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9780826109064

Advocacy Strategies for Health and Mental Health Professionals: From Patients to Policies

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    9780826109064

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  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2012-06-01
  • Publisher: SPRINGER PUB CO INC

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A wealth of advocacy tools for health and mental health professionals at all levels of training and practice are included in this clear and comprehensive volume. Written by medical, legal, and policy experts, it fills a void in the literature by addressing multiple topics in advocacy in the health field as a whole. The text addresses the legislative process, provides step-by-step approaches for using the media, and discusses when to seek an attorney, when to litigate, working with family and community, and funding strategies. It also covers such seldom-addressed topics as leveraging research findings for advocacy purposes.Two outstanding features of the text are a discussion of the rationale for advocacy and a call for readers to examine their own motivations for this work, and a chapter by health educators who provide guidance about advances in learning theoroy that will help readers to assimilate the material. The volume will serve as both a resource for advocacy coursework and as a guide for the independent practitioner of advocacy.Key Features: Provides a wealth of advocacy tools for health professionals at all levels of training and practiceWritten in a clear, straightforward manner for easy access to the materialIncludes a unique metacognitive theory that will help readers to thoroughly integrate the information and provides tools for self-analysisHighlights main teaching points with summaries, case studies, and reflection questions

Table of Contents

Contributorsp. xiii
Forewordp. xvii
Prefacep. xxi
Acknowledgmentsp. xxv
Discovering Your Inner Advocatep. 1
The Importance of Advocacyp. 1
Idealism and Advocacyp. 3
Promoting Advocacy From Within and From Outside the Health Professionsp. 6
What You Bring to the Table, and Will Take From This Bookp. 9
Reflection Questionsp. 10
Practice Makes Perfectp. 10
Referencesp. 10
Learning How to Advocate: Perspectives From Medical Educatorsp. 13
The Advocacy Imperativep. 13
The Advocacy Skills Gapp. 15
What Needs to Be Learned?p. 16
Educational Strategies That Do Not Workp. 17
Educational Strategies That Workp. 19
Putting Learning Principles Into Practicep. 21
Case Study: The Institute for Healthcare Improvementp. 24
Conclusionp. 25
Reflection Questionsp. 25
Practice Makes Perfectp. 25
Referencesp. 26
Overview of the Political Advocacy Processp. 29
What Is Policy Advocacy?p. 29
Evaluating the Challenges to the Public Health Goalp. 31
An Alliance of Supporting Organizationsp. 32
Evidence-Based Policy Designp. 34
The Strategic Planp. 39
Executing the Strategic Planp. 41
Policy Implementation and Evaluationp. 45
Reflection Questionsp. 45
Practice Makes Perfectp. 45
Referencesp. 46
Legislative Advocacy: Putting Your House in Orderp. 51
How a Bill Becomes a Lawp. 52
Advancing Your Causep. 56
How to Communicate Your Messagep. 57
Using the Media for Legislative Advocacyp. 60
Case Study: Reauthorization of the SCHIP Programp. 61
Reflection Questionsp. 63
Practice Makes Perfectp. 63
Referencesp. 63
How to Work With the Mediap. 65
The Media Todayp. 66
How Do I Start?p. 67
Crafting the Messagep. 68
Earned Media Versus Paid Mediap. 68
Get to Know Your Mediap. 69
Contact Listp. 70
Preparing for Interviewsp. 71
Interview Basicsp. 72
Avoid Jargon and Acronymsp. 72
Interviews and Televisionp. 73
Letters to the Editorp. 73
Op-Edsp. 74
Media Opportunitiesp. 75
Share Your Successp. 76
