Family law practice can be hard. Lawyers must navigate the law, including legislative amendments and common law changes, changes to court procedure, clients with their own issues (not all of them legal ones), the challenges of carrying on a business/practice, and so on. On top of this, many family law clients deal with trauma and this can affect lawyers. These on-demand programs explore these “collateral issues” that family law practitioners face. The total running time for each presentation ranges between 1 hour, 20 minutes and 1 hour, 30 minutes.

Family law practitioners often engage with individuals that are affected by traumatic experiences. From the perspective of social workers, this presentation explores what trauma is and how it might show up in legal clients or lawyers themselves. It also explores issues that may be beneficial for lawyers, including trauma-informed practice. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program on December 1, 2023 as part of our Collateral Issues in Family Law program.  Total running time is 1 hour, 32 minutes.