Engagement and Consultation. 2.9.1 The Ministry and the PSA are committed to building a strategic and effective relationship, and the Ministry is committed to ongoing consultation with the PSA and its employee members.
Engagement and Consultation. Engagement activities have taken place with people who use the services, providers, advocates, social workers, health and care workers and other stakeholders. This has included attending events and forums, holding workshops and a survey. The key findings will be taken into consideration by the Service Provider when developing the Service delivery model. • People want to have choice and be able to express their opinion about day to day activities, such as choosing their clothes to wear, feeling safe, when changes happen in their lives, with social care and doctor appointments and with finding 2 xxxxx://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx.xx work or a suitable volunteering opportunity. They want to be as independent as possible and need to be supported to develop self-advocacy skills. • There is often a lack of understanding and a misconception about what advocacy services provide. It has been recommended to widely promote current and new provision to ensure that people are aware of their options in terms of accessing support to self-advocacy and advocacy services. • As resources available to commission advocacy decrease, there is a need to be more creative in designing and providing advocacy services. People suggested offering advocacy support in community settings, and delivering training to the voluntary/community sector on advocacy principles, as well as training for peer advocates. • Family, friends and relationships are very important and people would like to have opportunities to build good relationships and socialise with their peers. Therefore the Service Provider will ensure that opportunities are developed for people with similar lived experiences to meet and for peer advocates to be identified. • However, family members may also disempower people through lack of understanding of the rights of individuals; or might not have access to or understand information well enough to support their relatives to make informed decisions. Therefore it will be important that Carers are supported to understand advocacy principles and to develop self-advocacy skills. • Services should be designed as ‘community hubs’, where the culture and language used are positive and friendly to be more able to connect with the public. Documents should be accessible and written in ‘plain’ language. This should also reduce the need for resources and services including advocacy provision.
Engagement and Consultation. 12.1 This SOA has been led by the members of the Strategic Partnership who bring with them the contribution of the individual partner organisations and sectors which they represent.
Engagement and Consultation. ▪ Establish a dedicated Aboriginal Engagement Team responsible for building and maintaining relationships with Aboriginal communities. ▪ Develop a comprehensive stakeholder engagement strategy that includes consultation, information sharing, and involvement of Aboriginal stakeholders in project planning, design, and decision-making processes. ▪ Conduct regular community meetings, workshops, and information sessions to update Aboriginal and local communities on project developments, milestones, and impacts.
