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Empower, Mentor, Represent!!!
What is a Peer Advocate?
- Peer advocacy consists of a variety of support
services provided by a peer with experience in the HIV community. A
peer advocate is able to share what they have learned. The support services
a peer can provide range from being able to attend a medical appointment
with you to telling you about a resource that they have found helpful
in the community.
What Can a Peer Advocate Do for Me?
- A peer advocate can:
- provide emotional support and encouragement.
- provide advice and suggestions.
- provide information about resources and community events.
- help you to become empowered and more knowledgeable.
- keep in touch and be there when you need someone to listen
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How Is Peer Advocacy Different from Case Management?
- Case management involves assessment of needs,
development of a care plan, and coordination of services identified
as being needed. Case management focuses attention on specific problems.
A professional trained in the human service or nursing profession generally
provides case management services.
How Often Will I Have Contact with my Peer Advocate?
- The peer advocate will usually contact you at
least once per month. The peer advocate will call you on a regular basis,
let you know about activities you might be interested in, and will meet
with you when needed. If you want to schedule an appointment with your
peer advocate, just call and request it. Don't feel you have to wait
for the peer advocate to first contact you. Things happen and come up,
so feel free to make contact when you need help.
When Can I See or Call My Peer Advocate?
- Your peer advocate will tell you about their
work hours. Peer advocates are available only from Monday through Friday
at regular working hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. They will also discuss
the best way to reach them. They are not available 24 hours a day or
weekends.
Our Advocate Team
- UCSD Mother, Child, &
Adolescent HIV Program peer advocacy team includes:
- Rosalva Vasquez
Family Advocate
(619) 543-8080
- Christian Fuentes
Program Advocate
(619) 543-8080
Other Advocacy Programs
- There are many other peer advocacy programs in
the San Diego County. Please click on
www.beingalive.org/resources/guidebook.shtml
to see the Being Alive HIV Consumer Guidebook and/or contact any drop-in
centers and ask them for their peer advocates or other peer advocacy
programs in San Diego County. For GLBTQQ advocacy, please click on GLBTQQ
advocacy and call the listed agencies. Also, most drop-in centers
will direct you to an advocacy program that will work best for you.
UCSD is not responsible for the information
that is found in these web sites. If you have any questions about any
information that you find on the web, please talk with your health care provider, case manager, or peer advocate.
- National Advocacy Programs
Children’s Advocacy
Youth Advocacy
Women’s Advocacy
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