Useful Resources
Below are some resources that may be especially helpful to people wanting to learn some of the history of Citizen Advocacy. The videos below also feature Dr Wolf Wolfensberger, the originator of Citizen Advocacy and Social Role Valorization.
We have also listed here material important in understanding some of the technical detail associated with good citizen advocacy programme practices. This will be especially important to Board Members and Staff of Citizen Advocacy programmes.
Videos
We have YouTube and Odysee channels which contain many great videos dedicated to the topic of Citizen Advocacy. Do check them out!
Reflections on Citizen Advocacy
Reflections on Citizend Advocacy, taken from interviews for an upcoming documentary on Wolf Wolfensberger and the Principle of Normalization.
Downloadable Documents
| Title & Description | Author | File |
|---|---|---|
| CAPE Ratings The ratings of CAPE (without score pages) |
PDF Article | |
| An Updated Sketch of the Rationales for the Existence and Independence of the Citizen Advocacy Office | Wolf Wolfensberger & Mitchel Peters | PDF Article |
| Assumptions Underlying Citizen Advocacy A brief outline of some of the most important concepts and assumptions underlying Citizen Advocacy |
Wolf Wolfensberger | PDF Article |
Recommended
Books
Seeing Red : From Anger to Advocacy : A Guide to Community Inclusion for All
- Author: Ethel Temby with Patricia O'Brien
- Published 2018 by Star Victoria.
- Contact Star Victoria to purchase this book.
Transforming Vulnerable Lives
- Edited by Debra Davis.
- Foreword by Julian Burnside AO.
- Contact Citizen Advocacy South Australia to purchase this book.
Watch the Advancing Citizen Advocacy Conference
A wonderful amount of richly informative content was presented by many people from across the world at the Advancing Citizen Advocacy Conference, held in Melbourne Australia in February of 2023.
Now, through the efforts of the Citizen Advocacy Trust of Australia, you can watch the presentations from the conference completely free, on YouTube.
