Discussion:
Advocacy role a Child Protective Services Specialist
Imagine you are a Child Protective Services Specialist for New York Child Welfare Services:
1-Describe the advocacy role a Child Protective Services Specialist plays within the agency.
2-Describe the populations served by this agency.
3- Describe an advocacy model or template that is used with each population. Is the advocate speaking on behalf of the client or assisting the client in speaking for him- or herself?
4- Describe how this individual could have become involved in the role of advocate.
5-What is most rewarding about a job like this?
6-What would someone in this position possibly change about his or her job if it were possible to do so.
7-What are some reasons to become an advocate?
8-How could personal values affect upon the performance of the duties required?
9-Is this responsibility different than the original expectations of the job?