This self-paced, one-hour course is designed for social workers conducting mitigation and life history investigations. Learn how to assess and document adaptive functioning deficits across conceptual, social, and practical domains, using records, interviews, and real-world lived experiences. Built for professionals working in capital and non-capital sentencing advocacy.
This course is for professionals engaged in defense-based work, including mitigation specialists, licensed social workers, defense attorneys, and investigators. The content is grounded in the NASW Code of Ethics, which opposes the death penalty and affirms our role in promoting human dignity and justice.
To maintain the integrity and intended use of this material, individuals working for or on behalf of prosecutorial agencies should not enroll.
By enrolling, you confirm that you work in a defense-related role.