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©
2000 Jordan Institute
for Families
Vol. 5,
No. 3
August
2000
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Who's
Who in Juvenile Court
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Interests
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Balance
to Strike
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Role
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Training
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| Child welfare social worker/DSS attorney |
Child protection for all
abused and neglected children in county
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Desire to reunify family
versus desire to keep child safe/achieve timely permanency
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Investigator, service
provider
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Educational and/or DSS
training and ongoing supervision
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| Guardian ad Litem/GAL attorney |
Representing interests
and wishes for a specific child
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Virgorous advocacy for
client versus cooperation with other agency constraints
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Advocates for child only
(is not equipped to provide services)
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Volunteer training and
ongoing supervision
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| Parents/ Parents' attorney |
Representing the parents'
wishes with regard to their children
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Zealous client advocacy
versus best interest of child and family
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Advocate for parents
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Varies widely; most represent
parents as part of a more general practice
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© 2000 Jordan Institute for Families