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As Advocates, we often wear two hats.
Counselor Advocate
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Advocacy vs. ActivismAdvocacy vs. Activism
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The Advocacy/Activism PartnershipThe Advocacy/Activism Partnership
Based on things:
• Avoiding second victimization
• Bringing about change
• Activism as an antidote
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Two Types of AdvocacyTwo Types of Advocacy
• Case Advocacy
• System Advocacy
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Case Advocacy:Case Advocacy:
Specific actions that apply to one specific case..
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System Advocacy:System Advocacy:
Advocates who focus on seeking change in order to prevent something from happening in the future are system advocates.
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Advocacy
vs.
Counseling
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Similarities…Similarities…
•Action Planning •Predict and Prepare•Empowerment•Focus on Survivor’s Interest
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Differences…Differences…
•Ensures Fair Treatment
•Facilitates Decision Making
•Victim’s Rights
Where a counselor’s role is to help a survivor learn to cope with their trauma through awareness, acceptance and understanding of their reactions, an advocate serves as a facilitator.
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Advocacy Skills Differ in the Following Ways….
The advocate takes risk on behalf of the survivor (with permission) and sometimes puts the survivor’s safety and security at a lower priority to accomplish the larger goal.
The counselor seeks to provide a sense of safety and security for the survivor.
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Advocacy Skills Differ in the Following Ways….
The counselor provides a non-judgmental environment for the survivor to examine their options
The advocate assists victims in forming judgments and using these to change other people’s minds.
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Advocacy Skills Differ in the Following Ways….
A counselor is supportive and unthreatening to victims.
An advocate is challenging, assertive and adversarial, on behalf of victims.
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The Advocate’s Role &
Responsibilities
•Safety First
•Survivors deserve the opportunity to recover
•Survivors deserve assistance in rebuilding their lives
Core beliefs…
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The Advocate’s Role &Responsibilities
Most importantly…
We believe that ultimately our clients We believe that ultimately our clients can make the best choices for their can make the best choices for their lives.lives.
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Steps to AdvocacySteps to Advocacy
Connect
Understand
Analyze
Strategize
Implement/Adapt
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