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The Manual of Best Practices in Capital Case Representation aims to provide attorneys withlegal arguments and strategic guidance in their representation of individuals facing the deathpenalty around the world. It sets forth the best practices in the defense of capital cases based onthe experiences of advocates around the world, international human rights principles, and thejurisprudence of both national courts and international tribunals. The manual covers therepresentation of individuals facing the possible imposition of the death penalty from themoment of their arrest until their final clemency application. The manual guides advocatesthrough all stages of the case, including pretrial detention, initial and ongoing investigation,pretrial motions and negotiations, trial, sentencing, and appeals to domestic and internationalbodies.Social and Emotional Learning in an American Inner City Charter SchoolKale Woods, Mercer School of Medicine (kalewds@aol.com)Elias et al first described the quantitative success of teaching emotional and social developmentin order to achieve academic success, particularly in inner city communities (Elias et al, 1997)this quantitative success is based on the recognition that schools are social places and learning isa social process. Nevertheless, race, trauma, poverty, and mental illness test social and emotionallearning programs. This presentation will discuss the marriage and family therapy trainee’slearning experience developing social and emotional learning programs in an inner city SanFrancisco charter school. Kipp charter schools, based in San Francisco, with schools nationwide,has a history of innovative academic programs. Kipp schools also have a history of academicsuccess in communities of historically poor academic success. This presentation will discuss thedevelopmental of Kipp, San Francisco’s social and emotional learning program, starting with adiverse population of 7 th graders. This group became one of the most cohesive grades withmultiple scholarships to the best high schools in the bay area. Methodology and future directionswill also be discussed.Mentorship of a FASD Middle School African American MaleJoel McGill, Merritt Community College (joel.mcgill@gmail.com)Carl Bell, MD, discusses the epidemic of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in the AfricanAmerican community in his treatise. Often poorly understood and under recognized, FASD mostoften has not facial features and borderline IQ, rather than mental retardation.Nevertheless, FASD can be devastating cognitively. Mathematic skills and language skills aremost often impaired, leading to academic failure.G.R.O.W. (Global Resilience Outreach Work) is a mentorship and social/emotional learningprogram developed by Angie Wang and Joel McGill to identify at risk youth in Oakland,136