- To train students to become skilled, ethical and reform-minded professionals;
- To provide highly effective advocacy for abused and neglected and court-involved children;
- To teach students how to think independently, synthesize facts and legal principles, and plan policy and legislative strategies;
- To improve Georgia’s child welfare and juvenile delinquency systems;
- To develop a student’s ability to analyze the substantive law and apply it to the practical advocacy, policy, and legislative experience;
- To help improve students presentation and writing skills;
- To teach students to excel in a collaborative, team-work driven environment; and
- To provide students the opportunity to work in a multi-disciplinary environment.