Self Advocacy Resources
These free tools can help you prepare for appointments and speak up about your care. You’re welcome to download and use them anytime.
Preparing for self advocacy:
Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights
6-step Self Advocacy Guide – a guide to help you plan and prepare for self-advocacy
Prepare for an Appointment:
Tips and Prompts for shared decision making, informed consent, and privacy and confidentiality– information about your rights to be involved in decisions about your care and examples of questions you can ask to help you self advocate
Asking Questions in Appointments – examples of questions you can ask to help you feel more informed and supported
Preparing for Appointments Template
Support person briefing template – guide to help you explain how you would like your support person to help you during an appointment
My Medicines and Me (M3Q) Questionnaire – useful to help prepare appointments about change to medication(s) and/or treatment(s)
Keep Track of Your Health:
Health Care Passport – pocket sized document capturing a snapshot of your health/mental health information
Complaint processes:
Complaint Pathways – where and how do I complain?
Complaint Checklist – preparing my complaint
Complaint Writing Tips – tips to write a clear complaint
Complaint Template – use this resource as a guide to write your complaint
After You Complain – what happens next?
Reflect and Celebrate:
My Self Advocacy Wins – celebrate your achievements along the way
About My Voice Workshops
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For more information, email myvoice@comhwa.org.au, or take a look at our brochure.
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