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
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
How to Think About Competence More Clearly and Why Novices Resist Experts – 2025 SCARS Institute Team2025-06-19T16:33:06-04:00June 19th, 2025|Categories: ABOUT ADVOCATES, 2025, Advocate Ethics, ARTICLE, BEST PRACTICES, ETHICAL STANDARDS, Original, SUPPORTING SCAM VICTIMS, Supporting Scam Victims, What it Takes to be an Advocate|Tags: Competence, Experts, Knowledge, Novices, Understanding| 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
Five Faces of Response: How People React to Injustice, and Why It Matters – 2025 SCARS Institute Team2025-03-23T22:12:19-04:00March 23rd, 2025|Categories: ABOUT ADVOCATES, 2025, Advocate Ethics, ARTICLE, Crime Victim Advocate Professionalism, ETHICAL STANDARDS, NEGATIVE ADVOCACY, ScamsNOW.com, What it Takes to be an Advocate|Tags: Advocates, Response, Scam Victims, Support| Read More
Introduction to the SCARS Institute’s ScamVictimsAdvocates.org for Scam Victims’ Advocates – 2025 SCARS Institute Team2025-03-23T19:30:30-04:00March 23rd, 2025|Categories: Original, 2025, Advocate Ethics, ARTICLE, Crime Victim Advocate Professionalism, NOT HOME PAGE, Supporting Scam Victims, What it Takes to be an Advocate|Tags: Advocacy, Introduction, Scam Victim-Survivors, Scam Victims, Scam Victims Advocates, SCARS Institute, Survivors| Read More
Wait to Become a Crime Victims’ Advocate: The Importance of Personal Recovery Before Becoming a Scam Victim Advocate – 2025 SCARS Institute Team2025-03-18T08:47:40-04:00March 18th, 2025|Categories: ABOUT ADVOCATES, 2025, ADVOCATE MOTIVATION, ADVOCATE PREPARATION & TRAINING, ARTICLE, Crime Victim Advocate Professionalism, Original, What it Takes to be an Advocate|Tags: Advocate Ethics, Crime Victim Advocate Professionalism, Crime Victims' Advocate, Emotional Neutrality, Personal Recovery, Scam Victim Advocates, Scam Victims, Supporting Scam Victims, Trauma-Informed Care| Read More