Relative stable finncial support. Familiarity and established working relationship with administration. Can result in compromising the client's best interests. Defensiveness about critism of organization Self-monitoring reduces accountability. External Advocacy External advocates are supported by non-system resources and are not accountable to persons within the system.
External advocates tend to be viewed as adversaries of the system.
They tend to view the system and all of its parts as contributing to the problems and failures to meet individual clients' needs. Strengths Weaknesses Independence from the system and resulting absence of vested interest. Less likely to be co-opted. Can bring pressure to bear when needed. Separates the monitor from the monitored.