Topic / Area of Work: Legal System
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The legal system creates specific challenges for doing trauma-informed work. Module 1 addresses how to take a trauma-informed approach, as well to maintain the role…
Legal proceedings are often stressful for participants, whether or not they are survivors of trauma. Many survivors of domestic violence find the proceedings challenging in…
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Advanced Skills for Legal Advocacy with Survivors Experiencing Mental Health Conditions (Module 3)
Within each scenario in this series, practice a two-step analysis of (1) what is happening from the perspective of the person seeking legal assistance, and…
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Scenario: “Staying on Track”
As legal advocates and lawyers, we may work with survivors whose abusers use their mental health history to discredit them as parents in custody cases.…
Guidance for attorneys who represent survivors when trauma or other mental health challenges are factors in a case
This resource offers three practice scenarios where a legal advocate or lawyer can use trauma-informed strategies to build on a survivor’s parenting strengths while a…
Legal proceedings are often stressful for participants, whether or not they are survivors of trauma. Many survivors of domestic violence find the proceedings challenging in…
Within each scenario in this series, practice a two-step analysis of (1) what is happening from the perspective of the person seeking legal assistance, and…