Lupus Canada Advokit

What Makes an Advocate?

Much of what an advocate does is based on 4 qualities:

• Commitment involves caring, the determination to make things happen and the will to follow through;
  
• Communication skills include the art of listening, putting thoughts into words clearly, distinctly, and convincingly, whether in person, on the telephone or in writing;
  
• Curiosity leads a person to collect the information necessary to advocate; and
  
• Creativity helps to develop new, imaginative solutions when other solutions seem impossible.

These four C's are basic to the investigating, the problem-solving, the negotiating, the record-keeping and everything else that makes up the tasks of an advocate.