Trauma and the Law
SLN #: 27047Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 1031
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s):
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Course Description:
This course will provide students an opportunity to explore the concept of trauma-informed lawyering within a variety of legal practice areas. The goal of this course is to provide an understanding of trauma and its impacts and equip students with trauma-responsive strategies when encountering trauma in the practice of law. This course will discuss trauma-informed approaches and tools to navigate the challenges that trauma presents for clients accessing their legal goals and to support building more effective attorney-client relationships. Through an examination of the intersection between trauma and the law, you will also learn evidence-based strategies for supervision and approaches to building resiliency within teams and organizations at high risk for vicarious trauma.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Paper
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Teaching Method: In Person
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.