Responding to the Advocacy Needs of Different Groups of People

Learning outcomes

1 Make advocacy accessible to individuals and different groups

1.1 Identify factors which prevent different groups of  people from accessing advocacy support

1.2 Use a range of strategies to make advocacy accessible to different groups

2 Define social exclusion

2.1 Summarise the key components of social exclusion

2.2 Explain the impact of social exclusion on different groups of people

3 Explain the medical and social model of disability

3.1 Describe the medical and social model of disability

3.2 Explain how the medical and social model impacts on an individual

3.3 Explain how an advocate can use the medical and social model of disability within the advocacy relationship

4 Promote diversity

4.1 Explain the concept of diversity and discrimination

4.2 Use a range of strategies to promote diversity

4.3 Use strategies to challenge discrimination

5 Use non-instructed advocacy

5.1 Explain the concept of non-instructed advocacy

5.2 Select when it is appropriate to use non-instructed advocacy

5.3 Use non-instructed advocacy

5.4 Identify a range of threats and challenges when using non-instructed advocacy