Advocacy
Advocacy in Clare BOC has divided into External and Internal Advocacy. The external service of Independant Advocacy is offered to any individual person looking for support in any area of their lives. The internal grouping of advocactes have in the past met in their local area groups and joined together to present common cause at Regional meetings with the directorate. With the regionalising of the Clare service a more localised represenation is envisioned.
These self advocates have a voice at the National Directorate of the Brothers of Charity and have for a number of years been active represenatives at Inclusion Europe conferences raising the services profile and returning with best practice ideas to the service and presenting these to National Advocacy Conferences.