{"id":1397459,"date":"2026-01-13T11:56:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T16:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fcsn.org\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=1397459"},"modified":"2026-01-13T11:56:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T16:56:27","slug":"selecting-an-advocate-brochure","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/fcsn.org\/vi\/resource\/selecting-an-advocate-brochure\/","title":{"rendered":"Selecting an Advocate Brochure"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Selecting an Special Education Advocate<\/h2>\n<p>Brochure &#8211; English<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wppdfemb-frame-container-1\" style=\"-webkit-overflow-scrolling:auto;\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"pdfembed-iframe nonfullscreen wppdf-emb-iframe-1\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/fcsn.org\/vi\/?pdfemb-data=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZmNzbi5vcmdcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzAxXC9TZWxlY3RpbmctYW4tQWR2b2NhdGUtRW5nbGlzaC5wZGYiLCJ0aXRsZSI6IlNlbGVjdGluZy1hbi1BZHZvY2F0ZS1FbmdsaXNoIiwiaW5kZXgiOjEsInBkZklEIjoxMzk3NDU4fQ\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Selecting-an-Advocate-English\"\t\t\t\tdata-pdf-id=\"1397458\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-pdf-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"border:none;width:100%;max-width:100%;height:100vh;\"\n\t\t\t\tscrolling=\"yes\">\n\t\t\t<\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<p>An advocate is someone who helps a parent or family to understand the special education process. Advocates can provide information about special education options and requirements, and can help you to seek a specific service or program for your child. They are usually freelancers who work for an hourly fee.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to know that there is no formal certification or licensing process for advocates. Most advocates are not trained as lawyers. A well-trained advocate will help you know when you need advice from a lawyer.<\/p>\n<p>An advocate can help you carefully read your child\u2019s school records, testing information, and Individualized Education Program (IEP).<br \/>\nIf you wish, an advocate may attend Team meetings with you.<\/p>\n<p>A skillful advocate who knows local schools and resources can often see solutions not immediately obvious to other people. An advocate, most importantly, can help you to become a better advocate for your own child.<\/p>\n<p>For more information or to locate an advocate in your region of Massachusetts, please contact the Federation for Children with Special Needs, and ask for an Information Specialist. 800-331-0688<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":0,"template":"","resources-categories":[240],"topics-filter":[313,273,274],"age_filters":[249,250],"language_filters":[308],"class_list":["post-1397459","resource","type-resource","status-publish","hentry","resources-categories-special-education-pti","topics-filter-advocacy","topics-filter-school-placement-options","topics-filter-special-education-ieps","age_filters-age-6-13","age_filters-age-14-22","language_filters-english"],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"3.0.2","language":"vi","enabled_languages":["en","es","pt","ar","zh","vi"],"languages":{"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"es":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"pt":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"ar":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"zh":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"vi":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false}}},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Selecting an Advocate Brochure - Federation for Children with Special Needs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fcsn.org\/resource\/selecting-an-advocate-brochure\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"vi_VN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Selecting an Advocate Brochure - Federation for Children with Special Needs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/fcsn.org\/resource\/selecting-an-advocate-brochure\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Federation for Children with Special Needs\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fcsn.org\\\/resource\\\/selecting-an-advocate-brochure\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fcsn.org\\\/resource\\\/selecting-an-advocate-brochure\\\/\",\"name\":\"Selecting an Advocate Brochure - Federation for Children with Special Needs\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fcsn.org\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-13T16:56:27+00:00\",\"description\":\"An advocate is someone who helps a parent or family to understand the special education process. 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