Advocacy

Once again, another great post. I think I keep replying to your posts. Child Advocacy is extremely important because victimized children could be affected emotionally, behaviorally or physically. Children’s could display a number of signs such as sadness, anger, violence, self-loathing, sleeping issues, dispassion or the child could even face injuries. The sad part is they become knowledgeable about sexual behavior at a young age. Sexual abuse can definitely affect children as they grow into an…

Advocacy Increasing Resources & Support in Our Communities. The Valley of the Sun YMCA believes that everyone in our community deserves to be healthy, confident, connected and secure. This is why we emphasize the powerful impact of advocacy for our community. With a focus on youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility, the Valley of the Sun YMCA collaborates with national and community-based leaders and policymakers to grow the resources and support that helps empower…

The advocacy of the ASME is to promote the art, science, and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe thru education, training and professional development, codes and standards, research, conferences and publications, government relations, and other form of outreach. One of ASME goals is to provide advice to government officials at any kind of levels on engineering and technology matters and policies affecting the public interest and to make them understand…

Suraj Gamal GOVT 2350-73002 John Hitt Interest Group Strategies An interest group, in general, are people that seek to influence public policy based on a common interest or concern or in a more political sense an advocacy group, lobbying group, pressure group, or special interest. To overcome the obstacles forming such group, first, a strategy has to be passed along with a clear and concise proposal, a group has to agree upon a common objective of the interest group from different sectors. As…

A patient advocate is someone who advocates for their patient’s rights. The nurse in this role protects the patient’s human and legal rights and provides assistance in asserting those rights if the need arises (Olin, 2012). An example of advocacy would be a patient who is Jehovah Witness, and his medical file says no blood transfusion. I remember watching an episode on Grey’s Anatomy, where Cristina and Leah had a trauma patient and his family did not allow their son to get the blood transfusion…

We the people are member and part of the society, and in the society there are rules that govern the people. There are also people who ensure that these rules are kept by not only the citizens but also the government. The citizens are the people who choose who hold the power to make and enforce the laws in place; this is where democracy comes into play. Governors’ are voted into power and this executive positions is checked and balanced by the elected legislative, but when the citizens are…

An Interest Group is an “organization whose members have a common cause for which they seek to influence public policy, without seeking political control. Their primary activities are lobbying the members of legislative bodies through contribution to political parties working to elect sympathetic or pliable politicians, and conducting covert or open propaganda campaigns” ("What Is an ...Meaning"). Lobbyists are appointed by interest groups, and paid to influence politicians to vote in their…

Advocacy consists of raising awareness to challenge preconceived notions and inspire people to demand change, using strategies such as: public campaigning, lobbying, conducting research, communication and building alliances (Evans, 2005). Advocacy from the margins and feminist advocacy have similar goals in correcting injustices, fighting for equality, and making quiet voices heard. Feminist advocacy looks at the intersectionality of the social positions of women, analyzes and deconstructs…

(1998) defines advocacy as “people making a case for themselves and advancing their own interests, or representing others and supporting them to secure and exercise their own rights on an individual or collective basis”. Advocacy is about empowering individuals who feel powerless or vulnerable; therefore it is of paramount importance for social care workers to become more effective in representing the views of service users to reduce the risks and challenges involved with advocacy (Teasdale…

change agent or advocate it is important to look at what type of action or approach is the best one such as advocacy, social action, or empowerment actions. Factors to consider include populations at risk, factors that put populations at risk, the values and limitations of advocacy and the agencies commitment to advocacy are all factors that need to be considered. Advocacy: When looking at advocacy it is important to look at populations at risk, factors that can contribute to putting…