Articles by Mitchel Peters about Citizen Advocacy

Mitchel Peters, while coordinator at Citizen Advocacy Eastern Suburbs in Perth, Australia, wrote a series of insightful and sensitive articles about Citizen Advocacy. They were published in Inroads, the programme's newsletter.

Swimming against the tide: why Citizen Advocacy will not gain wide acceptance, Inroads, Issue 1 (October-December, 1995)  

Doing what comes naturally: Citizen Advocacy as a culturally typical response, Inroads, Issue 2 (January-March, 1996)

A caution against placing undue faith in apparently sound policies and procedures of service organisations for people with disabilities, Inroads, Issue 3 (April-June, 1996)

Walking the tightrope: inherent tensions which characterise the key activities of the Citizen Advocacy office, Inroads, Issue 4 (July-September, 1996)

Standing by another: the power of personal, unpaid commitments, Inroads, Issue 5 (January-April, 1997)

Reconciling to the fallibility of always "getting it right" when sincerely acting in the interests of another, Inroads, Issue 6 (December, 1997)

Relegated to the back-seat of life: reflections on the losses experienced by a person with a disability, Inroads, Issue 7 (August, 1998)

The importance for Citizen Advocates to develop "standing" in representing their proteges, Inroads, Issue 8 (December, 1998)

As times go by: the tragic life-wasting fate of people with disabilities, Inroads, Issue 9 (August, 1999)

Why it is neither necessary nor desirable for Citizen Advocates to receive technical training as a pre-condition to the advocacy engagement, Inroads, Issue 10 (May, 2000)