According to Faust, advocating for mental health patients has been around between late 1700s and early 1800s. Advocacy was introduced to social worker around the 1970s (Faust, 2008). Patient advocacy, sometimes known as ombudsman, is a term to support and carry out a patients’ rights through the medical system (Faust. 2008). With the current health system, patients do need someone to speak on their behalf. The social worker acts as a patient advocate also have to act as clinician but also be the liaison between the patient and the medical staff. This ensures the client is getting what they need to have a better quality of life. There are times when patient advocacy fall through cracks and the needs of the client is not met. Sometimes this
