This groundbreaking course offers an education in trauma-informed strategies in justice, law and leadership.

Trauma presents in our justice system, legal system, administrative, investigative, disciplinary and public safety procedures. Yet, most of us never received an education in emotional intelligence and trauma-informed engagement strategies.

This course will fill the gap in education you may have missed in your formal education and training. Lawyers, judges, arbiters, mediators, police officers, corrections professionals, educators, restorative justice practitioners, leaders, workplace investigators, and those in other helping professions, this course is for you.

Over three days, we will introduce participants to trauma and its influence on the brain and body. With a solid grounding in the neuroscience of trauma, this course will explore triggers, beliefs, and biases in the context of common assumptions about trauma, race, justice, equity, mental health and relationship building as it shows up in legal and justice processes. We will also explore the benefits of emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and self-critique in the creation of a trauma-informed justice practice. And, we will explore strategies for integrating humility, vulnerability, empathy and compassion into our roles and responsibilities as lawyers, leaders, teachers, educators, decision-makers and investigators.

Registrants will leave this course with a different perspective on mental health, trauma, strategies for minimizing the traumas and triggers in legal/admin/justice processes, as well as actionable steps toward building a trauma-informed workplace.

Registrants will also leave with a new awareness of their own traumas, triggers and boundaries (or lack thereof) which influence experiences shared in difficult and challenging processes.

No previous knowledge is required. A Guidebook will be sent to Registrants on July 18, 2022.

CPD - The Law Society of BC has approved this course for 18 CPD credits!