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This Information Pack outlines broadly what our volunteer advocates and advocate support officers do to assist our members and clients.

You will find out about:

• The benefits of volunteering as an advocate or advocate support officer,
• More about our advocates and advocate support officers’ roles,
• What commitments our volunteers are making,
• The training and support we and the Advocacy Training and Development Program (ATDP) provide, and
•  What insurance cover is provided to advocates by the Veterans’ Indemnity and Training Association (VITA)

The Information Pack can be downloaded as a Word Template and you can customize it for your ex-service organisation or Veterans Support Centre and distribute it electronically - or print out hard copies for your members.

Newsrooms

There are four newsrooms on the ATDP website providing up-to-date information to the advocacy community. (These can be found on the main menu, under Advocacy Community News)

1. The Advocacy Newsroom - this newsroom provides information about changes and updates in government legislation, DVA policies and programs. 
2. ATDP Newsroom – this newsroom provides messages to the ATDP affiliated community about ATDP specific activities, and other important information relevant to the provision of the Course in Military Advocacy.
3. DVA Businessline Newsroom – this newsroom contains DVA businesslines which provide information about changes and updates in DVA legislation, policies and programs which may be of interest to the advocacy community.
4. DVA QUEST Newsroom – this newsroom contains DVA QUEST training videos which provide information about changes and updates in DVA legislation, policies and programs which may be of interest to the advocacy community. Note this is a trial initiative.

Newsletters

There are two regular newsletters supporting the advocacy community. (These can be found on the right of this page, under ATDP Communications)

1. Advocacy News – this is an online regular newsletter distributed twice annually in June and December providing information to the advocacy community about changes and updates in government legislation, DVA policies and programs.
2. ATDP Update – this is an online regular newsletter distributed bi-monthly providing information to the ATDP affiliated community about ATDP specific activities, and other important information relevant to the provision of the Course in Military Advocacy.

The ATDP update is automatically emailed to all ATDP advocates, trainees and ESO Authorised Persons.

If you would like to be included in the subscriber list for the Advocacy News, please enter your preferred email address into the SUBSCRIBE text box at the bottom of this page.

You can unsubscribe from the mailing lists at anytime.

For more information please contact ATDP.Communications@dva.gov.au

There are many benefits for keeping the ATDP Advocacy Register (AR) up-to-date. The register is a source where veterans (and those seeking help from advocates) can come and search for a local advocate. The individual advocate names are protected and are not displayed in the search results, however, the ESO contact person is listed together with the advocates’ level of qualifications. The AR is managed by the ESO Authorised Person/s who needs to regularly update the contact details. The ESO Authorised Person can also add/remove advocates from their ESO as necessary.

There is a requirement to update the register once every twelve months to remain current and visible on the register. If you have any questions about the AR please look at our Frequently Asked Questions on the Advocacy Register (advocateregister.org.au) or email ATDPenquiries@dva.gov.au