I Speak For This Child: True Stories of a Child Advocate - Softcover
This is the true story of Gay Courter's work as a Guardian of the legal powers, responsibilities, and duties her position entailed, of her fierce efforts to ensure that her clients were treated with care and respect, and of the rewards of participating in thie nationwide volunteer program. This book is for anyone who has ever wondered, "What can I do to help?"
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Gay Courter is the author of five best-selling novels including: The Midwife, The Midwife?s Advice, River of Dreams, Code Ezra, and Flowers in the Blood. With husband, Philip, she has produced over one hundred award-winning films. They have two sons and a daughter adopted from foster care. Gay has been an active Court Appointed Special Advocate volunteer for more than ten years. www.gaycourter.com
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Since 1989, novelist Courter (The Midwife's Advice, LJ 9/1/92) has served as a volunteer Guardian ad Litem, a court-appointed guardian for children involved in custody battles or child abuse cases. She has worked on more than a dozen cases, privy to the children's wishes as she challenged state agencies, caseworkers, foster parents, and courts to seek her charges' "best interests." This book offers to the public her unique, insider's view of child advocacy in America. Through engaging and true stories of several children with abusive parents, Courter suggests that a child's primary need is "a permanent, safe, nurturing environment." She views the legal, bureaucratic, and emotional issues involved through the eyes of the children, vividly recounting their tumultuous placements in foster homes, humiliating court cases, heartbreaking separation from parents, and personal conversations. Her book will interest all who are concerned with the social health of American communities and will be particularly useful to students of law, public administration, and social work.
Cedar Carlton, New York
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Cedar Carlton, New York
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherThree Rivers Press
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0517886863
- ISBN 13 9780517886861
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages416
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