A professional guardian is someone who provides legal guardianship in the Federal Republic of Germany (§ 1896 ff.BGB) as part of a self-employed activity. This is not a training occupation within the meaning of the Vocational Training Act or a course of study, but rather an activity that has developed over the last few decades (particularly since guardianship for adults was replaced by care in 1992). While before 1992 it was mainly lawyers who worked professionally in this profession (as so-called professional guardians), in the years since 1992 many people from other professional groups (mainly social workers/educators, geriatric nurses and nurses, also administrative specialists and business people) have also worked in this profession operated. The term “care” is somewhat misleading.Legal representative would be better. Because the legal guardian only has to represent the person being cared for, i.e. to make decisions that the person being cared for can no longer make themselves, although in principle these must be made in the way they arelegally competent guardians would have decided himself. The carer does not have to provide social or even medical care, but rather only ensure that it is organized (according to the wishes of the person being cared for). In the broader sense of the word, professional supervisors are not only self-employed people, but also self-employed peopleClub supervisor andAuthority supervisor. These also provide care as part of their professional activity, but are employees or with thecare authorities sometimes also officials. In order to be appointed as a club supervisor, you must:Care association official recognition (§ 1908 f BGB).

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