Advocacy
Volume 3. Social Work Practice
I. Assessment and Intervention Overview
Cecilia Lai Wan Chan,
Chi Kwong Law,
Cecilia Lai Wan Chan
University of Hong Kong, Center on Behavioral Health and Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Hong Kong, China
Search for more papers by this authorChi Kwong Law
University of Hong Kong, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Hong Kong, China
Search for more papers by this authorCecilia Lai Wan Chan,
Chi Kwong Law,
Cecilia Lai Wan Chan
University of Hong Kong, Center on Behavioral Health and Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Hong Kong, China
Search for more papers by this authorChi Kwong Law
University of Hong Kong, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Hong Kong, China
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
In this chapter we shall explore the role of advocacy in social work. While there is no widely agreed upon definition of advocacy in social work, we can find significant similarity in the description of the various elements of advocacy and what advocacy means. Specifically, this chapter will include the historical development of advocacy, the role of advocacy, advocacy in macro and clinical social work, levels and strategies of advocacy and potential barriers to advocacy.
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