The Digital Realmp. 76
Social Mediap. 76
Final Thoughtsp. 78
Case Study: Healthy Minds, Healthy Livesp. 78
Reflection Questionsp. 79
Practice Makes Perfectp. 79
Referencesp. 79
Is There a Lawyer in the House? When to Work With an Attorneyp. 81
Identifying Unmet Legal Needsp. 82
Case Study: Food and Utilitiesp. 84
Case Study: Eviction Defensep. 86
Case Study: Mice Are Threats to Healthp. 87
Case Study: Special Needs for Child With Cerebral Palsyp. 88
Case Study: Disability Benefit Denialsp. 90
How to Refer Patients to Legal Helpp. 93
Medical-Legal Partnerships: A Model for Successp. 97
From Patients to Policies-Advocating for System Changesp. 99
Reflection Questionsp. 102
Practice Makes Perfectp. 102
Notesp. 102
Class Action for Health Professionalsp. 105
Class Action Versus Individual Actionp. 106
How Does a Class Action Work, Exactly?p. 107
Case Study: Klay V. Humana, Inc., 382 F.3d 1241, 1274 (11th Cir. 2004)p. 115
Conclusionp. 119
Reflection Questionsp. 119
Practice Makes Perfectp. 120
Referencesp. 120
Leveraging Research Findings: Learning the Practice of Advocacyp. 121
Why Do Research?p. 122
Identifying the Right Problemp. 123
What Is Going to Be Big News?p. 125
Asking the Right Question(s)p. 127
Selecting the Right Analytic Methodp. 129
Summarizing Findingsp. 130
Case Study: A Qualitative Method Study of School Counselorsp. 132
Case Study: Research Findings Used to Advocate for Expanding the Nursing Workforcep. 134
Lessons Learned From Using Research Findings in Health Care Advocacyp. 138
Conclusionp. 139
Reflection Questionsp. 139
Practice Makes Perfectp. 139
Referencesp. 140
Working With Families and Community Organizationsp. 143
Parent/Family Organizations as Partners-Why Do They Form?p. 144
Case Study: Formation of the Autism Society of Americap. 145
How Does the Health Professional Fit In?p. 146
How to Identify and Approach a Community Organizationp. 147
Case Study: Bill of Rights for Children With Mental Health Disorders and Their Familiesp. 148
Case Study: Autism Society of America Revisitedp. 150
Case Study: Formation of the MIND Institute at the University Of California, Davisp. 152
Case Study: My Son With Autism-An Advocacy Odyssey and Message For Health Professionals (by Lee Grossman)p. 153
Reflection Questionsp. 155
Practice Makes Perfectp. 155
Referencesp. 156
Finding Fundsp. 157
Funding Sourcesp. 157
Fundraising Roles and Responsibilitiesp. 159
Fundraising From Individualsp. 161
Case Study: Cultivating a Relationshipp. 166
Case Study: The Importance of Connectionsp. 167
Case Study: The Importance of Focusing on the Donorp. 169
Case Study: Remember to Continue Communicating With Donorsp. 171
Volunteersp. 172
Case Study: Keeping Donors Involved With Your Causep. 173
Final Points to Remember About Private Donorsp. 173
Foundations and Corporationsp. 175
Conclusion-The Results of Philanthropyp. 178
Reflection Questionsp. 178
Practice Makes Perfectp. 178
Referencesp. 179
A Comprehensive Strategy: Putting It All Togetherp. 181
The Problemp. 182
Finding Partners: A Coalition Is Rebornp. 182
Forging New, Powerful Partnershipsp. 183
Leveraging Progress: On to the Legislaturep. 185
From Legislators to Lawsuitsp. 187
A Convergence of Strategies, a Fumble, and a Sprint to the Finishp. 188
A Recap: Lessons Learnedp. 190
Epiloguep. 191
Referencesp. 191
Appendix
Introdutionp. 193
Media Case Study
A Trio of Twitter Talesp. 194
Research Case Study
Edgewood's Kinship Support Network: Using Research Findings to Develop a Community Programp. 197
Community Organizations Case Study
Partners in Health's Mental Health Program in Haiti: How an Initial Crisis Led to Advocacy for a Critical Unmet Need, an Expanded Program, Organizational Change, and a Shared National Mental Health Planning Effortp. 202
Indexp. 207
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