This activity looks at supporting people who are approaching the end of life, as one of the areas that can be challenging to emotional and mental well-being. The assessment task is an action plan for support. THINK How comfortable do you feel about thinking or talking about death? LEARN Articles in the Human Rights Act, …
This activity looks at what are emotional triggers for you as a worker and the people you work with. You will evaluate your emotional health and look at how to get support. THINK How does your job affect your emotional and mental health? Sometimes it can be hard to recognise our feelings; look at this …
This activity looks at some NIA tools and uses a case study to apply NIA as a paid representative. THINK What tools and resources do you have to support you when you don’t have instruction? What do you need? LEARN Take a look at the examples of NIA tools used by advocates: • NIA booklet …
This activity evaluates some communication tools to use with adults who lack capacity. THINK What communication tools have you found helpful? LEARN People who lack capacity may have difficulty communicating, for examples due to learning difficulties, neurological impairment, mental distress, physical impairments, or being a non-native English speaker. They may use augmented communication aids and …
In this activity we examine the role of the paid representative and some of the main responsibilities. We consider how to explain the role to others. THINK What does your job involve? Make some notes about the tasks in your role. LEARN A paid representative is appointed when a deprivation of liberty authorisation is made …