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Flies On The Wall Or In The Ointment? Some Thoughts On The Role Of Clinical Supervisors At Initial Client Interviews, Carolyn Grose
Flies On The Wall Or In The Ointment? Some Thoughts On The Role Of Clinical Supervisors At Initial Client Interviews, Carolyn Grose
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This article uses the question of whether or not supervisors attend initial client interviews with their students as a lens through which to explore other questions about supervision theory, clinical pedagogy and professional responsibility. This analysis appears to create dichotomous positions concerning how students learn best and how clients are served best. The article attempts to deconstruct these dichotomies by proposing a different way to think about these issues. Grounded in theories about adult learning, critical reflection, and role assumption and modeling, the article concludes that the decision about whether to attend client interviews can be one that the supervisor …
Roleplays As Rehearsals For “Doing The Right Thing”---Adding Practice In Professional Values To Moldovan And United States Legal Education, Ann Juergens
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In a work world where injustice and corruption challenge lawyers daily, how might law schools better prepare students to become ethical leaders, or, at least, to practice ethically themselves? This article asserts that adding short interactive roleplays to large classes is one way for students to learn the skill and value of doing the right thing under difficult circumstances. The authors build on their experience teaching in Moldova, where they found students eager to engage in realistic roleplays, so eager that they transformed a lawyer-client interviewing exercise into an exploration of what to do when offered a bribe. If U.S. …