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: It's a volunteer position, not a paying gig. Advocacy for Young People
Abuse and neglect hit kids hard. Being removed from an abusive home isn't always a happy ending. A child may bounce between foster homes, or fall between cracks in the judicial system. Once a CASA volunteer assumes responsibility for a child, the child advocate sticks with them until the kid completes their trip through the court system. Usually kids with guardians ad litem pass through the system faster, while still getting the care and consideration they need. What a Child Advocate Does
The end goal of a child advocate 's work is to provide a court with objective information and recommendations about the best interests of the child. Should they reunite with their parents? Live with relatives? Get a permanent guardian?