In part one we were discussing individuals who are posing as Advocates trying to entice you,the victims of CPS into allowing you to pay them to assist with your case?

Let us continue with that subject now; One occasion; Personally, hearing one of these individuals saying they were tired of “these CPS people attending these meetings”, when in reality it was these CPS people, as they were called, that were financially supporting these functions, many flying or driving great distances because they had been promised legal assistance by this person.

Many times you will hear “key phrases” used by these individuals who are circling their new victims. Authentic advocates will readily admit that they don’t have all the answers, but in fact we are still learning, we learn from each other on a daily basis. You will discover this for yourself at nfpcar.org

If they use a term, for instance, “child abuse has become an elastic term” ask this person where that phrase came from. This term was coined by Gregory Hession; a dedicated attorney out of Mass. who works diligently for and on behalf of CPS victims. Real advocates would not take credit for this cleverly coined phrase. Check out his website at http://www.massoutrage.com/ma/ 

                                           Read any good books and/or articles lately?

Does this person who is asking you for money have articles and/or books with their name on them? If you are an avid reader, you have probably read articles like this one, and/or books on the subject on which you are seeking knowledge. Are you hearing phrases used from these articles/books coming from the person doing the presentation, or “quotes from the articles, books”?  Is this person knowledgeable on this subject they are covering, or simply parroting others, parroting is “Shirt tail credibility”

• Becoming knowledgeable through education is available to anyone. Has this person taken the time to do this, which would show real compassion for your situation, or are they just parroting knowledge they have heard someone else say in an article/book, during a workshop and/or presentation. There is a difference.  Every member of nfpcar.org is a potential advocate who is currently in the process of learning.

                                     It takes time to become an overnight success.

Questions on whether your “advocate” is for real?  Here are some “red flags”;

Go to part three of this series we will furnish you with; Red Flags to watch for;

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