ADVOKASI SOSIAL
Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: Pengertian Advokasi SosialIstilah advokasi sangat lekat dengan profesi hukum.Menurut Bahasa Belanda, advocaat atau advocateur berarti pengacara atau pembela.Karenanya tidak heran jika advokasi sering diartikan sebagai 'kegiatan pembelaan kasus atau perkara di pengadilan.' Dalam Bahasa Inggris, to advocate tidak hanya berarti to defend (membela), melainkan pula to promote (mengemukakan atau memajukan), to create (menciptakan) dan to change (melakukan perubahan).(Edi Suharto, 2009.Hal 165).Zastrow (2006) dalam bukunya Social Work With Group menyebutkan:The role of advocate has been borrowed from the law profession.it is an active, directive role in which the social worker represents a client or a citizens group.when a client or citizens group needs help and existing institutions are uninterested (or openly negative and hostile), the advocates role may be appropriate.the advocate provides leadership and collecting information, arguing the validity of the clients need and request, and challenging the institutions decision not to provide service.the purpose is not to ridicule or censure a particular institution but to modify or change one or more of its service policies.in this role, the advocate is a partisian who is exclusively serving the interests of a client or a citizens group.
Author: Zulyadi, Teuku
Language: Indonesian
Subfield: Public Administration
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6944638393