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Record Nr.

UNINA9910957996103321

Autore

Donnison David Vernon

Titolo

Speaking to power : advocacy for health and social care / / David Donnison

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, UK ; ; Portland, OR, : Policy, 2009

ISBN

9786612446498

9781447303589

144730358X

9781282446496

1282446495

9781847427434

184742743X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 165 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

362

Soggetti

Social advocacy

Social service

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Jul 2022).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Speaking to power; Contents; Why and how we wrote this book; Introduction; 1. Origins of advocacy; 2. Scotland gives a lead; 3. What advocates do: their main clients; 4. What advocates do: questions and dilemmas; 5. Groups and communities; 6. Setting up an advocacy project and running it; 7. Volunteers; 8. Making advocacy accountable; 9. Roadblocks; 10. Looking ahead; Further reading; Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Anyone working, or planning to work, as an advocate for people dealing with public services will want to read this book. Based on the experience of advocates and using case studies based on real practice issues, the accessible style of <i>Speaking to Power</i> will make it an enjoyable read for professionals, students and lay people alike.