ADVOCACY - THE LAW ALLOWS FOR IT

Survivors want your help. They need your advocacy.

It is part of your job, as an advocate, to lend a voice for respect, dignity, understanding and helpful problem solving for battered women.

You, as a victim advocate, have a unique role; different from that of the case manager, the social worker, the mental health counselor, the drug and alcohol professional - different from anyone else who may have been called in to assist.

You are not there to be an impartial or neutral observer. You are there to stick up for your client. You are there to understand what she wants, to understand what is possible within the rules and laws of the welfare system, and to shamelessly promote resolution that supports, to the absolute fullest potential, your client's safety and an unencumbered journey to economic self-sufficiency. The law allows for it. Your client needs and deserves it.

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ADVOCATES WILL NEVER JUDGE A VICTIM NOR THEIR DECISIONS

The right decision for one person may not be the right decision for the next. An advocate understands that there are as many “right” ways to do things as there are people. Even if the victim feels they have made some “bad” decisions, they can trust that the advocate will not blame nor judge them. Even if they decide they don’t want to “do anything” now, the advocate will support that decision. No matter what they’ve done or decide to do in the future, the advocate will respect them and the decisions they make.

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