Title: What Is the Job of a Child Advocate? | Work - Chron.com
Headings: What Is the Job of a Child Advocate?
What Is the Job of a Child Advocate?
Advocacy for Young People
What a Child Advocate Does
What a Child Advocate Is Not
Becoming a CASA Volunteer
Personal Qualities
Starting Work

Content: The advocate reads the documents about the case, learning everything possible. Advocates also monitor the case plan approved by the court and make sure it's being followed. The advocate monitors any new developments in the case. A good child advocate focuses on the best interests of the child throughout their service. After reviewing the facts, talking to adults and listening to the child, the advocate presents the judge with a recommendation. What a Child Advocate Is Not
A child advocate isn't a foster parent or a mentor. A child advocate doesn't take kids to baseball games or hang out with them, although they'll probably develop a relationship through their frequent contact with the children. However, once a given child leaves the court system, the advocate usually doesn't have any further relationship with them. Becoming a CASA Volunteer
Child advocates and guardians ad litem are volunteer positions. That doesn't mean the court will take anyone who shows up and volunteers;