interview social service agency

Interview of a Social Service Agency Using Advocates and Development of Report

·         , interview 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. :

o    Agency or organization and the title of the interviewee

o    The advocacy role this individual plays within the agency

o    The populations served by this agency

o    An advocacy model or template used with each population: Is the advocate speaking on behalf of the client or assisting the client in speaking for him or herself?

o    How this individual became involved in the role of advocate

o    Ask the interviewee to describe what is most rewarding about his or her work.

o    Ask what he or she would change about the job if it were possible to do so.

o    Ask this person to identify the reason he or she became an advocate.

o    Ask how his or her personal values affect the performance of the duties required.

o    Ask how different this responsibility is from what he or she expected when starting the position.

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