QUALIFICATIONS FOR CONTRACT GUARDIANS

The Office of Guardianship contract “corporate” guardians require that guardianship coordinators have successfully completed the Guardianship Examination through the National Guardianship Association and are designated as Registered Guardians within eighteen (18) months of employment. The Contractor must document staff job descriptions and qualifications for each staff member and make such documents available to the Office of Guardianship, upon request.

Registered Guardians are certified by the Center for Guardianship Certification (CGC) which was created in 1994 as an allied foundation of the National Guardianship Association (NGA) to enhance the quality of guardianship services through national certification. The CGC views certification not as the end, but as a means to demonstrate to the public, clients, and the courts that the certified guardian has sufficient skill, knowledge and understanding of the universal guardianship principles to be worthy of the responsibility entrusted to him or her.

Certification entitles the guardian to represent to the courts and the public that he or she is eligible to be appointed, is not disqualified by prior conduct, agrees to abide by universal ethical standards governing a person with fiduciary responsibilities, submits to a disciplinary process, and can demonstrate through a written test an understanding of basic guardianship principles and laws.
 
For information regarding “Registered Guardians”, please see the Center for Guardianship Certification at: http://www.guardianshipcert.org/. There is also the NGA’s Model Code of Ethics, and Standards of Practice; see at website: http://www.guardianship.org/; Click on: "Publications", then Click on "Model Code of Ethics for Guardians", and "Standards of Practice for Guardians"; Ph: 814-238-3126; E-mail: info@guardianship.org