Publications
Resources and tools developed under the Trauma-Informed Representation Project, intended to help attorneys and organizations incorporate a trauma-informed approach.
Trauma-Informed Representation Project
Our Project takes a two-pronged approach to ensure attorneys and organizations provide trauma-informed & client-centered representation.
More About This Project
Trauma-informed representation is grounded in a commitment to survivor safety, choice, collaboration, and empowerment, and is foundational for effective and ethical legal services. At the same time, gender-based violence attorneys experience secondary and/or vicarious trauma at significantly high rates, particularly for those who also experience the multiple traumas of racism, transphobia, ableism, and other systemic oppressions. There is an urgent need to recognize and counter the traumas survivors and providers endure. This project will take a two-pronged approach and provide training and support attorneys to provide trauma-informed and culturally responsive services for survivors, and provide training and support to organizational leadership to institutionalize trauma-informed lawyering and vicarious trauma response.
Upcoming Trainings & Webinars
Learn more about our upcoming trainings & webinars.
Past Trainings
Request Training & Technical Assistance
Contact the ABA Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence for training and technical assistance around trauma-informed representation.