SFCASA Advocate Link

Advocate Link (AL) is SFCASA's online advocacy database. AL connects volunteers to case information, their case supervisor, and their strategy for advocacy -- all in one place.
 

ADVOCATE LINK SUPPORT

Advocate Link: Click to be connected to the Advocate Link site.

Advocate Link Guide: A step-by-step guide for using Advocate Link, with screenshots.

A.L. Court Report Instructions: A guide for submitting your Court Report in Advocate Link.

Court Report Writing Webinar: A brief training to familiarize you with writing Court Reports.

ADVOCATE LINK TRAINING

  • Email our Data Specialist and your Case Supervisor to request your Advocate Link login.

  • Watch the Advocate Link Training Webinar (below).

  • Login to Advocate Link and complete the following activities:

    • Upload a photo and update your gender pronouns, preferred language, and all languages spoken.

    • Check that your current employer is correct. If not, contact your Case Supervisor.

    After you and your case supervisor have discussed the getting started process:

    • Confirm that case relationships are correct and up to date, especially for PSW, Attorney, and Educational Rights Holder.

    • Check court hearing date and make edits if needed.

    • Enter the school placement for the current school year

    • If the young person has any education accommodations or special education services, please enter the last IEP, IFSP, or 504 Plan meeting and upload the document.

    • Enter 2 logs for activities taken on your case.

  • Once you have completed the required tasks above, please log into AL, click on Continuing Education, and follow the prompts to request CE credit for “Advocate Link Webinar”.

ADVOCATE LINK TRAINING WEBINAR

This training provides an overview of the activities advocates will complete on Advocate Link.  2 CE.

0:05 Welcome & Overview 2:00 Updating Advocate Personal Information 4:04 Case Information Overview 5:00 Adding a Personal Contact Relationship 6:33 Adding a Professional Case Relationship 8:18 Adding a Youth Activity or Employment 10:06 Education Input Overview 11:23 Entering a School Placement 13:33 Entering IEPs 18:00 Entering a School Discipline Record 23:33 Entering High School Credits 26:30 Monthly Survey & Logs 34:49 Bi-Annual Surveys 35:48 Continuing Education Progress 39:24 Advocate Link Guide

0:17 Username

1:34 Editing Personal Information

2:00 Updating and Uploading Driver’s License and Insurance

2:48 Understanding Youth’s Contact

3:32 Adding Personal (Contact) Relationships

5:04 Adding School Placement

5:59 Adding Education Plans

7:05 Uploading Education Documents

7:43 Entering Referrals and Employment

9:33 Entering and Updating Professional Relationships

11:17 Viewing Hearing Details, Court Report Assistant, and Hearing Documents

12:53 Adding Log Hours

17:23 Recalling a Log

17:54: Viewing Past Quarterly Surveys

18:27 Reviewing Home Page