During the COVID-19 pandemic, LAAS have been unable to conduct face to face appointments with our clients. However, we have continued to offer telephone and email appointments and are now pleased to be able to conduct secure and confidential face to face video consulting with clients and other professionals through our Near Me video consulting service. …
The Scottish Independent Advocacy Association (SIAA) have, together with LAAS, designed a questionnaire for clients of Advocacy Services that takes into the account the changing way of working during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you have recieved advocacy from our Service and wish to give feedback, please complete this form and send us a copy. This …
Thanks to Bank of Scotland and the Alcohol and Drug Partnership for their investment into developing Independent Advocacy for people seeking support and assistance in their recovery journeys. We have successfully secured funding to provide a project in the Oban, Helensburgh and Isle of Bute areas to assist and support people seeking recovery to be supported, …
Working closely and in collaboration with Scottish Recovery Consortium, our Argyll and Bute ADP and REACH Advocacy Scotland we have made significant developments in establishing advocacy provisions for people in Argyll and Bute who are seeking assistance with recovery. Thank you to Jed, Derek, Michaela, Sarah, Craig and John. We are delighted to announce that …
Are you an unpaid carer who has supported an adult through the Adult Support and Protection process? If so, Argyll & Bute HSCP want to hear from you via their Carers Survey which is aimed at unpaid carers. They wish to make sure that carers are supported throughout the Adult Support and Protection process and carers …
Lomond & Argyll Advocacy Service Coronavirus updated information: continued Service July 2020 LAAS are pleased to still be able to offer our Service to individuals across West Dunbartonshire (WD) and in Argyll & Bute (AB) during this time. Contact us on (WD) 01389 726543 or (AB) 01546 606056. We are providing a range of support …
There are many groups and organisations across Argyll and Bute that have services available for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. You will find out more about these from the publications below. The Caring for People Helpline is also now offering emotional support. Please call 01546 605524 Monday – Friday 9am-5pm. There is also information …
We are aware that there are many different organisations across Argyll and Bute that are available to assist individuals at this worrying time. We have gathered together some of these contacts and you can see these below in our leaflet. If you want to find out more, or find out more area specific numbers, please …
In light of the recent uncertainty about the Coronavirus, we are keen to provide an update on our own situation. Lomond & Argyll Advocacy Service (LAAS) remains open and is working hard to minimize disruption to our services, whilst protecting the health and wellbeing of our staff and service users. Some of the people who …
Important Notice: Unfortunately due to ongoing events, we will no longer be running our Self Advocacy Skills training in Helensburgh on the 27th of April. We also have to postpone our Volunteer Advocates Training that was due to be held on the 22nd of April. We are hopeful that we will be able to run …