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The lobbyist Maureen Mulhall for example has an Internet presence by means of which she conducts her grassroots lobbying efforts, while also directly communicating with legislators in order to make necessary and effective changes to the legislation (IlOTA, 2010).
Advocacy in turn is a much more broad spectrum of activities, with a much broader focus than lobbying. Lobbying may form a part of the advocacy effort, but this is not necessarily the case. The IlOTA (2010) Website for example includes links to legislative issues that might respond well to advocacy efforts. Advocacy is also most effective when done on an ongoing basis, and over a period of time (Nursing-Informatics.com, 2010). For Occupational Therapy, advocacy could include such actions as placing regular articles in local newspapers that focus on health issues, feature stories regarding the assistance that Occupational Therapists provide to certain interest groups, and provide publications regarding the profession and its importance to the community.
While this would raise the community consciousness regarding Occupational Therapy and its...
The focus is far too general and the audience far too wide. In order to effect the necessary changes, approaching legislators directly and focusing specifically on legislation is much more effective.
In conclusion, advocacy can be important to Occupational Therapy in terms of raising the social consciousness, but to effect change that would help professionals to carry out their duties more effectively, lobbying is the best option.
References
eBasedTreatment.org. (2010). Advocacy vs. Lobbying. Retrieved from: http://www.ebasedtreatment.org/treatment/toolbox/advocacy/advocacy-versus-lobbying
IlOTA. (2010). Lobbying for OT Profession. Retrieved from: http://ilota.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=36
Nursing-Informatics.com. (2010). Appendix I: What is the Advocacy Process? Retrieved from: http://www.nursing-informatics.com/N4111/LA12_appendix.pdf
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