Rules and standards the second book of speaking up : a plain text guide to advocacy - Tufail, John (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007)
Rules and standards -- Confidentiality -- Duty of care and risk assessment -- Positive risk management
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