Enlisting and Providing Support

      I have been feeling lost this term as far as writing an Advocacy Plan goes. I am doing my best but I still feel like I do not have a clear idea or an example of what a good Advocacy Plan looks like. I have also been missing points for APA style. I feel a good use of my time would be to review APA style. Do any classmates have a good understanding of how to write a well written Advocacy Plan? If someone has a good resource for writing a plan I would appreciate if they will share the information.  One resource I found helpful was the textbook for the class. The textbook has a lot of good information about what it means to be a good advocate.

My quote

I forgot to post my quote.

"Learning never exhausts the mind." ~ Leonardo da Vinci

Advocacy Journey

I am inspired and excited about my advocacy plan because I want children to be safe at home. A child’s home should be a safe zone free of abuse. A feel a child that grows up in an abuse free household will be a healthier adult. Abuse effect a person on every level. Abuse affects your health mentally, emotionally, and physically.

The challenges and anxieties I feel center around the level of knowledge I have. I wonder do not know enough about abuse a neglect to advocate for prevention services. I feel my fear can be overcome with some additional study and training. I have signed up for parent advocacy empowerment class. The class is ten weeks and by the end of the class I should be a better advocate. Once I will the skills from that class plus what I have learned in this class I should be ready. I feel ok presenting my Advocacy Action Plan, but implementing it is ten times harder to do.

I feel the way to encourage others to advocate is by telling them to find something they truly believe in or something that has touched them personally. We all have a voice and everyone can help someone else. I think it is important to know your voice is valuable and powerful.