Advocacy and Leadership Additional Details

Advocacy and Leadership

Issued by Griffith University

Earners understand the socioeconomic and environmental forces that impact on the condition of people’s lives in Australia and the interaction of roles and contexts that underpin their professionalism, leadership and advocacy. Earners have built skills in communication, research and leadership by exploring the interrelationship between advocacy and leadership. Earners can promote the rights, interests and needs of individuals and their families, communities and organisations.

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Skills

Earning Criteria

  • Earners have examined strategies for advocacy and leadership to promote the rights, interests and needs of individuals and their families, communities and the professions in relation to equity and inclusion
  • Earners have used research methodologies in order to examine leadership and advocacy strategies linked to an issue of professional interest
  • Earners have investigated the social forces within the Australian human services sector and analyse the theories that may influence these forces
  • Earners have critically reflected on current issues in the human services sector and analyse the potential to influence policy change through advocacy strategies
  • Earners have analysed reports, proposals, policy and procedures used by human services organisations for professional advocacy including the use of leadership skills