"Take on the big questions, moral ethical questions, and try to live those out through becoming a professional." - Dean Jim Clark

Chris and Alison speak with James Clark, Professor and Dean of the College of Social Work at Florida State University.  You can review his impressive vita on the FSU COSW website here.  Dean Clark is a forensic social worker and you can learn about the role of mitigation (and social workers), in the book he edited with Edward Monahan:  Tell the Client's Story, Mitigation in Criminal and Death Penalty Cases.

Our conversation ran long and was too fascinating to edit down to just one episode.  Accordingly, this is the first of two episodes where we have a conversation with Dean Clark.  

These conversations are not appropriate for children. People with their own traumatic histories should be aware that we discuss violent crimes, exploitation, sexual trauma, child abuse, and incarceration.