So first, here's a reminder of what advocacy is (as well as what it's not). 1  Advocacy is active promotion of a cause or principle. 2  Advocacy involves actions that lead to a selected goal. 3  Advocacy is one of many possible strategies, or ways to approach a problem.
Written Reprimand. A written reprimand typically is a serious disciplinary action the employee's supervisor delivers during a private conference, although a reprimand for egregious actions may be given during a disciplinary conference with a manager present as a witness.
A reprimand is considered a slap on the wrist and can be given in private and even in a letter. Censure, on the other hand, is a form of public shaming in which the politician must stand before his peers to listen to the censure resolution as it is read out against him for all to hear.