In chapter five, it talks about Engaging in Mezzo Policy Advocacy. Mezzo meaning organizations. I found in this chapter three important concepts I will list and discuss. The first one I found is identifying five skills for mezzo policy advocates. The nest one was developing a strategy to address the problems. And last was developing support for the strategy or proposal. I will first discuss the five skills. (1) Initiating is showing one cares enough to initiate policy change. This one is important because if one doesn’t initiate it shows one doesn’t care. (2) Influencing is getting people to work one to change policy. This is important to make a change. (3) Negotiating and bargaining is learning to compromise to reach policy goal. This is important
An example of the persuasive technique is Ethos that is used in the article is, "The problem '...
Its about the practices leaders use to transform values into actions, vision into realities, obstacles into innovations, separateness into solidarity and risk into rewards.
2. How to Become a Statesman- If you want to make a fame and fortune for yourself in politics, do not come at them with all of your book smarts and saying how smart you are. That is a big mistake. Get a person to follow you, even if it is only one person and say that you want to join the organization. Do not go at them with your book smarts because they will say that they have no use for you here.
...on, identify and prioritize problems, and begin developing solutions to those problems (Robert M. Lombardo).
Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary defines an advocate as “one that pleads the cause of another,” or “one that supports or promotes the interest of another” (2014). Bu and Jezewski expanded on this by developing a mid-range theory of patient advocacy to implement into nursing (2007). They describe a patient as being “vulnerable and powerless” when stricken with illness and without knowledge of health care systems (Bu & Jezewski, 2007). The goal of the theory was to give the patient a voice in circumstances where they weren’t able to speak up for themselves and to maintain the patient’s integrity (Bu & Jezewski, 2007). They found three core attributes to what would make up
Most American citizens, if asked, would say that sex trafficking is an issue that happens on foreign land, not here in America. Many American’s believe that slavery was abolished years ago, but modern day slavery is happening in this country and internationally every day right under our noses. The startling fact, is that sex trafficking happens within our borders, and in our very own towns at a much higher rate than anyone would imagine. Sex trafficking occurs when people, usually women and children, are coerced into the sex trade against their will (TVPA, 2013). Many traffickers target weak, vulnerable people who come from low socioeconomic backgrounds and have a history of abuse; however anyone can potentially be trafficked (The Polaris Project, 2014). Many traffickers lure their prey in with false promises of love, money, or security, and then the victims are instead faced with lies, debt bondage, violence, physical and mental manipulation, and abuse (The Polaris Project, 2014). In today’s world many of our social issues, such as human trafficking, are made worse by the general lack of education, resources, and information available to the public and to victims. I propose a policy that will help 180 Turning Lives Around provide comprehensive and much needed services to victims of sex trafficking, as well as educate the community and law enforcement officials in order to help end modern day slavery in America.
Kiniry, Malcolm, and Mike Rose, eds. Critical Strategies, 3rd Ed. Boston, MA: St. Martin’s, 1998. Print.
of the job they are doing through community actions and other theoretical methods of law
When I ponder about policy tools and which one I believe is of most importance; I choose suasion. Trying to persuade groups or individuals to think/do a specific action or keep them from behaving a certain way is not only important; it’s a prerequisite for being successful in life. I hold suasion to be the most important policy tool because of how much weight that can transfer from leader to follower using it as conveyance. Successful leaders can direct their followers with simple incentives that alter the way someone can behave or think; the suasion tool is what seals the situation that can either sway people towards you or away. I feel that as an educator in today’s schools, our successful principals are the individuals that use this tool to their advantage that can either create unity or spark revolt. Suasion is the process of influencing someone’s behavior to either change or discourages them from thinking or committing an act. There are many examples of instances where this is tool used; from anti-smoking campaigns in health clinics to anti-junk food advertisements in today’s school cafeterias and hallways. This tool is flexible in the fact that someone can be either ‘pushed-into’ a decision or kept from making a decision based on persuasive means. Some people may not care for an incentive or any kind; they may just want to think or feel differently on subject matter; suasion can accelerate this.
