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Advocacy

You've come from the skills framework. Here are some learning and development recommendations that will support you to understand what advocacy is in relation to supporting people who access homelessness services, and how best to advocate for those you work with.

Advocacy can be described as defending and representing the people we support through our services whilst aiming to promote their wellbeing, rights and needs. This is achieved by utilising active and reflective listening and by showing empathy.

Resources

Our free resources include a good practice examples of embedding advocacy into a service and multiple resources on supporting someone in relation to their health.

  • Advocacy and meaningful participation

    Updated: 21/4/22

    Find out how SEA Participation have successfully embedded advocacy and meaningful participation into their service.

  • Holding conversations about health

    Updated: 13/8/24

    People experiencing homelessness face significant healthcare challenges and significant barriers to accessing healthcare services. We have created a range of resources to ensure workers in the homelessness sector have existing skills and opportunities to talk to people around their healthcare needs.

  • Advocating for Women

    Updated: 21/3/24

    This briefing provides ‘Top Tips from the Frontline’ on how to advocate effectively for women.

Skills Framework Levels

To find out more about the four levels associated with understanding advocacy in the context of homelessness, take a look at the skills framework.

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