Young advocates use their experiences to help others
Hywel Dda Health Board | Young advocates use their experiences to help others
Young people from South Wales have been presented with awards for becoming peer advocates at a ceremony in the Senedd.
The 10 young people participating in this pilot, from Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, and Torfaen, will be the first in Wales to hold a peer advocacy qualification.
Advocacy is not only about complaints and advice. While advocacy may sometimes include both, it is more about listening and ensuring the wishes and feelings of children and young people are heard regardless of whether the advocate agrees or not.
Advocacy is a process which helps someone to speak up for themselves, but it can also include explaining, empowering, representing and navigating complex systems and procedures. The peer advocates may draw on their own experiences to help other young people.
Young people from South Wales have been presented with awards for becoming peer advocates at a ceremony in the Senedd.
The 10 young people participating in this pilot, from Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, and Torfaen, will be the first in Wales to hold a peer advocacy qualification.
Advocacy is not only about complaints and advice. While advocacy may sometimes include both, it is more about listening and ensuring the wishes and feelings of children and young people are heard regardless of whether the advocate agrees or not.
Advocacy is a process which helps someone to speak up for themselves, but it can also include explaining, empowering, representing and navigating complex systems and procedures. The peer advocates may draw on their own experiences to help other young people.
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