“Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world…would do this, it would change the earth. ”
― William Faulkner
- What inspires and excites you most about your advocacy plan and being an advocate? I love knowing that I have the power to affect change for the positive. I am really excited for the opportunity to help parents obtain behavioral management skills. I believe this will positively impact the families at the center.
- What challenges and/or anxieties do you feel related to engaging in the advocacy efforts you have targeted? I do have some anxieties about presenting my plan in the most effective manner possible. There are so many variables to consider and I want to make sure that I am professional.
- What do you believe will be most effective in helping you overcome any challenging emotions you may be feeling with regard to presenting and implementing your Advocacy Action Plan? I think that I need to be very prepared so that I will be confident in what I am saying. I will also need to practice before hand.
- How can you encourage others in their advocacy efforts, and how can others encourage you? I think that the best way to encourage each other is by sharing stories of success.
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Great topic! It is somewhat like mine. I swung more towards the teacher support for behavior but without parents you won’t always make that change for the kid. Great quote! If we all did this the world could be a better place. And making sure to come off professional is something that worries me as well. I have been in this field for 9 years (not a horribly long time) but it has allowed me to learn and see things. I wouldn’t want to come off like I know it all, and at the same time though I want to make sure I come off sounding like I know what I am talking about. Also comes to mind that I don’t look very old either and that can create a problem for older people listening to me I’m sure. Thinking I don’t know what I’m talking about. Just a concern I see and something I would love to get past. I guess making sure your open with people is the best way to get around that.
I love your quote! It is so true. I believe if people weren’t afraid to tell the truth and to be honest to themselves and others our world would be a different world. There wouldn’t be hate, so with no hate there really shouldn’t be challenging behaviors. I am also doing mine on Challenging behaviors and have found, if I was more honest with the family I had to deal with, I wouldn’t have been in the place I was with the child kicking, spiting, biting me.
I’m having trouble finding resources. Could you tell me where you found some of your resources? Thanks!!
Your quote is great. If there were more people involved the world would be a different place. You are so right about practicing your advocacy plan before presenting it. I am so worried about my administrator telling me that my plan has so many flaws. I really want my plan to be successful and for it to be embraced by my administrator so that she can consider actually implementing it. I hope when you present yours that your administrator thinks that parents will embrace your advocacy plan also.