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" Speaking to power : "
David Donnison.
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BL
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609230
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Donnison, David Vernon.
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| Title & Author
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Speaking to power : : advocacy for health and social care /\ David Donnison.
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| Publication Statement
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Bristol, UK ;Portland, OR :: Policy Press,, 2009.
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1 online resource (viii, 165 pages)
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9781847427434
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: 184742743X
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Speaking to power; Contents; Why and how we wrote this book; Introduction; 1. Origins of advocacy; 2. Scotland gives a lead; 3. What advocates do: their main clients; 4. What advocates do: questions and dilemmas; 5. Groups and communities; 6. Setting up an advocacy project and running it; 7. Volunteers; 8. Making advocacy accountable; 9. Roadblocks; 10. Looking ahead; Further reading; Index.
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Anyone working, or planning to work, as an advocate for people who need help in dealing with public services will want to read this book. Based on the experience of real advocates and using case studies based on real practice issues, "Speaking to power" is written in a vivid, jargon-free style that will make it an enjoyable read for professionals, students and lay people alike.
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Social advocacy.
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Psychiatric social work.
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Learning disabilities.
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People with mental disabilities.
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HV40.D67 2009eb
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