Advocacy

Advocacy.

The Psychology of Advocacy and the Advocacy of Psychology

This article addresses needs and opportunities for advocacy for the science, education and practice of psychology from the perspectives of three leaders within organized psychology, academia, and hospital practice. The authors make distinctions between knowledge transfer and knowledge translation as well as between lobbying and advocacy. They define proactive and reactive advocacy and draw atte...

Advocacy 101: getting started in health education advocacy.

Advocacy for the public's health and for the profession are widely recognized as responsibilities of health educators. Increasing emphasis on advocacy by professional organizations has peaked the interest of health educators, yet knowing where to begin as an advocate is, to many, a mystifying process. This article provides basic advocacy terminology, dispels concerns about participating in advo...

Commentary: advocacy perspective.

A supporting research for a new generation of medications to treat major mental illness, recognizing that the old medications had significant problems with side effects and, in some cases, efficacy. About 10 years ago, new medica-tions—atypical antipsychotics and new antidepressants— began to appear. There was great celebration within NAMI because, for the first time, scientific advances joined...

Patient Advocacy in Research

In 20 years of breast cancer advocacy, I’ve witnessed major changes in attitude toward advocates on the part of basic researchers, clinical investigators, and others involved with the science of the disease. Not so long ago, even a seat at the table – much less a vote –was hard to come by. Advocate presence was met with puzzlement, if not outright resistance. How could we possibly understand th...