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1
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what is advocacy?

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Advocacy is independent support to help people understand their options, know their rights and say what they want.

2
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Importance of advocacy

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This helps to make sure that people are involved as much as possible in decisions about their health and care, and that they are represented where required.

3
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is advocacy a right?

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yes

4
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what do advocates do?

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communicate their views and wishes
understand their rights 
understand any processes and decisions they are subject to
understand the options they have 
challenge a decision
5
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What is advocacy not?

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a replacement for appropriate services
counselling or befriending
legal advice
a mediation service
telling clients what decisions to make 
telling health or social care professionals what decisions to make
6
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4 things advocacy is guided by

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The Advocacy Charter: A common vision of what constitutes effective advocacy.
The Advocacy Code of Practice: Defines purpose and boundaries of the advocacy role and what people should expect from the delivery of an advocacy service.
Action Handbook to Advocacy
The Advocacy Cycle

7
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when to refer for an independent mental capacity advocate?

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The person has been assessed to lack capacity to make a best interest decision and they do not have family or friends appropriate to consult about thedecision.

8
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Principle of the mental capacity act

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Assume a person has capacity unless proved otherwise.
Do not treat people as incapable of making a decision unless you have tried all practicable steps to help them.
A person is not incapable of making a decision because their decision may seem unwise.
All acts done/decisions must be in the best interest of the person concerned.
Use the least restrictive action.

9
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what does “lack capacity” mean

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the person has an impairment or disturbance that affects the way their mind or brain works (such as a brain injury, dementia, autism, learning disabilities or mental healthproblems)

they have an impairment or disturbance which means that they are unable to make a specific decision at the time it needs to bemade
if they are unable to
understand the information about the decision
retain that information
use that information to make the decision or
communicate their decision

Both conditions mustapply.

10
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rights of an IMCA

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Meet the client in private.
Read and copy relevant social and medical records.
Seek a second medical opinion.
May challenge the decision, informally at first but can take it to the Court of Protection.

11
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what do IMCAs not do

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Make the decision.
Do the mental capacity assessment.
Persuade the person what to do.
Fill in gaps in the LA or NHS team.
Have as extensive a role as other advocates.
Delay the decision making process unless this would be right for the person.