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New Resources

We have an extensive resource library containing information on all aspects of advocacy and related topics - below is a list of our most recent purchases.

Books

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"Self Help Groups : Getting started, Keeping going"

Second Ed. Judy Wilson and Jan Myers


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"Building Bridges : The Futures of GP Education"

Edited by Steve Gillam, John Eversley, Janet Snell and Paul Wallace


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"Plain English for Social Services : A Guide to better communication"

Graham Hopkins


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"The Secrets of Self Esteem"

Patricia Cleghorn


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"Self Esteem (developing self worth * Healing Emotional Wounds"

Gael Lindenfield


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"The Successful Self"

Dorotyhy Rowe


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"Good Practice with Vulnerable Adults" (series)

Edited by Jacki Pritchard


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"Accepting Voices"

Prof. Marius Romme and Sandra Escher


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"From Psychiatric Patient to Citizen - Overcoming Discrimination and Social Exclusion

Liz Sayce


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"A Clear Voice, A Clear Vision - The Advocacy Reader"

(UKAN) Edited by Gillian Mullins and Patrick Wood


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"Getting Control of My Life"

The Institute for Applied Health and Social Policy


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"Mental Health in the Workplace : Tackling the effects of stress"

Dr Penny Gray


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"Managing for Mental Health (the mind employers resource pack)"

Mind


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"Hospital Treatment and Care (living with serious mental illness 3)"

Gwen Howe


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"Team development programme - (a training manual)"

Joan Walton


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"Approaches to Advocacy for and by adults with learning disabilities"

University of St Andrews


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"Deciding Together"

Jill Aitchinson


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"A Guide to the Major Trusts" (the top 300 trusts) Vol. 1 2003/4

Directory of Social Change


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"Writing better fundraising applications" - 3rd Ed.

Directory of Social Change


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"Becoming an effective trainer"

Gillian Squirrell


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"Employing disabled people (a good practice guide for managers and employers)"

Department for Education and Employment


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"Family Information Network Directory"

Lancashire County Council


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"Unequal Partners - User groups and community care"

Marian Barnes, Stephen Harrison, Maggie Mort and Polly Shardlow


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Videos

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"This could be you" (a service users training guide for clinical and other staff working in hospital with people with mental health problems)

Royal Edinburgh Hospital Patients Council


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"Actions Speak Louder Than Words"

Disability Rights Commission


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CDs

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"Skills Explorer"

Practical literacy activities for BSL users at Entry Level


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