Joseph Kozakiewicz, JD, LMSWKimberly Steed-Page, LMSW

Delanie Pope, JD

• The Chance at Childhood Program includes three components:1. The Child & Family Advocacy Certificate Program2. Continuing Education programming in the legal

and social work professional communities & layperson community outreach

3. Law & Social Work Clinic

Our mission: “To promote and protect the well being of children and families through integrated education

and advocacy”

• Apply to the Child & Family Advocacy Certificate Program

• Program is comprised of three components:1. Core Curriculum:

a) Integrated Law & SW Seminar in Child Welfareb) Child Welfare/Abuse & Neglect Course in Social Work

2. Elective Coursea) Family Law elective from Law College (several to

choose)

3. Law & Social Work Clinic Externship

• Broad definition of child welfare-Clinic handles a variety of legal matters involving children

• Law & social work graduate students paired together to complete work

• Law students complete one semester of externship-12 hours per week

Multiple benefits from the experience•Real families/Real cases•Multidisciplinary work•Professional networking in the community•Opportunity to learn about

multiple courts/countiesin Michigan

MSU Chance at Childhood, Law & SW Clinic541 East Grand River AvenueEast Lansing, MI 48823(517) 432-8406http://chanceatchildhood.msu.edu

Clinic Staff

DirectorJoseph Kozakiewicz, JD,LMSWkozakiew@msu.edu

Program CoordinatorKimberly Steed-Page, LMSWsteedkim@msu.edu

Staff AttorneyDelanie Pope, JDpoped@msu.edu