Students will facilitate small group counseling sessions with parents of children with disabilities via Zoom. Students will conduct an intake interview using a provided guide to gather relevant information about the specific issues the student with a disability is facing in school. In collaboration with supervising attorneys, students also will educate parents about some of their special education rights and how to access appropriate services for their children. Students will assist parents in making a plan to advocate for their children’s improved services.
Organization
Mithoff Pro Bono Program
SPEAK is a student-led pro bono effort administered by the Mithoff Program.
Project Details
- Project Start Date
February 2025
- Approximate hours of work requested
- 6 hours, including training, review of self-study materials, and finalizing work product after counseling sessions; after training, students will be assigned to cases on a rolling basis as they are received and have 2 days to 2 weeks to complete case work depending on case status
- Training
- Wednesday, February 12, 4pm-6pm (Goodwin Conference Room, CCJ 1.312)
- Skills used
- Community education/outreach; client interviewing/counseling; legal analysis; document preparation
- Project location
- Virtual via Zoom
- Number of student volunteers requested
- 10
- Class year preference
- 1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
- Required skills
- Spanish language ability is required for some, but not all volunteer openings; students with a background in teaching are strongly encouraged to volunteer; students with an interest in social justice, education, and/or disability law are strongly encouraged to volunteer
- To Apply
- Register at https://speak2-12-25.eventbrite.com