Overview:

Module 1:
o Introduction to Identifying Trauma and Its Impacts on the Brain
o Trauma, Triggers and How We Can Cause More Trauma
o Transactional v. Relational Lawyering
o Distinguishing between Boundaries & Barriers
Module 2:
o Making Space for Our Client and their Traumas
o Identifying the 4 Criteria for a Trauma-Informed Advocacy  
o We Can’t Offer What We Do Not Have: Lawyer as a Safe Space
o Self-Awareness: Centering Safety and Empowerment

Module 3:
o Understanding Cultural Humility
o Biases and Impacts on the Fact-Finding Process
o Power & Privilege
o Race, Sexuality, Stereotyping & Victim Blaming

Module 4:
o Identifying Vicarious Trauma
o Recognizing and Responding to Negative Coping Mechanisms
o Collective Care / Self-Care / Debriefing Practices / Peer Support
o Vicarious Resilience: How We Benefit from Helping Traumatized Clients

Facilitator Bio:
Myrna McCallum is an Indigenous lawyer and the host of "The Trauma-Informed Lawyer" Podcast. Myrna educates on trauma-informed lawyering, vicarious trauma, cultural humility, and Indigenous intergenerational trauma through keynotes, training sessions, and customized coaching sessions. Prior to founding Miyo Pimatisiwin Legal Services in 2019, Myrna served as an adjudicator in the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement claims process, and Crown Prosecutor with the Ministry of the Attorney General in Saskatchewan. When she is not FaceTiming her three grandchildren, educating or podcasting, Myrna is advising, advocating or conducting workplace investigations and reviews. In 2020, the Federal Department of Justice awarded Myrna their first ever Excellence in Legal Practice and Victim Support Award.