Applying the Benefits of Reflection, Evaluation, and Assessment to Develop Cultural Competence in Clinics and Externships with an International Learning Context

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Session Type: AALS Programs

Session Capacity: N/A

Hotel: N/A

Room: Salon 6 and 7

Floor: Third Floor

Description Today’s world requires attorneys prepared to serve individuals from around the globe—both in the United States and in their countries of origin. This session provides effective tools on learning outcomes, assessment, and reflection from a variety of externship and clinical settings: semester-long international externships, study abroad programs, farmworker clinics, and service projects. We will describe how assessment and reflection develop students’ skills, cultural competencies, and sense of global responsibility, as well as provide critical information to articulate the value of such experiences to both students and law school administrators.