Policy in my perspective illustrates as a decision making, planning and or action taken to achieve a certain specific goal within our society. According to Longest B. (2010), his definition stated in his text book states that a policy is defined as ” authoritative decisions made in the legislative, executive, or judicial branches of government that are intended to direct or influence the actions, behaviors, or decisions of others.” In developing a policy, certain steps need to be taken in act to implement the policy. The crucial steps in implementing a policy are: recognizing the problem, agenda setting, formulating the policy, and finally implementing the policy (N.A., 2015).
and as individual practitioners and students to learn to negotiate the reality of change. It is very important for students to have the mindset that can adept to change quickly and also learn to seek for the potential knowledge as Mary and Bob did in the cheese story (Jacobs 2002). This assignment gave me a better understand of the
In Nursing, there will always be instances where the patient's nurse needs to advocate for their patient. There are numerous reasons why a nurse would advocate for their patient ranging from getting the doctor to change the patient’s orders, helping the patient’s treatment team understand what it is the patient is requiring for the day, to expressing the patient’s last wishes before death. In every situation, the nurse should do what is in the patient’s best interest. Tomajan (2012), “Advocacy skills are the ability to successfully support a cause or interest on one’s own behalf or that of another. Advocacy requires a set of skills that include problem solving, communication, influence, and collaboration”(p. 2). With those skills, the nursing staff will be able to work together to advocate for their patients. Along with those skills, nurses need to keep in mind the three core attributes that are: safeguarding patients’ autonomy; acting on behalf of patients; and championing social justice in the provision of health care. (Bu & Jezewski, 2006)
“Political context includes aspects such as the distribution of power, the range of organizations involved and their interests, and the formal and informal rules that govern the interactions among different players. Political context shapes the way in which policy processes work” (Nash, R., Hudson, A., and Luttrell, C., 2006). It is important to understand the political context in which a social policy issue is embedded. When I think of context, I think of action. An advocate that is trying to influence policy would be concerned about political contexts because it would determine the likelihood, suitability, and capabilities of his/her behavior (action) and conduct while seeking to institute change. By understanding the political context in which a social policy issue is embedded, one’s strategy and approach can be outlined to understand the manner in which changes can be made. Progress can be slow without understanding the political context. An advocate may understand what needs to be changed but may not understand why the change did not occur. The advocate may also be able to institute change in social policy issues if the advocate has a great understanding of the political context. The advocate must be able to align himself/herself with those that can be recruited to change the context of a policy. The advocate can also determine the severity of instituting the change and the probability of getting the change. “The appropriate level of action and type of advocacy strategy will depend on the political, social and economic situation prevailing at a given point in time” (Rietbergen,-McCracken, J., n.d.).
Self-Advocacy is generally defined as when someone acts or speaks out for themselves, in a bid to effecct personal change, correct imbalances or inequalities or to improve their quality of life. In more general terms, it's simply about being able to articulate your needs and make decisions as to how best to meet your needs.
Experiences have a momentous effect on learning, by physically engaging in an activity allows one to connect their own feelings to the actual concept at hand. When learning a topic relates to the internal experiences of the student it leaves a long-lasting impact. An impact so strong that can result in motivation and one’s own initiative to make a difference. I experienced this strong emotion when I attended the Walk to End Alzheimer’s event on October 11 in Atlantic City. My reason for deciding to walk to fulfill my advocacy project requirement was because I lost my grandmother to the disease a couple of years ago. My grandmother lived in Portugal and I was only able to see her every two years before her passing. I did not know much about the disease and seeing her only during the later stages of the illness I was not able to really grasp what was going on. I knew taking part in this occasion would help me comprehend what happened to her and do my part to create awareness for others like me. Thus, I was able to enhance my understanding on Alzheimer’s disease by integrating all the information I received from the advocates at the walk with my own personal experiences I had with my grandmother.