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: Go up for adoption? The CASA worker job description involves everything that leads up to those recommendations: The child advocate visits the child and gets to know them. The advocate finds out how the child is doing in school and in their current foster home, and whether they need any added service. The volunteer talks to adults involved in the case, possibly including foster parents, teachers, therapists or police. 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.