Welcome to Guardian Advocates

By michaelj On October 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment

INTRODUCTION

I am a certified professional guardian in Washington State and more recently a past president of the Washington Association of Professional Guardians (WAPG). I am also a lawyer in private guardianship practice for 13 years. When I sat down and began planning Guardian Advocates, I saw a need to provide information and tools for guardians, their attorneys as well as businesses and members of the public who deal with guardianship. Guardianship is a hot topic nationwide.

Our Washington State board is proposing more and rules and regulations for guardians. Our state legislature does the same every time it meets. Our state is part of and some say a leader of a nationwide trend of guardianship reform. The National Guardianship Association (NGA), the Guardianship Summit and a recent Congressional hearing are examples of a nationwide interest in guardianship issues.

GUARDIANS NEED “TOOLS”

Guardians need information and tools to advocate for reasonable regulation to ensure the best interests of their wards in this rapidly changing and rather chaotic regulatory environment. Guardian Advocates aims to address regulatory trends by providing up-to-date information and advocacy tools for guardians in Washington State and nationwide. Guardians also need tools for practice management and ethical decision-making. Guardian Advocates is a place for guardians to easily find information, access tools, and comment on the latest developments. Subscribing to the Newsletter is the best way to get started.

OUR NEWSLETTER

Guardians have a lot of spare time on their hands, right? Reading the blog every day thoroughly will be exciting for you after a long day? Sure. But we want to make it even easier for you with the Guardian Advocates Newsletter. Subscribe to our monthly (perhaps in the future twice monthly) Newsletter and you will receive a summary of what’s happening on the blog or a special report, PLUS

a “hot tip” or interesting information
a product or resource which is useful or interesting
links back to our website.

Our website will contain:

new articles for you to review (we’re shooting for at least 3 times per week)
links to products and resources which you might find useful and interesting in your practice (this may take a little longer to get rolling)
subscription to premium content (ditto).

New and interesting ideas for education, practice management, and ethics issues are in development. We are also working on a special section for Washington State as well as a separate Newsletter with special reports on regulatory, legislative, and legal affairs. Stay tuned for more information!

GUEST AUTHORS

Guardian Advocates invites guest authors to write articles on the following topics: ADVICE to the general public about guardianship practice; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT tips and helpful advice for guardians; THOUGHT-PROVOKING IDEAS about guardianship practice and reform (nationwide or local). Please feel free to contact me about “guest posting”.