Category: Annotated Bibliography
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Dean Spade, Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the next)
This book examines mutual aid, a model of collective support and collaboration to meet individual and group needs, usually stemming from recognition that systems in a capitalist society will not and has not met people’s needs. There are three key bedrocks of mutual aid: mutual aid projects work to meet survival needs and build shared…
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David F Chavkin, “Matchmaker, Matchmaker: Student Collaboration in Clinical Programs”
This article explores student collaboration in representing clients in clinical courses. It discusses both the benefits and disadvantages of putting students in teams. This article includes a literature review on collaboration and teamwork, as well as interviews with clinicians and students. The author provides recommendations to enhance collaboration in clinical programs. In this model, students…
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Timothy Casey, “Reflections on Legal Education in the Aftermath of a Pandemic”
This article suggests that although some law school courses can be taught online, experiential courses and clinics are not fit for the online space given the specific learning outcomes and in-person benefits, particularly concerning well-being. Online clinics hindered the opportunities for students to benefit from their teachers as mentors, observational opportunities were limited, individual instruction…
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Sarah R Boonin & Luz E Herrera, “From Pandemic to Pedagogy: Teaching the Technology of Lawyering in Law Clinics”
This article examines the role of technology in legal clinics during the pandemic and offers clinicians a series of suggestions for how to be more intentional about the use of technology in clinical programs. The authors use the term “the technology of lawyering” to represent the use of technology in legal practice that allows clients…
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Sarah Fishel, Kellie Wiltsie & David DeMatteo, “Certainly Uncertain: Facilitating Law Student Professional Growth and Well-Being through Supervision in Light of COVID-19”
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This article sets out a series of strategies that can be implemented in clinical supervision, focusing on well-being as part of professional development. Supervision models frequently contend that students should be active participants in their legal education. Generally speaking, supervision models advance methods that empower students to learn that effective action comes from thought and…
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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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Tom Cox, George Kuk & Michael Leiter, “Burnout, Health, Work Stress and Organizational Healthiness”
This chapter explores burnout and work stress. Burnout is “an emotionally depleted state experiences by people in the helping professions” (178). Burnout is highly rooted in social context and determination. On the other hand, work stress focuses on the “interaction between the person and the environment”(179). Work stress exists in relation to the processes that…