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An important part of a settlement worker’s job is interviewing clients to assess their needs. Clients may need help getting a job, finding housing, managing money, or dealing with a family dispute. Many of these topics have both legal and non-legal issues. As part of the assessment interview, you can help identify legal issues by asking the client to tell you more about their situation. Here are some examples: | An important part of a settlement worker’s job is interviewing clients to assess their needs. Clients may need help getting a job, finding housing, managing money, or dealing with a family dispute. Many of these topics have both legal and non-legal issues. As part of the assessment interview, you can help identify legal issues by asking the client to tell you more about their situation. Here are some examples: | ||
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The more you know about legal topics, the more likely you will recognize them as your client explains their situation. One way to learn about everyday legal topics is to go to the [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/ Clicklaw | The more you know about legal topics, the more likely you will recognize them as your client explains their situation. One way to learn about everyday legal topics is to go to the [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/ Clicklaw]. Click on a topic in the [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/solveproblems Solve Problems]section and you will see a list of subjects included in that topic. Or you can click on [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/solveproblems/alltopicsaz all topics & subtopics A – Z] at the bottom of the [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/solveproblems Solve Problems] section. | ||
For example, the topic [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/solveproblems/search?f=Housing%2C+tenancy+%26+neighbours Housing, tenancy and neighbours] covers all these subjects: | For example, the topic [http://clicklaw.bc.ca/solveproblems/search?f=Housing%2C+tenancy+%26+neighbours Housing, tenancy and neighbours] covers all these subjects: | ||