Students will facilitate small group counseling sessions with parents of children with disabilities via Zoom. Students will use an intake instrument to gather relevant information about the specific issues the student with a disability is facing in school. Students also will educate parents about 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
INCLUDE Project, Mithoff Pro Bono Program
INCLUDE enables students to provide free legal services to persons with disabilities and their families. INCLUDE is an internal project of the Richard and Ginni Mithoff Pro Bono Program, in partnership with the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law.
Project Details
- Project Date
Friday, April 12
- Project Time
- 12pm-3pm
- Approximate hours of work requested
- 6 hours, including training, review of self-study materials, and finalizing work product after counseling sessions
- Training
- Tuesday, April 9, 4pm-6pm (TNH 4.110)
- Skills used
- Community education/outreach; client interviewing/counseling; legal analysis; document preparation
- Project location
- Virtual via Zoom
- Number of student volunteers requested
- 6
- 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://speak4-12-24.eventbrite.com