Dealing with difficult cases: vicarious trauma at the bar
Mon Feb 22 20168 March, Bar Association Common Room
Dealing with sensitive subject matter and difficult clients can be challenging. What may seem to be the normal strains associated with a demanding job may in fact be a source of stress that begins to permeate other areas of your life. Training in vicarious trauma is offered to many solicitors by their employers. This is the first time that such training will be offered to members of the Bar. This CPD will be conducted by an external trainer, Emily Keen and chaired by Arthur Moses SC.
The CPD will focus on:
- recent research on vicarious trauma
- knowing the difference between burnout and vicarious trauma
- management plans to address vicarious trauma.
Emily Keen is a Trainer and Telephone and Online Counsellor at Rape and Domestic Violence Services Australia. She holds a Bachelor of Social Work degree from The University of New South Wales. Since graduating in 2009 Emily has worked with children in Out-of-Home Care, at this time she was part of pioneering a program to support biological children of foster carers which she presented at the ACWA forum. Emily enjoys overseas adventures and has spent time volunteering in Romania teaching English to primary school children and working in an orphanage. Emily is a big believer in the importance of Self-Care so in her spare time she will usually be found writing, painting or planning her next adventure.
This CPD Seminar will offer you 1.5 CPD Points in: Practice Management and Business Skills