The Bronx Defenders 2026-2027 Social Work Internship

The Bronx Defenders (BxD)– an innovative, progressive, holistic indigent defense office in the South Bronx—seeks passionate social work students with a commitment to public defense to join our office as Social Work Interns.     Founded in 1997, The Bronx Defenders is a […]

Criminal Defense Practice Social Worker

The Bronx Defenders (BxD) – an innovative, progressive, holistic indigent defense office in the South Bronx – seeks a passionate Social Worker with a commitment to public defense to join the Criminal Defense Practice.  Founded in 1997, The Bronx Defenders is a public defender nonprofit […]

Social Worker

The Federal Public Defender’s Office for the Central District of California is accepting applications for a full-time social worker position.  The social worker will be stationed in Los Angeles, Riverside, or Santa Ana, but travel across the district may be […]

Social Work Meetup: Elizabeth Loebman, LCSW, talks about work with clients around parole preparation and more

Elizabeth Loebman, LCSW, will join this meetup to talk about work with clients around parole preparation, reentry support, and prison conditions. Elizabeth’s discussion on these projects will help us better understand ways we can support our clients so join this […]

Thursday Social Worker Meetup: Support and Advocacy for Noncitizen Clients

On this special Thursday Social Worker Meetup (for social workers, mitigation specialists, dispositional advocates, sentencing advocates, and others in similar roles) we will talk about the ways we can emotionally provide support and tangibly provide advocacy and link to resources […]

Social Worker Supervisors Discussion Meetup

This meetup is for the supervisors who supervise social workers, mitigation specialists, dispositional advocates, sentencing advocates, etc. The supervisors meetup and discussion will continue the conversation this month focusing on middle managers and influence as supervisors. Stephanne Thornton is the […]

Disposition Specialist

Job Summary – Why you’ll love this position Job Location: This position will be located at Woodrail Centre, 1000 West Nifong Blvd., Building 7, Suite 100, Columbia, MO 65203 Why you’ll love this position: The Missouri State Public Defender is an […]

Social Worker Meetup: Team Representation

Mitigation specialists, dispositional advisors, sentencing advocates, social workers, and others in similar roles are part of the defense team. However, it is not always clear in all offices or on all teams what role we can or should play on […]

Social Worker (Part-Time)

Key Responsibilities: Case Management  Provide trauma-informed, culturally competent case management to clients preand post-release. Assess client needs, strengths, and barriers to reentry.  Develop individualized service plans addressing housing, employment, education, medical/mental health, and community support. Connect clients with appropriate post-release […]

Social Worker Supervisor Discussion Meetup

This meetup is a discussion for and with social worker supervisors supervising social workers, sentencing advocates, dispositional advocates, mitigation specialists and others performing these roles in indigent defense offices. Stephanne Thornton, NAPD Social Work Training and Resource Coordinator and Kevin […]