Dysphoria and the Urge to Advocate – 2025 SCARS Institute Team2025-09-05T00:09:29-04:00September 5th, 2025|Categories: ABOUT ADVOCATES, 2025, ADVOCATE MOTIVATION, ARTICLE, BEST PRACTICES, Crime Victim Advocate Professionalism, ETHICAL STANDARDS, NEGATIVE ADVOCACY, Original, Support Groups & Communities, SUPPORTING SCAM VICTIMS, Supporting Scam Victims, What it Takes to be an Advocate|Tags: Advocate, Dysphoria| Read More
Not Everyone Can Be an Advocate or Facilitator in a Support Group – 2025 SCARS Institute Team2025-09-04T17:28:45-04:00September 4th, 2025|Categories: ABOUT ADVOCATES, 2025, ADVOCATE MOTIVATION, ADVOCATE PREPARATION & TRAINING, ARTICLE, Being a Volunteer Advocate, Crime Victim Advocate Professionalism, Crime Victim Advocate Professionalism, NEGATIVE ADVOCACY, Original, Support Groups & Communities, SUPPORTING SCAM VICTIMS, What it Takes to be an Advocate|Tags: Advocacy, Advocates, Providing Support, Scam Victim Advocacy, Scam Victim Advocates| Read More
Co-Dependency and Scam Survivor Groups – 2025 SCARS Institute Team2025-09-04T01:01:57-04:00September 4th, 2025|Categories: ADVOCATE PREPARATION & TRAINING, ARTICLE, Being a Volunteer Advocate, BEST PRACTICES, Crime Victim Advocate Professionalism, Crime Victim Advocate Professionalism, ETHICAL STANDARDS, Original, Support Groups & Communities, SUPPORTING SCAM VICTIMS, Supporting Scam Victims|Tags: Support Groups| Read More
The Advocates’ Burden: Advocacy Bias, Emotion, and the Shadow of Vicarious Trauma – 2025 SCARS Institute Team2025-09-02T18:46:52-04:00September 2nd, 2025|Categories: ABOUT ADVOCATES, 2025, Advocate Ethics, ADVOCATE PREPARATION & TRAINING, ARTICLE, BEST PRACTICES, Crime Victim Advocate Professionalism, ETHICAL STANDARDS, Original, SUPPORTING SCAM VICTIMS, Supporting Scam Victims|Tags: Advocacy, Advocates, Bias, Projection, Vicarious Trauma| Read More
Understanding and Overcoming the Mob Effect in Anti-Scam Groups: A Guide for Scam Victim Advocates – 2025 SCARS Institute Team2025-07-01T21:12:29-04:00July 1st, 2025|Categories: BEST PRACTICES, 2025, ARTICLE, Crime Victim Advocate Professionalism, Crime Victim Advocate Professionalism, NEGATIVE ADVOCACY, Original, Support Groups & Communities, SUPPORTING SCAM VICTIMS|Tags: Advocates, Anti-Scam Groups, Mob Effect| Read More
Supporting Novice Advocates and Ensuring Safe & Effective Scam Victim Assistance – 2025 SCARS Institute Team2025-07-01T20:48:08-04:00July 1st, 2025|Categories: ABOUT ADVOCATES, 2025, Advocate Ethics, ARTICLE, BEST PRACTICES, Crime Victim Advocate Professionalism, Crime Victim Advocate Professionalism, ETHICAL STANDARDS, NEGATIVE ADVOCACY, Original, Support Groups & Communities, SUPPORTING SCAM VICTIMS, Supporting Scam Victims, What it Takes to be an Advocate|Tags: Crime Victim Advocacy, Novice Advocates, Scam Victim Assistance| Read More
How to Talk About Scams with the General Public – 2025 SCARS Institute Team2025-06-29T21:03:28-04:00June 29th, 2025|Categories: ADVOCATE PREPARATION & TRAINING, 2025, ARTICLE, BEST PRACTICES, Crime Victim Advocate Professionalism, METHODOLOGIES, RomanceScamsNOW.com, What it Takes to be an Advocate|Tags: Talk About Scams| Read More
Advocates Need to Be Sure They are Helping for the Right Reasons – 2025 SCARS Institute Team2025-06-10T06:33:22-04:00June 10th, 2025|Categories: ABOUT ADVOCATES, 2025, Advocate Ethics, ADVOCATE MOTIVATION, ADVOCATE PREPARATION & TRAINING, ARTICLE, BEST PRACTICES, Crime Victim Advocate Professionalism, Crime Victim Advocate Professionalism, ETHICAL STANDARDS, NEGATIVE ADVOCACY, Original, SUPPORTING SCAM VICTIMS, Supporting Scam Victims, What it Takes to be an Advocate|Tags: Messiah Complex, Savior Syndrome, Saviorism, Saviors, Scam Victim Advocacy, Scam Victim Advocates| Read More
Gresham’s Law – How Bad Forces Out Good – 2025 SCARS Institute Team2025-05-20T17:46:56-04:00May 20th, 2025|Categories: ABOUT ADVOCATES, 2025, Advocate Ethics, ADVOCATE MOTIVATION, ADVOCATE PREPARATION & TRAINING, ARTICLE, Being a Volunteer Advocate, Crime Victim Advocate Professionalism, ETHICAL STANDARDS, NEGATIVE ADVOCACY, Original, Supporting Scam Victims|Tags: Advocates, Bad Advocates, Crime Victims, Gresham’s Law, Support| Read More
The Vital Importance of Emotional Neutrality for Scam Victim Advocates – 2025 SCARS Institute Team2025-03-17T20:29:07-04:00March 16th, 2025|Categories: ABOUT ADVOCATES, 2025, ARTICLE, BEST PRACTICES, Crime Victim Advocate Professionalism, Crime Victim Advocate Professionalism, ETHICAL STANDARDS, METHODOLOGIES, SUPPORTING SCAM VICTIMS|Tags: Crime Victim Advocate Professionalism, Emotional Neutrality, Scam Victim Advocates, Vicarious Trauma| Read More