Spot Purchase Advocacy What is spot purchase advocacy?Spot purchase advocacy can help when there is no contract to provide that particular piece of work. It is a single piece of work that can be funded by a range of organisations including local authorities, NHS trusts, solicitor firms and voluntary organisations.What can a spot purchase advocate do?Identify what an individual wants from servicesExplain to the service user their rights and entitlementsSupport the individual to have their voice heard by servicesHelp individuals to make difficult decisions for themselvesThis advocacy can be on an instructed basis with an individual who can make an informed decision about what they want, or on a non-instructed basis with an individual who does not have the capacity to make an informed decision.The Care Forum advocates can also undertake Paid Representative work for people subject to a DoLS authorisation, litigation friend work and Rule 3A work for individuals who are being deprived of their liberty in a supported living or other setting.Self-Advocacy WorkshopsThe Care Forum can deliver self-advocacy workshops to groups of individuals. These workshops will build skills and resilience in groups of individuals whilst also seeking to improve wellbeing. The workshops can empower people to take control of their lives in order to mitigate against social factors that are likely to contribute to feelings of disempowerment and low self-efficacy and to tackle social determinants of physical and mental health.Workshops are delivered to 8-12 participants either as a stand-alone session or as a series of workshops allowing issues to be covered in more depth. Content of the sessions can be tailored to the specific cohort. Examples of topics could be:What is advocacy?Assertiveness – diplomacy versus confrontationListening skills and negotiationTariffsProfessional advocacy:£45/hr (inclusive of VAT) plus travel costs (45p/mile)Self-advocacy workshops:£225 per 2.5hr workshop, delivered by 2 trained advocates (exclusive of travel costs)The Care Forum Spot Purchase Advocacy LeafletTo make an initial enquiry please contact tel: 0117 965 4444 or email us at spot@thecareforum.org.uk We're sorry but <%= htmlWebpackPlugin.options.title %> doesn't work properly without JavaScript enabled. Please enable it to continue.
