Advocacy Services
What is an Advocate?
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Advocacy means standing up for things that affect us personally. It's about doing something to try to positively change a situation.
An advocate helps make sure your rights are respected, exercised and protected.
An advocate provides information about what can be done, help find the things and information needed, assist with paperwork, and guide you through different systems like healthcare, education, and the law.
Each case is different according to the details of each situation, so it's important to look at each case individually.
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While Teyolia provides advocacy services and educational workshops to empower communities, these are not intended to replace legal advice. We encourage participants to seek professional legal counsel for specific legal issues or cases.
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Identify your needs:
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Listen to the Person/Patient/Victim
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Identify views, concerns, issues, feelings, etc.
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Provide Emotional/ Spiritual support
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Support and answer as many of the questions as it is possible
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Collect relevant information about any decision needed to be made.
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Education & Support
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Provide Information on rights and protections
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Secure rights
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Explore different options and rights as well as responsibilities, obligations, and possible outcomes.
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Provide information to make well-informed decisions.
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Help with contacting relevant people/consult with professionals
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Locate services from other agencies.
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Help access legal advice.
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Help with appointments.
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Accompany and support in meetings, appointments, and hearings.
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Help keep safe during meetings and appointments, requesting and arranging accommodations if necessary
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Intervention & Referrals
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Help by representing or speaking on the person’s behalf when necessary or explicitly solicited by the person represented.
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Benefit claims and appointments.
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File complaints.
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Fill out applications.
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Raise concerns.
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Intervening with employers, creditors, and others on behalf of the Person/patient/victim.
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Assisting in filing for losses covered by public and private insurer programs.
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Crisis intervention.
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Resources and referrals.
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Assistance with safety planning.
Disclaimer
Teyolia's advocacy services do not intend to, constitute nor replace expert/professional/legal advice.