• Describe the diverse challenges facing clients (e.g., human rights, legal, administrative, financial) and effective advocacy strategies to overcome these challenges.
• Identify advocacy issues by gathering information, reviewing and analyzing all aspects of the problem.
• Recognize current laws, services and community resources to assist and educate individuals to secure needed supports.
• Facilitate, assist and/or represent the individual when there are barriers to their service needs and inform and influence decision makers when appropriate to overcome barriers to services.
• Interact with and educate community members and organizations (e.g., employers, landlords, civic organizations) when relevant to participant’s needs or services.