Youth Advocate Job Description

Activists in the field of advocacy

The advocates are the ones who reach out to the youth. They need a wide network of contacts in order to spot the youth that are in need. They have to work out plans with a view to reach out to them through means that they are interested in.

One way to organize live demonstrations, seminars, short courses, interactive sessions, and other things is in schools, colleges, private institutions, orphanage homes, and universities. It is a great way to raise awareness about issues that plague the youth. Peer pressure, addiction, learning disorders, teenage pregnancy, violence, and many other issues are prominent.

Communication and organization are important parts of the work. The professionals should be able to organize their work in a tactful and efficient manner. Clubbing individuals with similar problems, engaging them into group activities, teaching them about constructive behavior and its relation with community, helping them to avoid unprincipled and felonious activities, counseling them to fight against stress, negative vibes, and other.

Creating an Educational Forum for Teen Sexual Pregnancies

Teens are often given information and skills to reduce their own sexual risk taking behavior. Teens can become advocates for safe sexual behavior with their peers and families by participating in teen pregnancy prevention. An advocate is someone who supports a person or issue.

Teens can benefit from advocacy for pregnancy prevention. Young people can see they can make a difference if they advocate. Their voice can change sexual behavior in their school and community.

Third advocating for an issue helps young people understand the issue and clarify their personal values. Students can either advocate for create their own issues. When you try to advocate for too many different things, efforts get watered down.

One way to help youth decide how they want to focus their advocacy efforts is to hold an educational forum about pregnancy prevention and then have a discussion about which issues are important to them. New advocates need to be prepared for challenges. The same arguments are often used in the same controversy over adolescent pregnancy prevention.

The SIECUS Community Action Kit has ideas about how to respond to arguments against comprehensive sexuality education. Advocacy can include everything from letter writing campaigns to on-line bulletin boards, to speaking to groups of youth, to buttons and bumper stickers. The message is written on the flyers, bulletin boards, and other items.