Training
Advocates for Children conducts a 5 week training session for prospective volunteers. Each session consists of eleven 3-hour classes. Attendance is mandatory for each class. Topics covered in the classes include:

• Roles and Responsibilities of the Professionals
• Cultural Awareness
• Dynamics of Abuse and Neglect
• The Child and Permanence - Bonding and Attachment
• Permanence and the Law
• Interviewing Techniques
• The Juvenile Court Process
• Adoption Issues and Advocacy Techniques

In addition, each volunteer is expected to spend a minimum of 30 minutes in court observation, and to attend the swearing-in ceremony for his or her class.