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What is advocacy?

GOALS ~ To define advocacy & case management ~To identify key dimensions of advocacy ~To articulate characteristics attributed to social work advocates ~To identify four types of advocacy ~To articulate the goals of advocacy ~To understand what is needed for effective advocacy. What is advocacy?.

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What is advocacy?

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  1. GOALS~To define advocacy & case management~To identify key dimensions of advocacy~To articulate characteristics attributed to social work advocates~To identify four types of advocacy~To articulate the goals of advocacy~To understand what is needed for effective advocacy

  2. What is advocacy? • Definition Phases of generalist social work and advocacy practice Generalist ModelAdvocacy Model Engagement Getting involved Assessment Understanding the issue Planning Planning Intervention Advocating Evaluation Evaluation Termination Evaluation Follow-up Ongoing monitoring

  3. What are the key dimensions of advocacy?

  4. What are some characteristics attributed to social work advocates? • Action oriented • Opposed to injustice • Not neutral • Links policy to practice • Patient and hopeful • Empowering

  5. What are four types of advocacy? • Case/client • Cause • Legislative • Administrative

  6. What are the goals of and indications for advocacy ? • Goals ~To make certain clients have access to existing rights and entitlements ~To initiate social action and secure new rights and entitlements • Indications

  7. What are some things to know for effective advocacy ? • Client rights • Avenues of appeal • Available resources • Tactics and stragegies

  8. What is the definition of case management ? • Definition: Linking client systems to needed resources

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