlineLed by Forth Valley Advocacy, this group offers monthly sessions for Advocacy Workers who provide advocacy support within prisons.
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 – 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. Please use this form to sign up, and we will email you login details for the Zoom call.
SIAA peer support forum – Children, young people and families
OnlinePlease use this form to sign up, and we will email you details of the Zoom call that will take place on Wednesday April 19th from 2 to 3 pm.
Independent Advocacy Awareness Webinar: Dunfermline Advocacy
OnlineJoin us for an online session where our members Dunfermline Advocacy will share about their work providing independent advocacy in Scotland.
Independent Advocacy Awareness Webinar: Ceartas Advocacy
OnlineJoin us for an online session where our members Ceartas Advocacy will share about their work providing independent advocacy in Scotland.
SIAA peer support forum – Learning disability and autism
OnlinePlease use this form to sign up, and we will email you details of the Zoom call that will take place on Wednesday April 26th from 2 to 3 pm.
SIAA Training – Introduction into Deafblindness Awareness
OnlineThis interactive training, led by Deafblind Scotland, will give you an introduction to deafblindness. They will cover basic communication skills and resources available for deafblind people. Please use this form to sign up, and we will email you login details for the Zoom call.
SIAA peer support: Independent Advocacy in prisons (May)
OnlineLed by Forth Valley Advocacy, this group provides monthly peer support for Advocacy Workers who provide advocacy support within prisons.
SIAA Training – Mental Health Act Training for Independent Advocacy – Foundation session
OnlineThis foundation session, led by solicitor Sarah Prentice, will help participants understand the essentials of the Mental Health Act and the role of advocacy.
SIAA peer support forum – Mental health
OnlinePlease use this form to sign up, and we will email you details of the Zoom call that will take place on Wednesday May 17th from 2 to 3 pm.
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
