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  Who We Are
  
  Family Advocacy is an independent, impartial advocacy organisation that supports families across New South Wales to promote and defend the rights and interests of people with developmental disability. The organisation is managed and staffed by parents and allies of people with disability, who recognise the issues that people with disability and families face and who can assist in strengthening the advocacy and capacity of families.
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What We Do
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  What We Do
  
  Family Advocacy is an independent, impartial advocacy organisation that supports families across New South Wales to promote and defend the rights and interests of people with developmental disability. The organisation is managed and staffed by parents and allies of people with disability, who recognise the issues that people with disability and families face and who can assist in strengthening the advocacy and capacity of families.
- Systemic Advocacy
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- Advocacy & Leadership Development
  - Leadership Training for Families
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  Advocacy in Action
  
  Advocacy sharpens our ability to recognise what is just or unjust in our communities and to foster necessary social change.
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  - Housing Support
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  Advocacy sharpens our ability to recognise what is just or unjust in our communities and to foster necessary social change.
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Advocacy

This is an inservice training manual for residential care workers which gives an overview of advocacy and the origins of the advocacy movement. It explains the different types of advocacy and gives examples of how staff can work in the best interests of, and facilitate advocacy by, the individuals they support. Keyword: Advocacy

Overview

This article looks at the origin of the Citizen Advocacy principles and talk about the challenges of this advocacy service.

Author

Edwards, H; Price, L; Moss, J

Publisher

N.E.E.D. Centre, Armidale & Dept of Health NSW

Publication date

10/05/2005

Origin

Australia

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