The Consultation & Advocacy Promotion Service
CAPS is an independent advocacy organisation for people who use, or have used mental health services.
CAPS works with mental health service users as individuals or as members of a group to set their own agenda, to find a stronger voice, to get their point across, and influence decisions which affect their lives.
Recruitment - two exciting new opportunities
We are recruiting for two people to work on the following new projects. Applications from people with lived experience of mental health issues are welcome. Closing date for all applications is 3 June 2013.
Independent Advocacy Training Development Worker
32 hours per week, SJC scale AP4 point 27; currently £23,232 per annum, (£20,508 pro rata). Lothian-wide remit.
This is a new post, working for CAPS within the Collaborate to Educate mental health training programme. This post will work with a steering group to create Independent Advocacy training as well as supporting and co-ordinating volunteers and sessional workers. Interview date for this post is Tuesday 18 June 2013.
Application packs can be downloaded here:
Individual Advocacy Worker – Welfare Reform
17.5 hours per week, SJC scale AP4 point 27; currently £23,232 per annum, (£11,215 pro rata). Working in East Lothian and Midlothian.
This new post will focus on providing one-to-one advocacy on issues relating to Welfare Reform. This post will strengthen the capacity of CAPS Individual Advocacy team of staff and volunteers. Travel around East Lothian and Midlothian will be required. Interview date for this post is Friday 21 June 2013.
Application packs can be downloaded here:
WE HAVE MOVED!
We’re now getting settled into our new office in Musselburgh!
Our new contact details are:
CAPS Independent Advocacy
Old Stables
Eskmills Park
Station Road
MUSSELBURGH
EH21 7PQ
Collective Advocacy & General Enquiries: 0131 273 5116
contact@capsadvocacy.org
Individual Advocacy: 0131 273 5118
advocate@capsadvocacy.org
Fax: 0131 273 5117
New surveys
We are currently running a number of surveys which can be completed anonymously.
The links below will take you to the surveys
LGBT survey
A joint survey with the LGBT Centre for Health and Wellbeing about using mental health services while identifying as LGBT – we are trying to find out if there are specific barriers to using mental health services if you identify as LGBT and also what are examples of good experiences in this area.
What do you want from CAPS?
We would like to know your views about what is important to you, what you think we should be campaigning about and how you would like to tell us about your views.
Self Harm & Recovery
We are hoping to provide a collective response to a book on Self Harm and Recovery – please let us know your views. You don’t have to agree with the concept of recovery just tell us what you think.
DBT
Have you had DBT in Lothian? We are trying to find out what the experience is like to improve the DBT service. What worked well for you and should stay the same and what should be different?
Last updated: 21 May 2013
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