Advocacy In Policy Advocacy

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It seems we all have similar thoughts about engaging the people we serve in the policy advocacy process. We appear to be in agreement that it is our role as a professional to promote and support competence and confidence in the individuals we serve. We are all in agreement that it is our role to empower individuals we serve to make decisions directly effecting their life and situation and that we should encourage the individual to exert control over their life’s situation. Yet, we all have expressed concern with the individual’s ability to effectively advocate in the policy process. Self-advocacy is difficult, can be overwhelming. Above all, it requires a commitment from the individual to learn the process of organizing and navigating the policy

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