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Trauma-Informed Justice Symposium
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The Connecticut Bar Foundation
James W. Cooper Fellows
The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
and
Quinnipiac School of Law
“Trauma-Informed Justice”
This event was held:
Friday, October 26, 2018
Quinnipiac School of Law
North Haven, CT
8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
This Symposium helped enhance understanding of trauma and its impact on legal advocacy and adjudication. Trauma-related legal practice issues include forming an attorney-client relationship; an element of legal claims; trial & negotiation processes; clients’ ability to implement legal advice, agreements, & orders; secondary traumatic stress (STS) for attorneys; and STS for other professionals involved with the case or client.
The program brought diverse perspectives to this issue including those of practitioners, judges, and mental health and other service providers from Connecticut and other states that embrace a survivor-defined approach to justice for survivors of trauma.
Available Program Materials:
Trauma Informed Justice Symposium Program
PowerPoint Presentations:
Survivor-Informed Justice - Jill Davis
Psychological Impact of Trauma - Dr. Julian D. Ford
Panel: Moderated by Carrie Kaas
Vicarious Trauma and Self Care - S. Megan Berthold, PhD, LCSW
Speaker Bios:
Symposium Sponsor
Symposium Planning Committee
Jamey Bell, Chair
Jon Bauer
Kara Hart
Carrie Kaas
Ndidi Moses
Attorneys admitted in Connecticut may claim up to 5.25 CT CLE hours for having attended.