SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION Role of Advocacy
Interview an individual who works either as an advocate or as a representative who can discuss the role of advocacy within a social service agency.
Prepare a 1- to 2-page summary of the interview. Include the following information:
• Agency or organization and the title of the interviewee
• The advocacy role this individual plays within the agency
• The populations served by this agency
• 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?
• How this individual became involved in the role of advocate
• Ask the interviewee to describe what is most rewarding about his or her work.
• Ask what he or she would change about the job if it were possible to do so.
• Ask this person to identify the reason he or she became an advocate.
• Ask how his or her personal values affect the performance of the duties required.
• Ask how different this responsibility is from what he or she expected when starting the position.
USA 
India