allyship Flashcards
allyship
partnership, support publicly, high privilege align with low privilege
“lifelong process of building relationships based on trust, consistency and accountability w marginalized individuals and/or groups”
developing trust
showing interest, humility, walk the walk
Rene Brown seven elements of trust
boundaries: mine and others
reliability: do what youll say youll do
accountability: own your mistakes
Vault: dont share info thats not yours to share
integrity: choose courage over comfort
Non-judgement: can talk about feelings without judgement
Generosity: extend generous interpretation
how to be an ally
respect boundaries be reliable in every situation be accountable develop your trust vault integrity even when times get tough non-judgement and compassion generosity balance and equity seek trust, seek truth
advocay
act of supporting or recommending a cause or course of action, undertaken on behalf of person or issue. It relates to the need of systems and societal structures to create a greater equity and better health for all. Nurses endeavour, individually and collectively, to advocate for and work toward eliminating social inequities
advocate
actively support a right and good cause, supporting other in speaking for themselves or speaking on behalf of those who cannot speak for themselves
what might nurses be advocating for
issues clients may have, policy change, ethical issues, family conflict, client involvement
Activism
promoting change, an activist is a change agent
“as professionals who practice in intersection of public policy and private lives, nurses are ideally situated and morally obligated to include political advocacy and efforts to influence healthy public policy in their practice”
why should nurses take action
nurses have high level of credibility with the public. Nurse bring a unique perspective and knowledge to healthy policy issues. nurses are successful advocates. Nurses respond to changing health policies
