But the link found between fibro patients and RLS is intriguing. Fibromyalgia and restless legs syndrome share certain features: * Women are more likely to suffer from fibromyalgia and RLS. * There appears to be a genetic component because these conditions run in families.
Donaldson and Shields (2009) differentiated policy or class advocacy fromcase advocacy as the former ârefers to efforts to change social systems to beneï¬t a population ofpeople, as opposed to case advocacy, which refers to helping individual clients access systems toreceive beneï¬tsâ (p. 83).
Legislative advocacy is a key part of the work done by NASW at the Federal and State levels. NASWâs Government Relations staff is fighting hard to make the voice of professional social workers heard on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The most effective way to express our ideas and vision, however, is through our members.