Support by Citizen Advocacy listening Citizen Advocacy is a federally funded community attending meetings with parents/carers which provides support services for individuals within the Launceston area which are provided by facilitating support groups suitably skilled advocates. assisting families/carers to determine needs Citizen Advocacy employs a small team of staff ensuring that families/carers are supported to who seek out suitable individuals who may form access the services that they require meaningful, pro-active and supportive relationships with people with disability, who are developing informal networks amongst homeless, institutionalised or have a reduced parents/carers capacity to represent themselves and therefore talking with service providers and government require assistance to have their needs met. issues of concern. Whilst Citizen Advocacy does not maintain a Wait Training List, it actively pursues suitable advocates for all who request the service. ACD provides a fee for service, with “Working Families” training and information package to The types of support provided are diverse and anyone who works with families/carers who have may include, but is not limited to assistance with: children with disability, ensuring parent emotional and material support perspective input into professional development and training sessions. individual advocacy ACD also provides training in the use of the companionship Model’ Beukelman and Mirenda ‘Participation budgeting (1992, 2005) as a tool for identifying how a child or young person is participating in any accommodation environment on the following four levels: housing integration transport. social Citizen advocates may also take on formal roles/ academic (education based) relationships such as Guardian or nominee for Centrelink payments. independence.
Support by listening attending meetings with parents/carers facilitating support groups assisting families/carers to determine needs ensuring that families/carers are supported to access the services that they require developing informal networks amongst parents/carers talking with service providers and government issues of concern. Training ACD provides a fee for service, “Working with Families” training and information package to anyone who works with families/carers who have children with disability, ensuring parent perspective input into professional development and training sessions. ACD also provides training in the use of the ‘Participation Model’ Beukelman and Mirenda (1992, 2005) as a tool for identifying how a child or young person is participating in any environment on the following four levels: integration social academic (education based) independence. Citizen Advocacy Citizen Advocacy is a federally funded community which provides support services for individuals within the Launceston area which are provided by suitably skilled advocates. Citizen Advocacy employs a small team of staff who seek out suitable individuals who may form meaningful, pro-active and supportive relationships with people with disability, who are homeless, institutionalised or have a reduced capacity to represent themselves and therefore require assistance to have their needs met. Whilst Citizen Advocacy does not maintain a Wait List, it actively pursues suitable advocates for all who request the service. The types of support provided are diverse and may include, but is not limited to assistance with: emotional and material support individual advocacy companionship budgeting accommodation housing transport. Citizen advocates may also take on formal roles/ relationships such as Guardian or nominee for Centrelink payments.