Learning Disability Services

We provide the following advocacy services for adults with a learning disability:

Casework Advocacy

Provided by paid advocates
Short term
Issue based

Casework Advocacy is provided by professional advocates.
These advocates are employed by Advocacy Matters Wales to work alongside adults with a learning disability.
They will support people to speak up for what they want, make their own choices, find information and understand their rights
They will support a person with a particular issue on a short term basis.
They will stop working with this person once this issue has been resolved.

Service Available in:
Cardiff the Vale of Glamorgan Bridgend Rhondda Cynon Taf

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Citizen Advocacy

Provided by volunteers
Long term
An ongoing friendship

Citizen Advocacy is provided by volunteers from the local community.
This advocacy partnership is based on an ongoing, one to one friendship with an adult with a learning disability.
The volunteers work with their partners on a long term basis.
They will support people to speak up for what they want and make their own choices in any situation where this is required

Service Available in:
Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan,

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Independent Hospitals Service

We currently provide an accessible advocacy service to several independent hospitals across south Wales.

Independent Hospitals Service

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Taking Part Work

We are often asked to provide an independent Taking Part Worker to other organisations.

taking part work

A Taking Part Worker can help a service provider effectively work with the people who use its services, by ensuring that they have the opportunity to contribute to that organisation. With the support of a taking part worker, a service provider can often improve the quality of its service user involvement and therefore the quality of its service overall.

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