Trauma-Informed Legal Practice - 6 Principles for Client Care & More

Introduction

Presented by Psychological Trauma Consultant Dr Nicola Lester, this new virtual classroom seminar will support legal professionals of all levels to integrate a trauma-informed approach to their practice.

Embedding trauma-informed principles promotes a more empathetic, resilient, and professional environment so this course will help you better understand how trauma can impact clients, witnesses, and even yourself, leading to more effective and empathetic legal work.

Through a blend of foundational knowledge and practical skills, this workshop will equip you to recognise and account for the impact of trauma in your engagements with vulnerable or traumatised clients, adapt your approach to reduce the potential for re-traumatisation and to build effective client relationships, improving both legal outcomes, and your own wellbeing.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive session will cover the following:

• Understanding the impact of trauma and traumatic bereavement - how this affects survivors and bereaved families
• The 6 principles of a trauma-informed approach and how these can be integrated into a framework for practice in key areas:
• Building trust
• Sustaining engagement
• Asking questions, seeking information
• Establishing compassionate boundaries
• Adopting a strengths-based approach
• Navigating traumatised systems
• Managing endings
• Vicarious trauma and resilience - the impact of engaging with clients who have experienced trauma and traumatic bereavement and to think about how to manage its effects
• Consultation clinic - an opportunity to bring cases/scenarios for discussion and guidance to further support the integration of learning into legal practice

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.