How to be an Everyday Advocate

Advocacy is the process of supporting someone to understand and exercise their rights and have their voice heard on the issues that are important to them.

By empowering older people to self-advocate, they are better able to exercise their rights in aged care.

Everyone has the potential to become an everyday advocate for and with older people.

In this webinar, our panel of experts will discuss the role of aged care advocacy in championing older people's rights, empowering older people to self-advocate, and what we can do to become everyday advocates in the communities where we live.

We will cover:

• What is aged care advocacy.
• The role advocacy plays in supporting older people's rights.
• The characteristics of a good advocate.
• Empowering older people to self-advocate.
• Information required to become an everyday advocate.

Meet the panel:

• Eva Jakab-Rivera, Advocate, ADA Australia
• Maria Berry, Advocate, Community Development Officer, Older Persons Advocacy Network
• Lynda Henderson, Member, Older Persons Advocacy Network Reference Group Member
• Farid Silwanis, Volunteer, Community Visitors Scheme
• Pay Joyce, Advocacy Manager, Seniors Rights Service

You will have the opportunity to ask our panel questions during the live Q&A. This webinar will be recorded and made available on the Older Persons Advocacy Network website.

ACT, NSW, VIC, TAS, QLD: 2 - 3 PM

SA: 1:30 - 2:30 PM

NT: 1:30 - 2:30 PM

WA: 12 - 1 PM