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Conduct an interview at
one social service agency that uses advocates within their agency. Interview an
individual who works either as an advocate or as a representative who can
discuss the role of advocacy within the agency.
Prepare a 1- to 2-page
written summary of the interview, to be used as part of your final presentation
in Week Five, in the summary:
·
Name
the agency or organization and title of the interviewee.
·
Describe
the advocacy role this individual plays within the agency.
·
Describe
the populations served by this agency.
·
Describe
an advocacy model or template that is used with each population. Is the
advocate speaking on behalf of the client or assisting the client in speaking
for himself or herself?
·
Describe
how this individual became involved in the role of advocate.
·
Ask
the interviewee:
· to describe what
is most rewarding about his or her work
· what he or she
would change about his or her job if it were possible to do so
· to identify the
reason he or she became an advocate
· how his or her
personal values affect upon the performance of the duties required
· how different
this responsibility is from what he or she expected when starting the position
Format
your paper consistent with APA guidelines.