http://vch.eduhealth.ca/pdfs/GA/GA.100.Ad95.pdf
Advocacy means helping an individual or a group get what they need.
Sometimes advocacy involves providing support or resources so a person
can better assert their rights, think things through, decide on a course
of action, or otherwise solve the problem. Sometimes advocacy involves
working on behalf of an individual or a group to defend their rights,
negotiate a solution to a particular problem, or try to change the way a
system works. ................ more