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vendredi 25 avril 2014

Understanding What A Special Needs Advocate Does

By Agnes Dickson


When a person has been diagnosed with something that they may need assistance with, that person is generally termed as in need of special services. Whether a person has a mental, physical, or psychological condition, it is recommended that the person has a special needs advocate. This is a person that speaks on the behalf of the person in need.

Generally, this is used in the legal profession to describe a person who has some legal training that allows him or her to effectively represent another person in government buildings, schools, or courtrooms. The representative can represent formally or informally and render assistance to individuals struggling with legal matters. The representative can help people who may be unfamiliar with the legal system or may be unable to speak and handle legal matters on their own.

These advocates may provide services to adult people in need, as well as children and family services from all over the world. They typically meet with the person in need, his family, and his children if any in order to collect the information need to provide them with responsibilities and their rights. They may report information to the workers involved with the case, the judge, and any staff with an active interest.

Depending on the circumstances and parties involved, a representative may help develop a plan and a set of goals to meet in order to provide for the person with certain conditions. A representative may represent someone who is a minor or a person that has certain medical conditions.

When a person lacks the appropriate means to make decisions in his own best interest, the court or government branch will attempt to assist him with legal representation. Some medical conditions automatically incapacitate an individual where he or she is unable to make appropriate decisions. The courts will name a representative if a minor child is involved. If there are allegations of child abuse, a representative will most definitely be appointed.

In the legal system, the appointed representative is referred to as guardian ad litum. In custody disputes and asset collection, when a person of unsound mind or has a disabling condition, a guardian ad litum will be appointed when one is seeking the power of attorney. Guardian ad litums are definitely involved when a child is involved in the foster care system or enters the government system.

The guardians may work in specific areas such as disabilities or mental conditions. They may work for a person of this nature to ensure that his rights are advocated. Certain things that a representative will work to achieve such as government payments or modifications in a learning environment would be beneficial to the client.

A guardian may only work with clients in a specific field, but it is not common for the representatives to charge their client. Some of them work for the state or government, while others may work for client-based fees. There are a number of professionals that are licensed in the jurisdiction they work out of. Whether or not they charge the client or work for the government depends on a number of factors.




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