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Chance at Childhood Program Law & Social Work Clinic Externship. Joseph Kozakiewicz, JD, LMSW Kimberly Steed-Page, LMSW Delanie Pope, JD. Basic Program Information. The Chance at Childhood Program includes three components: The Child & Family Advocacy Certificate Program
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Chance at Childhood ProgramLaw & Social Work Clinic Externship Joseph Kozakiewicz, JD, LMSW Kimberly Steed-Page, LMSW Delanie Pope, JD
Basic Program Information • The Chance at Childhood Program includes three components: • The Child & Family Advocacy Certificate Program • Continuing Education programming in the legal and social work professional communities & layperson community outreach • Law & Social Work Clinic Our mission: “To promote and protect the well being of children and families through integrated education and advocacy”
The Certificate Program • Apply to the Child & Family Advocacy Certificate Program • Program is comprised of three components: • Core Curriculum: • Integrated Law & SW Seminar in Child Welfare • Child Welfare/Abuse & Neglect Course in Social Work • Elective Course • Family Law elective from Law College (several to choose) • Law & Social Work Clinic Externship
Law & Social Work ClinicExternship Experience • Broad definition of child welfare-Clinic handles a variety of legal matters involving children • Law & social work graduate students paired together to complete work • Law students complete one semester of externship- 12 hours per week
Law & Social Work ClinicExternship Experience • Multiple benefits from the experience • Real families/Real cases • Multidisciplinary work • Professional networking in the community • Opportunity to learn about • multiple courts/counties • in Michigan
Contact Us! MSU Chance at Childhood, Law & SW Clinic 541 East Grand River Avenue East Lansing, MI 48823 (517) 432-8406 http://chanceatchildhood.msu.edu Clinic Staff Director Joseph Kozakiewicz, JD,LMSW kozakiew@msu.edu Program Coordinator Kimberly Steed-Page, LMSW steedkim@msu.edu Staff Attorney Delanie Pope, JD poped@msu.edu