Advocacy

By not allowing the client to participant she was deprived of the power to make autonomous decisions regarding her needs. Had the OTs included the client in the discussion they would have been working collaboratively with her to develop her self-advocacy and confidence. This assessment was an excellent opportunity to work on capacity building with the client as it occurred in a safe and familiar place and the Gage OT was there to provide support if needed. In this situation the Gage OT should…

Obtaining a doctorate in pediatrics is only the first step in becoming a true pediatrician. There are certain moral and ethical guidelines that a primary care physician need to follow to maintain such a status. According to Mary E. Fallat, MD, Jacqueline Glover, PhD, and the committee on bioethics, a “good doctor” encapsulates both the scientific aspect and the art of medicine. In their academic article, Professionalism in Pediatrics published in the American Academy of Pediatrics’ journal…

significant and cared for. UNICEF (2008) cites three areas of communication strategies that need to be addressed in order for communication to be effective. These are: advocacy, social mobilization and behavior change communication. Each of the areas addresses leadership’s intent within the communication strategy. Advocacy refers to the intent to motivate employee and create an environment of support to achieve goal. In social mobilization, leadership is looking to mobilize the community,…

Reflection Journal #2: Clarke County Mentor Program The Clarke County Mentor Program is a mentor program that was established in March of 1991 as a joint initiative of the Athens Clarke County School District and the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce in order to provide mentors to local students between grades K-12. The program allows mentors to visit mentees during the school hours for about one hour, once a week, for at least an entire year. The mentors are not encouraged to provide academic…

Genre Piece 1: Wanted Poster The illustration of a victim as a wanted person symbolizes the condemnation victims often face for reporting their crime. These victims are too often disregarded, put under fire, and forced to relive their horrifying experiences time and again,as a result, causing victims to believe it is best not to report their crime at all. As a matter of fact, the victim in the illustration even displays her holding her finger to her lips in the universal sign of being quiet.…

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Humans - we’re constantly moving and experiencing life with little regard for the consequences our actions have on things that we think do not affect us. We are so engaged with the social and anthropocentric aspects of this world that we often forget, ignore, and neglect nonhuman things and processes. However, most of these nonhuman entitities, such as nature, are a part of us as much as we are a part of it. Nature is not separate from humans and the two are vitally interconnected. Many…

The movie Cesar Chavez was extremely inspiring, especially for people that feel like they are unable to make a difference because they are only one person. The movie was able to show that with effort and advocacy there is the ability to stand up for what you believe in. The small group that was formed in the beginning was able to turn into a huge army of people working together in a “fight” against the same issue. They had a strong leader to follow, also. Without the guidance of Cesar Chavez,…

mind and equip me with knowledge that expands far beyond that enclosed in the Library of Evil. This intellectualism appeals to me not only because of my natural curiosity and self-described nerdiness, but also because I recognize that any action, advocacy, or activism, is useless unless it has a strong intellectual basis to support it and affirm its positive impact. As someone who seeks to act and create social change, this strongly appeals to…

one of the many things that the Gay and Lesbian Medical Organization (GLMA) is trying to prevent. Gay and Lesbian Medical Association is focused on achieving healthcare equality for members of the LGBT community, and effects this mainly through advocacy, education, and policy creation however, these methods do not completely combat the struggles that LGBT organizations often face,…