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<blockquote data-quote="Abbey" data-source="post: 212379" data-attributes="member: 179"><p>Beth,</p><p> </p><p>I did a similar program (sounds like) years ago - Gaurdian at Litem. Yes, spork me if I spelled it wrong. It was one of the most rewarding things I have ever done. It's like the middle man between the court, social services, the child and the family. You are supposedly an unobjective person who sees the whole picture surrounding the child.</p><p> </p><p>I would make home visits, keep in close contact with all involved in school and make court appearances and give an opinion. That is all it was...an opinion.</p><p> </p><p>You didn't really deal with the child per say, but monitored their surroundings and helped the family steer in the right direction. But, ultimately it meant providing your opinion to the court, which can be very sad at times. I did this in South Dakota about 20 years ago and at that time the philosophy was keep the child with the family at nearly all costs. So, when a Guardian would approach the judge and recommend removal of the child...that was some serious crud. It was also sad to watch it unfold on my part. You do everything you can and the family is still so dysfunctional.</p><p> </p><p>You have to be prepared to deal with that part of it. It can be intensely rewarding, but also heartbreaking.</p><p> </p><p>Abbey</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Abbey, post: 212379, member: 179"] Beth, I did a similar program (sounds like) years ago - Gaurdian at Litem. Yes, spork me if I spelled it wrong. It was one of the most rewarding things I have ever done. It's like the middle man between the court, social services, the child and the family. You are supposedly an unobjective person who sees the whole picture surrounding the child. I would make home visits, keep in close contact with all involved in school and make court appearances and give an opinion. That is all it was...an opinion. You didn't really deal with the child per say, but monitored their surroundings and helped the family steer in the right direction. But, ultimately it meant providing your opinion to the court, which can be very sad at times. I did this in South Dakota about 20 years ago and at that time the philosophy was keep the child with the family at nearly all costs. So, when a Guardian would approach the judge and recommend removal of the child...that was some serious crud. It was also sad to watch it unfold on my part. You do everything you can and the family is still so dysfunctional. You have to be prepared to deal with that part of it. It can be intensely rewarding, but also heartbreaking. Abbey [/QUOTE]
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