Tag: David F Chavkin

David F Chavkin, “Matchmaker, Matchmaker: Student Collaboration in Clinical Programs”

May 19, 2024

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Meris Bray

in Annotated Bibliography, Collaboration, Ethnicity, Format – Article, Gender, Race, Sexual Orientation, Uncertainty

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…
David F Chavkin, “Am I My Client’s Lawyer: Role Definition and the Clinical Supervisor”

May 18, 2024

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Meris Bray

in Annotated Bibliography, Format – Article, Intervention, Professional Identity, Supervision Models – Directive, Supervision Models – Nondirective

This article is a good example of an early American clinical legal educator’s approach to supervision. The author struggles with the degree to which students should assume autonomy for their work (versus the supervisor), ultimately arguing that students should assume significant autonomy in their work. Two aspects of student learning maximize student autonomy: (1) an…