Maintaining training as a high priority in advocacy has been central to AdvoCard’s development. We aim to keep all our advocacy workers informed and skilled at delivering high quality advocacy to our service users. Training is also viewed as a major bonus to volunteers who seek to update and extend the knowledge and skills they bring to the project. Personal development is core

The training workers provide training to all AdvoCard staff, volunteers and committee members on a range of topics necessary to provide a good quality service.

Stage 1Training is our initial training for our new volunteers who want to deliver advocacy through the project. It is a 10 session training programme designed to develop the knowledge and skills that are necessary to carry out mental health advocacy...more

AdvoCard Follow On Training is aimed at active advocacy workers who want to update and increase their knowledge and skills for advocacy.
We organise events and training in relation to the Mental Health (Care & Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, as well as sessions such as 'Refresher Training' for more experienced workers.
For details of our current training plans, check out our diary

External Training - thanks to a specific budget for external training opportunities, we are fortunate enough to be able to support the attendance of some Volunteer Advocacy Workers at seminars, conferences and training sessions run by other organisations and providers...more

Trainers Group - in keeping with original intentions of AdvoCard we have increased the number of Volunteer Advocacy Workers who deliver training to new volunteers...more