Welcome to the 25th Annual Legal
Services College of Advocacy! We know that you will find the College a
unique and enriching learning experience that will prove useful in your
practice. The training begins today so make sure that you start right
away on the assignments described below.The College requires an enormous
commitment of your time and energy. Throughout the training, you'll be
working closely with other participants and trainers. In that spirit,
please be on time for registration that begins at 1:45 p.m. on
October 16 and plan to remain until the training concludes on October 23 at 1:00
p.m. Please arrange your travel accordingly.
MCLE credit and certificates of completion cannot be awarded to
participants who do not arrive on time and attend all sessions.
Training Schedule
The College begins with registration at
Pajaro Dunes,
CY 20 on Friday, October 16 from 1:45 p.m.- 2:45 p.m.
and ends on Friday, October 23 at 1:00 p.m. Except for the first two days,
training sessions are scheduled from 9:00-Noon, 1:00-4:00 and 7:00-9:00.
Preparation in teams takes place outside scheduled sessions.
Training Design
The College is a highly participatory
training that employs progressive state-of-the-art training techniques.
It begins with assignments to complete before the face to face event.
During the live training component you prepare for and practice several
skills simulations. Trainers give individualized feedback on your
preparation and skills. You leave the training with a
personal action plan for improving your skills.
The
faculty, experienced legal services
practitioners and trainers, act as coaches, demonstrate skills and
create challenging learning environments where you are free to try new
and different techniques and approaches to your work.
Assignments to be completed before
October 16
Completing these assignments requires that you find information and
do some serious reflection before the live event begins on October 16.
Assignment 2
will be discussed in the first small group session. For the sessions
that follow, we'll assume that you have read and completed Assignments 1
and 3.
Get started now! Trust us — you can't save it for the plane or
car ride — especially if you're driving.
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Skills Assessment helps focus your learning at the training. We
strongly encourage you to ask your supervisor and a trusted colleague to
complete it for you as well.
Skills Assessment file (PDF) for:
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