What is an advocate?
An AWARE advocate is a person who has been trained to respond to domestic violence and sexual assault emergencies. An advocate’s primary concern is assisting a victim and her children to develop a plan for immediate and long term safety. An advocate’s job is to: • listen to an individual and problem solve with them rather than for them • assist an individual in identifying abusive patterns and behaviors within their intimate relationship • offer victims information about their rights and discuss options • assist in developing a safety plan that is tailored to fit the needs of the individual • honor the decisions individuals make in regard to their immediate and long term safety • offer individuals and group support as well as community resource information and referrals All advocacy services at AWARE are confidential and free of charge. Call 586-1090 in Juneau or 1800-478-1090 in Alaska. To see a list of AWARE services, please check out the AWARE Services webpage.
An advocate is someone who speaks on behalf of someone else. The term is often used in the legal profession to describe someone who has received some legal training which allows him or her to represent another individual in legal settings such as courtrooms and hearings. People can also advocate informally, as for example when someone writes a letter to the editor of a newspaper to speak out about a community issue. This term comes from the Latin advocare, “to summon for counsel.” As human societies grew more complex, the legal field arose in response, creating a team of professionals who specialized in legal issues and could render assistance to people struggling with legal matters. Advocates make up a part of that profession, offering advice or counsel to people who are unfamiliar with the legal system, and also speaking out for people who lack the ability to do so on their own. A classic example of an advocate is the advocates used in child and family services in many regions of the
What does an advocate do? The basic definition of an advocate is that it is someone who actively supports a cause, policy or idea. An ASDS advocate acts on pieces of legislation, initiatives, or propositions which directly affects the patients safety or dermasurgeons scope of practice. When supporting or opposing a piece of legislation or regulation it is important to contact your state representative to voice your opinion by letter, fax, email message, phone call, or face-to-face meeting. Who can be an advocate? Anyone can be an advocate. You don’t have to be an expert in governmental affairs. Just share your knowledge about dermasurgery. Inform your elected officials about the ASDS patient safety campaign. How ASDS has seen an explosion of unqualified, inadequately supervised individuals using lasers, light and radiofrequency devices to perform cosmetic procedures and acne therapy; administering chemical peels; and injecting Botox and filler substances. Tell them how these procedures
an advocate could be looked at this way, in my personal life, in my Christian belief, their is a Trinity, the Father that made us & everything, the Son of God;Jesus, & the Holy Spirit. When you say your prayers asking God for help or thanking him, Jesus is the advocate, He is a mediator between you and God…Jesus holding you up sinless(since He shed His blood for your sins). So an advocate is like a mediator, sort of upholding you, helping you, supporting you, being your substitute.
