Theresa A Ravandi
SCA's mission is to be an exemplary agency using best practices and utilizing effective advocacy through all levels to ensure that abused and neglected children in the dependency system are able to realize their right to live in a permanent, safe, and nurturing environment. This includes ensuring that when the children leave the dependency system they have the educational foundation and resources to help them to contribute positively to our community.
To accomplish this mission Sacramento Child Advocates' social workers and dedicated attorneys work together to provide the voice, for abused and neglected children who have been placed in the foster care system. What makes SCA's approach to child advocacy so different is the attorney-youth advocate social worker model of legal representation. SCA's attorneys collaborate with professional youth advocate social workers (all of whom have Bachelor's or Master's degrees in social work) to make thorough recommendations to the court in the best interest of the child.
By combining legal and clinical expertise, SCA is able to truly understand the individual situation of every child represented, and can make accurate recommendations on their behalf to the court. This attorney-youth advocate social worker model is imperative to the representation of children in these special situations because the issues involved are not just legal, but also psychological and emotional in nature. SCA puts an added emphasis on making sure that the educational and mental health needs of each child are addressed at each hearing.
Theresa A Ravandi
Sacramento Child Advocates
8745 Folsom Blvd #150
Sacramento CA 95826
Tel: 916 364-2371
Fax: 916 364-5687
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