WHAT ARE THE THREE TYPES OF ADVOCACY?
1. Self-Advocacy:
Action of representing oneself or one's interest
a. Self-advocacy refers to an individual's ability to effectively communicate, convey, negotiate or assert his or her own interests, desires, needs, and rights (VanReusen et al., 1994). b. Self-advocacy means understanding your strengths and needs, identifying your personal goals, knowing your legal rights and responsibilities, and communicating these to others.
c. Self-advocacy is speaking up for oneself!
2. System Advocacy:
Working towards board practice and policy changes that will alter an organization presently and in the future.
a. Altering policies, laws, regulations, amendments, or rules that involve other people's lives.
b. Applies for all levels, whether that be agency wide, provincially, or federally.
c. Focusing on policies that are already written or those that are done as a habit.
d. Deciding which to focus on is determined by knowing what the problem is and who has the ability to change or regulate them.
“Denying people the chance to achieve because you’re afraid they will fail is just another way of holding them back.” (Lewis, 2014, p. 169).
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