Social Work Meetup: Team Work Makes Dream Work

Team work in defense based teams is critical to comprehensive and quality representation of clients. But what happens when you feel like you are working in a silo as a mitigation specialist? This discussion will focus on ways we can […]

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 […]

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 […]

Social Worker Supervisors Discussion

This is the next monthly discussion of supervisors of social workers, dispositional advocates, mitigation specialists, social work interns, alternative sentencing specialists, and others performing the supervisory role for those in the field. Facilitated by: Kevin Bishop, LCSW, Social Worker Coordinator […]

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 […]

Social Worker Supervisors Meetup: Discussion on Performance Standards and More

This month’s Supervisor’s Discussion will carry forward the conversation of establishing performance standards, growing in the practice, systems of accountability with supervises, and how to track caseloads and the work that is happening on cases.