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Interdisciplinary Teaching of Court Work Skills: Enhancing Undergraduate and Postgraduate Education

This seminar discusses an interdisciplinary approach to teaching court work skills at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, incorporating case material, mock court scenarios, and feedback from trained legal professionals. Student feedback highlights the value of interacting with witnesses and professionals from other disciplines. Future developments include embedding this approach into the curriculum and seeking input from the judiciary for further improvements.

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Interdisciplinary Teaching of Court Work Skills: Enhancing Undergraduate and Postgraduate Education

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  1. An inter-disciplinary approach to teaching court work skills at under-graduate and post-graduate levels Nicola Carr1, Karen Winter2, Aine Maxwell3 and Melissa McCullough4 1,2 School of Sociology Social Policy and Social Work, Queen’s University Belfast 3 Institute of Professional Legal Studies, Queen’s University Belfast 4 Centre for Medical Education, Queen’s University Belfast Seminar series Stormont Thursday 07th June 2012

  2. Introduction Context Process Student feedback Future developments

  3. 1. Context • Drivers: • Child abuse inquiries • Policy developments • Feedback from Judiciary • University

  4. 2. Process • Levels: • Case material • Written court report • Questions by trainee barristers • Statement of fact for medical students • Mock court scenario – students observing and learning from each other • Verbal feedback and discussion in inter-disciplinary groups • Use trained barristers/solicitors as ‘Judges’ • Video recordings for further learning

  5. 3. Student feedback • Quotes: It provided an opportunity to interact with a witness other than persons within my own course that I am friendly with. It was quite helpful in understanding how I would question such a witness in practice. (Bar Trainee, 2012)

  6. 3. Student feedback The opportunity to work with members of other professions who I will be interacting with in the future when I graduate and begin practicing. I also feel that I have gained a greater insight into a very important side to medical practice (child protection issues) (Medical Student, 2012)

  7. 3. Student feedback I thought the experience of being cross examined was very valuable as the only real way to prepare for such a pressured situation is to experience it. (Social Work Student)

  8. 3. Student feedback • Statistics:

  9. 3. Student feedback

  10. 3. Student feedback

  11. 4. Future developments • Internal: • Shortlisted for teaching award • Embedding into curriculum • Developing tools and methods on basis student feedback • Criminal justice component

  12. 4. Future developments • External: • Building relationships with Judiciary to seek their views on areas for improvement • Involvement in Judicial Studies Board seminar series • PQ award

  13. More information For more information please contact: n.carr@qub.ac.uk or k.winter@qub.ac.uk

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