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City & Guilds
Level 3 Certificate and Diploma in Independent Advocacy |
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The Diploma in Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy |
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The Diploma is at level 3 of the QCF and comprises the following
6 mandatory units described below.
- Purpose and Principles of Independent Advocacy
- Providing Independent Advocacy Support
- Maintaining the Independent Advocacy Relationship
- Responding to the Advocacy needs of different groups of people
- Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy
- Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy – Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
Further details
Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy: The Mental Health Act`s creation of the role of Independent Mental Health Advocate (MHA) requires advocates to develop the practical skills and knowledge required to provide this service. This unit enables advocates to understand how Mental Health legislation affects patients who meet the qualifying criteria for this service, and how to respond to such referrals. The unit also enables advocates to work with a range of people receiving the services and responding to their needs as well as working with a range of professionals.
Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy – Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. This unit will provide candidates with the practical skills and knowledge required to provide the statutory IMCA DOLS service. This will include understanding the legislation which affects people who may be subject to Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, being able to write statutory IMCA DOLS reports, and challenge decisions and raise concerns.li>
• How is the qualification delivered and assessed? - Centres are responsible for putting together a learning programme. Learners will be required to build a portfolio of evidence. Observation is the main form of assessment. In addition to observation assessors may wish to use evidence sources such as expert witness, work products, professional discussion, case studies or reflective accounts.
• Achieving Qualifications – To achieve the qualifications, you will need to create a portfolio of evidence that demonstrates you have developed and used real life advocacy skills. You will be assessed in different areas of advocacy including:
- listening to an individual
- providing advocacy support
- representing an individual's wishes and feelings
- making advocacy accessible
- working with other adults including professionals and carers
- using a range of communication styles and forms
You will need to be either working as an advocate (paid or unpaid) or have opportunity to use advocacy skills in real life settings.
You will need this to demonstrate you have put into action what you have learnt and how you are using your advocacy knowledge and skills.
You can expect to commit between 1 and 3 days in self study to complete each core unit and between 1 and 4 days self study to complete the specialist modules. The actual time will depend on your experience and prior knowledge, understanding and skills in advocacy.
Progression – By completing the qualification learners will have demonstrated they have the knowledge and skills required to access higher level courses in Advocacy and Health and Social Care such as degree level course and vocational qualifications.
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