Describe the ways in which grit, resilience, and coping skills are essential to any advocacy effort.

Competency
In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competency:
Connect and extend knowledge from the field of psychology to other contexts
Scenario
As an advocate for positive change, you are inspired to address the social issues that align with your personal ideals. Your personality,
lived experiences, and path to personal growth have contributed to your social change identity, fostering qualities that will enable you
to serve a purpose greater than yourself. Whether your change agency focuses on education reform, violence against women, poverty
and hunger, or animal abuse, you have a unique purpose that mo!vates you to answer the ques!on: How can I advocate for the
change that I want to see in the world? In this assignment, you will examine the various psychosocial factors that impact your efforts
to advocate for your cause.
Direc!ons
Using the learning from your Module Three Milestone assignment, you will refer to a social change ini!a!ve that aligns with your
personal ideals and examine the role of advocacy in your efforts to effect posi!ve social change. Address the following rubric criteria
using credible sources of evidence in a 2- to 3-page reflec!on:
1. Describe the ways in which grit, resilience, and coping skills are essential to any advocacy effort.
2. Describe how you would apply the principles of emo!onal intelligence for collabora!on in your advocacy efforts.
3. Describe the psychology subdisciplines that are most relevant to the interdisciplinary nature of your advocacy efforts.
4. Describe the ways in which your knowledge of psychology has prepared you to execute your social change ini!a!ve.
All sources and ideas requiring a#ribu!on must be cited according to APA style.