Social Worker Meetup, The Client Meeting: How To Get Ready, What To Ask

This meetup will explore how we get ready for the client meeting (the first and subsequent), how we prepare, what we bring, how many meetings we schedule and the content of those meetings. This is a space for us to […]

Just Juries – Balancing the Scales of the Jury Box

Join The Juror Project’s Director, William C. Snowden, Esq. and Deputy Director, Porsha-Shaf’on Venable, Esq., as they educate our people about jury service and jury nullification.  Through their work, these amazing advocates “aim to change the makeup of juries to […]

Social Work Supervisor

You will supervise six Social Work Assistants who work across two divisions (Trial Services and Appellate Services) and across five different work sites.  Our Trial Offices in Athens, Chillicothe, Lima, and Warren each have or will have a Social Work […]

Social Worker Meetup: The International Legal Foundation Social Work Fellows

This social worker (mitigation specialist, sentencing advocate, dispositional specialist, etc.) meetup will give us an opportunity to learn more about the work of The International Legal Foundation and the role of social work fellows performing international work. Megan Karnes will […]

Behavioral Health Specialist

Screening clients for mental illness, substance use disorders, potential risk of harm and risk factors. Works with attorneys to create strategies that optimize defendant’s ability to comply with all legal requirements and court orders. Consults with attorneys regarding clinical assessments/opinions, interpret […]

Antiracist Expert Evidence: An Exploration of Racism

Antiracist Expert Evidence: An Exploration of Racism & Its Relevance in Criminal Defense Litigation Demonstrating the influence of racism is vital to the practice of criminal defense, yet many attorneys do not know how to prove racism in court. Visiting […]

Social Worker Supervisor Discussion: Hiring & Coaching

When the team works well together and is a good fit, the work gets done effectively and successfully, fulfilling all team members. How do we hire the right staff and coach to their strengths and to the strengths of the […]

Social Work Meetup: New Things to Share About!

Similar to our past “brag fest” meetups, this meetup is your opportunity to share new mitigation strategies you’ve tried, new work products, interesting client meeting questions, innovative ways you have advocated, manuals or guides you have created, new initiatives, and […]

Holistic Defense Advocate

We are currently accepting applications to fill two vacancies for the position of Holistic Defense Advocate (Social Service Worker, Senior job classification) in Santa Barbara for the Public Defender’s Office.   We are also establishing one employment list for future vacancies in the Public Defender’s Office. Please select the locations you […]

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): A Call on Clinical Behavioral Health

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) (e.g., household dysfunction, abuse, neglect, witnessing violence in the home or community) are traumatic events occurring prior to the age of 18 and are related to long-term negative cognitive, developmental, behavioral, social, and physical health outcomes. […]