Who this course is for
This Master Advocacy Course is for experienced health and social care advocates who:
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Have several years of advocacy practice
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Regularly work in complex organisational and system contexts
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Are confident with advocacy fundamentals
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Want to refine judgement, boundaries and influence
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Are ready to reflect deeply on how they practice​
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This course is not suitable for new or early-stage advocates.​
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Why a Master Advocacy Course?
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At advanced levels of practice, development is no longer about acquiring more tools or knowkedge. It is about:
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making sound professional judgements when things are uncertain or ambiguous
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working with power, culture and systems
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holding boundaries without losing compassion
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influencing change without taking on inappropriate responsibility
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This course exists to support advocates to practise with authority, clarity and sustainability over the long term.
What makes this course different
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This is a practice-led, reflective programme, not a technical training course. It earns the term mastery because it focuses on discernment rather than reactivity; influence rather than effort
stewardship rather than burnout; ethics, values and professional identity
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A core feature is the co-designed element of the programme. This is where you are invited to actively use your own experience and insight to identify:
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where your practice is already strong
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where you feel stretched or uncertain
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where you want to develop deeper mastery
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This allows the course to respond to the real challenges in the room and to evolve with the group.​
Programme Structure
12 live online sessions
Fortnightly delivery
Session length: 2.5 hours
Start: April 2026
Cohort size capped at 25
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Your facilitators
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Kate Mercer – Black Belt Advocacy Tony Bamforth – Glow Your Own Way
Kate brings extensive experience in advocacy Tony is a learning designer and coach
leadership, training and systemic challenge, with specialising in reflective practice, self
a strong reputation for values-led, practice-based awareness and sustainable professional
work. development. He is also an associate at
Bringing Us Together and Paradigm
Together, they bring a balance of rigorous advocacy practice and thoughtful, human-centred learning
design .
Fees and booking
Course fee: £995 (+VAT)
3-for-2 organisational offer available (limited places)
Is this the right next step?
This course is a good fit if you want to:
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strengthen professional judgement and authority
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work more intentionally with power and systems
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sustain your practice without burnout
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learn alongside other experienced advocates
👉 Book to join the programme HERE
