Clinic collaborations with social workers can be a critical component towards the wellness of clients, students, and clinicians. The concurrent workshop panelists are clinicians practicing in three different areas of law, family (Pitt), criminal (SLU), and immigration (UDC), as well as a social worker (SLU). We will share practical examples of ways social workers/MSW students and law students can collaborate, and then facilitate small group discussions (based on interest) on:
1) inviting social workers to guest lecture in your clinic seminar,
2) navigating the differing ethical obligations of social workers and lawyers,
3) designing an interdisciplinary law course with the school of social work,
4) hosting a Master of Social Work student in your clinical program, and/or
5) creating an interdisciplinary clinic.
The breakout groups will report back at the end of the session and share their resources/findings in a shared document.