RESOURCES
Newsletters
Newsletters contain information concerning the activities of Sunshine Coast Citizen Advocacy including stories, events, educational material and ongoing information.
Stories – Advocates in action, be inspired!
There are many wonderful stories of how Citizen Advocates have enhanced the lives of their protégé. Here is a small selection:
A role model, a teacher, a protector and a dear friend
The significance of a long term relationships
Relationships – what we can be mindful of!
Links
AUSTRALIAN CITIZEN ADVOCACY PROGRAMS
Citizen Advocacy Trust of Australia (CATA)
Citizen Advocacy Launceston Region (Tas)
Citizen Advocacy South Australia
Citizen Advocacy Perth West (WA)
North East Citizen Advocacy (Vic)
Capricorn Citizen Advocacy (Rockhampton, QLD)
Citizen Advocacy Sunbury & Districts Inc. (Vic)
INTERNATIONAL CITIZEN ADVOCACY PROGRAMS
North Quabbin Citizen Advocacy (USA)
Chatham-Savannah Citizen Advocacy (USA)
Do For One New York City (USA)
Citizen Advocacy Auckland (NZ)
OTHER USEFUL LINKS
DANA (Disability Advocacy Network Australia)
National Disability Advocacy Program – Advocacy for people with disability DVD
Training video clips
The Heart of the Matter – Illawarra Advocacy
Bob Lee and John Armstrong discuss issues concerning advocacy for vulnerable people with disability.
Social Role Valorisation
Citizen Advocacy is underpinned by a philosophy known as Social Role Valorisation. Social Role Valorisation starts with the assumption that all societies tend to “devalue” (or not treat as valuable) certain classes of people, usually those who represent the opposite of what is valued in the society.
Our society perceives a disability to be a negative attribute and one which has been associated with many misleading and very damaging perceptions which have caused great harm to people with disabilities.
The consequence of this has created a situation whereby today, people with disabilities continue to be treated in a negative and devalued manner with often little or no consideration for their personal attributes, competencies and potential for development.
Social Role Valorisation (SRV) refers to the concept that, association with people, roles and situations that are valued by society will enhance the image of people with disabilities and lead to their wider participation in society and the enhancement of their competencies and opportunities.