Category: Format – Article
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Jacqueline Weinberg & Jeff Giddings, “Lessons Learned from Remote Delivery: Supervision and the Student Experience”
The authors present survey research indicating that in light of the pandemic and online clinic experience, students benefit and appreciate supervisors who take the time to provide them with guidance and support that are integral in uncertain times. Online engagement forces supervisors to rethink their understanding of the supervisory relationship and the need to alter…
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Sarah Katz & Deeya Haldar, “The Pedagogy of Trauma-Informed Lawyering”
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This article discusses the pedagogy of teaching law students to recognize and understand trauma and the effect of vicarious trauma on law students who work with clients who have experienced serious trauma. This article seeks to provide tools for teaching trauma-informed practice in all law school clinic settings. Vicarious trauma, or compassion fatigue, is a…
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Roni Berger & Laura Quiros, “Supervision for Trauma-Informed Practice
This article sets out a series of principles for the supervision of trauma-informed practice. Trauma-informed supervision combines knowledge about trauma and supervision and focuses on the interrelationship between the trauma, the practitioner, the helping relationship, and the context of the work (Etherington, 2009). Ongoing supervision is a major protective factor against vicarious trauma. Supervision for…
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L DiAnne Borders et al, “Trauma-informed supervision of trainees: Practices of supervisors trained in both trauma and clinical supervision”
This article examines trauma-informed supervision. Most individuals within the realm of mental health services receive little, if any, trauma-focused training, putting them at risk for burnout and vicarious trauma. This is particularly true for members of racialized communities and/or those with their own trauma histories. Implementation of trauma-informed supervision requires: L DiAnne Borders et al,…
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Susan Bryant, “The Five Habits: Building Cross-Culture Competence in Lawyers”
This article demonstrates how developing the Five Habits increases cross-cultural competence and the methods clinical teachers can use to have more inclusive conversations while building cross-cultural skills. The Habits can be used to avoid cultural blinders and recover from cultural blunders. The Five Habits are: Teachers can develop these habits and cross-cultural competence in students…
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Mary Lynch, “Importance of Experiential Learning for Development of Essential Skills in Cross-Cultural and Intercultural Effectiveness”
This article examines the importance of cross-cultural misunderstandings within the lawyer-client relationship, a relationship which requires trust. Intercultural effectiveness is critical for law students to learn because of the significant consequences that flow from cross-cultural misunderstandings in relationships within law practice. It may result in interference with rapport, problem-solving, and peacemaking. Cross-cultural misunderstandings may unintentionally…
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Mary Lee Nelson et al, “A Feminist Multicultural Perspective on Supervision”
This article discusses how gender and race interact with each other within the context of supervision. The authors suggest that in order to be open to multicultural supervision and the perspectives therein, supervisors must have the courage to be anxious, grapple with the uncertainty with respect to the silence that occurs in relation to feminism…