Advocacy in practice: the experiences of independent advocates on UK mental health wards

Carver, Neil; Morrison, J.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2850.2004.00797.x

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“…The barriers created by limited resources and variable understanding and acceptance of advocacy amongst other professionals, for instance, have resonance with other UK empirical research (Newbigging et al, 2015;Forbat & Atkinson, 2005;Carver & Morrison, 2005; Older People's Advocacy Alliance UK, 2009). Questions about the evolution of advocacy as it becomes increasingly closely allied with statutory processes are also echoed in this literature (Newbigging et al, 2015;Redley et al, 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

Independent advocacy in adult support and protection work

Sherwood-Johnson

2016

The Journal of Adult Protection

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Structured abstractPurpose: This paper considers independent advocates' perspectives on their roles in Scottish Adult Support and Protection (ASP) work, and the facilitators and barriers impacting on these roles in practice.Design/methodology/approach: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with twenty managers and staff from six independent advocacy agencies operating across nine local authority areas.Findings : Participants described key roles in supporting individuals to understand their rights and to negotiate ASP processes. They conceptualised their independence to be the key distinguishing feature of their role.Participants noted lower than expected rates of referral of ASP concerns to advocacy and variable experiences of communication with the statutory services. Particular emphasis was placed on the late stage at which many referrals are received. Awareness, understanding and acceptance of advocacy amongst the statutory services was felt to vary at both practice and strategic levels. Research limitations/implications:The sample is not a representative one. However, some commonalities are worthy of note: particularly the participants' commitment to ASP work and the perceived impact of statutory agencies on their involvement in it. The issue of late referrals merits some consideration at a national level. Issues of awareness and understanding amongst the statutory services, and their links with referral rates, are for further local-level exploration. The independent advocacy community might wish to discuss further the impacts on them of incorporation into statutory frameworks.Originality/value: Advocacy perspectives have been little drawn on in pre-existing ASP research.

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Independent advocacy in adult support and protection work

Sherwood-Johnson

2016

The Journal of Adult Protection

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“…They found diffi culties only when the advocate lacked sufficient training or independence, or when 'an adversarial situation had been allowed to arise' through inadequate services or poor communication. A more recent study found increasing acceptance of advocates by mental health staff, although the authors note that there is still some way to go (Carver 2005).…”

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“…This delay did not affect Wales, where the service was implemented in November 2008. Many staff in psychiatric services have expressed anxieties regarding patient advocacy, but it is hoped that these will be assuaged by professionalisation of the advocacy service, with the provision of training and development of national standards for such advocates (Carver 2005).…”

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Advocacy: time to communicate

Harrison¹,

Davis²

2009

Adv. psychiatr. treat

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SummaryThis article offers an introduction to advocacy on behalf of people with mental disorders and/or intellectual disabilities. It concentrates mainly on the issues related to independent specialist advocacy, but refers to other forms also. The term is itself contentious, having different meanings in different contexts. Some of these controversies are outlined here. Inevitably, diverse interpretations imply varying practices, and these too are illustrated briefly. Legislation and concordance of expectations are both contributing to a set of standards to which most advocates in the UK and Ireland will adhere. The requirements that such legislation makes of mental healthcare staff working with independent specialist advocates are outlined, and the ethical dimension of mental health advocacy is noted.

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“…Such is the case of a renal transplant patient web whose purpose is to help other patients (Gilford 2007) or a women's health research network set up to promote a research agenda in universities as well as private and public institutions in the US (Greenberger 1999). An example on mental health advocacy in the UK, however, serves to caution about the lack of awareness about advocacy work among the other stakeholders involved (Carver and Morrison 2005).…”

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Advocacy Networks Through a Multidisciplinary Lens: Implications for Research Agendas

Acosta

2011

Voluntas

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Advocacy networks are coalitions of movements and organizations that in recent years have gained unprecedented levels of influence through their soft power strategies. They have become key political actors in local, national and international arenas. Research on their performance and role within today's information society has been developed by academics from different disciplines. Some of these analyses, however, seem to portray them as a new actor within an alreadyexisting structure. This article argues that the network structure of these associations requires for a multifaceted and multidisciplinary approach in order to better understand how they are changing the political and social landscape. In order to achieve this purpose, this article is divided in two parts: the first one offers an overview of existing literature on the subject from different disciplines and at different scales, while the second part puts forward a framework to consider all relevant spheres of these networks for better analyses. As will be noted in the literature review, most of the case studies have been carried out from a clear disciplinary focus with its own set of categories and focus on preferred dynamics. This approach reduces the density of the networks by portraying them as other already-known institutions. One example of this is that of scales of action, usually defined as local, national, international or transnational. By focusing solely on the arena of direct influence, other interactions that may be central to the network are thus ignored or minimized. In order to disentangle such misrepresentations, it is suggested here to consider five dimensions of analysis in the study of advocacy networks: (1) scales of action and interaction, (2) cultural contexts and legacies, (3) network logic, (4) discourse production and contestation and (5) institutional ecosystem. By considering the implications of all five of them, it is proposed here, accounts may yield more comprehensive analyses of how these webs of civil society groups are transforming the political landscape.Résumé Les réseaux de défense d'intérêts sont des coalitions de mouvements et des organisations qui au cours des dernières années se sont dotés de niveaux d'influence sans précédent grâce à leurs stratégies de soft power. Ils sont devenus des acteurs politiques clés dans les arènes locales, nationales et internationales. Des chercheurs issus de différentes disciplines ont étudié leurs performances ainsi que leur rôle au sein de la société de l'information contemporaine. Certaines de ces analyses semblent cependant les décrire comme un nouvel acteur au sein d'une structure d'ores et déjà existante. Cet article allègue que la structure de réseau de ces associations exige une approche pluridisciplinaire aux facettes multiples afin de mieux comprendre la manière dont elles transforment le paysage politique et social. Dans cet objectif, cet article comporte deux parties : la première est une présentation des publications existantes sur le sujet issues de différentes discipl...

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Advocacy in practice: the experiences of independent advocates on UK mental health wards

Cited by 17 publications

References 15 publications

Independent advocacy in adult support and protection work

Independent advocacy in adult support and protection work

Advocacy: time to communicate

Advocacy Networks Through a Multidisciplinary Lens: Implications for Research Agendas

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