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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813683503321

Autore

Tufail John <1945->

Titolo

Rules and standards : the second book of speaking up : a plain text guide to advocacy / / John Tufail and Kate Lyon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007

ISBN

1-280-92956-1

9786610929566

1-84642-597-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (54 p.)

Collana

Speaking Up

Altri autori (Persone)

LyonKate <1953-2007.>

Disciplina

362

Soggetti

Social advocacy

People with disabilities - Services for

Self-help techniques

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; Title Page; Contents; 1. WhyWe Need Rules and; 2. Confidentiality; 3. Duty of Care and Risk; 4. Positive Risk Management;

Sommario/riassunto

Advocacy for people with disabilities is widely practised, but what about self-advocacy? How often do parents or carers speak 'for' you and prevent you being heard? Do you know your rights within advocacy law? The four books in the Speaking Up set were conceived and written specifically to promote self-advocacy to disabled individuals who want to learn how to speak up for themselves. This second book in the series explores the idea of rules and standards for advocacy and looks at the advocacy charter. It covers issues such as whether an advocate should share a confidence if they are worried th