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National Center on Law & Elder Rights: Trauma Informed Lawyering—Effects of Secondary Trauma on Attorneys and Advocates

  • 09 Dec 2020
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • WebCast

Trauma Informed Lawyering—
Effects of Secondary Trauma on
Attorneys and Advocates

When: 
Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. ET.

A trauma-informed legal practice aims to reduce re-traumatization and recognize the role trauma plays in the lawyer-client relationship. Legal services attorneys and advocates working with clients who have experienced trauma can also suffer from secondary trauma symptoms that can impact their practice. This webinar will explore the impact and symptoms of secondary trauma experienced by attorneys and advocates and will offer strategies that legal services programs can implement to prevent and mitigate the impacts of secondary trauma.

This training will share:

  • An overview of trauma-informed lawyering and secondary trauma;
  • How secondary trauma impacts service delivery; and
  • Practices to make your organization more supportive to those experiencing secondary trauma

Presenter: Vivianne Mbaku, Senior Staff Attorney, Justice in Aging

 Closed captioning will be available on this webcast. A link with access to the captions will be shared through GoToWebinar’s chat box shortly before the webcast start time.

This training will be presented in a WEBCAST format to accommodate more participants. Due to the high volume of participants, computer audio will be the only option to listen to the presentation. No telephone call-in number will be provided. Please plan accordingly. Thank you. 

This webcast will be recorded and available on our website shortly after the presentation. The recording and training materials will also be emailed to all registrants within a few days after the training.

The webcast will take place on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. PT/2:00 p.m. ET.


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