Supervision is provided on a weekly, or more frequent basis as needed. It is recommended that students who have taken Administrative Advocacy also take the Civil Practice Clinic course before taking the Children's Advocacy Clinic or Advanced Clinic. This class meets once each week for one and one-half hours for discussion and debate about a variety of issues affecting children. Topics include bias, confidentiality, and the role of the Guardian ad Litem. Guest speakers include a psychologist, attorney for parents and DCYF supervisor, offering students a broader perspective on issues affecting children.
Students prepare a topic for class discussion as well as a paper on their topic.
Each student has GAL cases along with cases they continue to work on if they have completed the Civil Practice Clinic class and are supervised by the Clinic Supervising Attorneys. As with all the Law Center's clinics, students learn oral and written advocacy skills. Eligibility for Current Students Students from the class of 1998, with or without prior Clinic experience, are eligible for the basic four-hour Civil Practice Clinic course which meets each semester. Students from the class of 1999 are eligible for the Administrative Advocacy course. Students from the class of 1998 may enroll in this course, if space allows.