Title: What is a Child Advocate? (with pictures)
Headings: What is a Child Advocate? (with pictures)
What is a Child Advocate? (with pictures)
Tricia Christensen
Tricia Christensen
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Content: Children who then enter “the system” of foster care need at least one person, and preferably more, on their side should they encounter problems, which is not unlikely. A child advocate comes in many different forms. In the US, many states have special child advocate programs that are separate from any form of social services or child welfare department. People employed in these programs could listen to concerns raised by children, by their foster parents, or by social workers that review foster parenting. Social workers also have advocacy roles and sometimes the ability to remove children from different types of care if the child’s needs are not adequately met. Child advocated may help children who have been neglected by their guardian. Private child advocate types may come in different forms. Attorneys who represent children accused of crimes are these children’s advocates. Some non-profit private organizations may step in different steps of the process to see that children are given adequate support. It is often stated that it takes a village to raise a child, and this raises the question of who should not be a child advocate.