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Trauma Informed
Legal Services


Understand the profound impact of trauma on your clients and transform your legal practice with SISU Path's specialized training and consultation. We'll help you build trust, enhance communication, and achieve better outcomes while minimizing re-traumatization and safeguarding your team from vicarious trauma.

Elevate your legal practice by integrating a trauma-informed approach. These workshops provides lawyers, paralegals, and legal professionals with the essential knowledge and skills to work effectively and ethically with clients who have experienced trauma.

Key Benefits

  • Enhance Client Relationships:Build trust and rapport with clients by understanding the impact of trauma and adapting your communication style accordingly.
  • Improve Case Outcomes: Gather more accurate and complete information through trauma-informed interviewing techniques, leading to stronger case strategies.
  • Minimize Re-traumatization: Conduct legal processes in a sensitive and supportive manner, reducing the risk of re-traumatizing clients.
  • Fulfill Ethical Obligations: Meet your professional responsibility to provide competent and compassionate representation to all clients, including those affected by trauma.
  • Earn CPD Credits: This workshop is accredited by the Law Society of Ontario for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours.

Trauma- Informed Lawyering

Deepen your understanding and application of trauma-informed principles in a legal setting. This intensive training program combines workshops, case studies, and interactive exercises to provide a comprehensive exploration of trauma-informed lawyering.

Key Benefits

  • Advanced Skill Development: Master advanced techniques for trauma-informed interviewing, evidence gathering, and client communication.
  • Ethical Considerations: Explore the ethical complexities of working with trauma survivors in legal contexts.
  • Vicarious Trauma Prevention: Develop strategies to mitigate the risk of vicarious trauma and promote well-being for legal professionals.
  • Specialized Applications: Learn how to apply trauma-informed principles in specific legal areas, such as family law, criminal law, and human rights law.
  • Earn CPD Credits: This program is accredited by the Law Society of Ontario for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours.

Trauma- Informed Practice

Case Consultation

Navigate the complexities of trauma with expert guidance. Working with our experienced team, personalized consultations to help you understand the nuanced impact of trauma on your clients and minimize the risk of re-traumatization and vicarious trauma.

Key Benefits

  • in Specialized Expertise: Receive tailored advice and support from a leading expert in trauma-informed care.
  • Develop Effective Strategies: Develop informed approaches to evidence gathering, client interaction, and legal strategy in cases involving trauma.
  • Enhance Client Advocacy: Strengthen your ability to advocate effectively for clients who have experienced trauma.
  • Increase Confidence: Gain confidence in navigating the legal complexities of trauma and providing sensitive and effective representation.

Leverage our expertise in trauma-informed practices to strengthen your class action lawsuits. We provide specialized consultation to help you navigate the unique challenges of representing a class of individuals who have experienced trauma, recognizing the potential for both pre-existing and lawsuit-induced trauma.

Key Benefits

  • Maximize Claim Value: Develop strategies to maximize the value of claims for class members, ensuring their needs are met and acknowledging the full scope of their trauma experience.
  • Sensitive Communication: Craft trauma-informed communication strategies to effectively engage with class members, foster trust, and minimize the potential for re-traumatization during legal proceedings.
  • Ethical Considerations: Address the ethical complexities of representing a class of trauma survivors, ensuring their voices are heard and their rights are protected.
  • Streamline Processes: Develop efficient and trauma-informed processes for gathering information, managing claims, and communicating with class members, minimizing stress and potential triggers.

Class Action Consultation

SISU Path empowers legal professionals to provide compassionate and effective representation to clients affected by trauma. Benefit from our diverse  experience in trauma-informed practices through specialized training programs and tailored consultations for individual cases and class action lawsuits. We equip your team with the knowledge and skills to understand the nuances of trauma, conduct sensitive interviews, and build strong client relationships. This leads to increased value for your clients, better case outcomes for your firm, and a more ethical and compassionate legal practice.

  Contact us today to learn how SISU Path can help you build a more trauma-informed and resilient legal practice