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Vicarious trauma and burnout in law
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- Book Synopsis
- This book integrates research on the causes, responses and protective strategies for vicarious trauma that are recognised in a range of human services and argues their relevance to the legal profession.Examining related conditions that are common among lawyers - including burnout, compassion fatigue and secondary trauma stress - the text reveals how lawyers' vulnerability to trauma is aggravated by stigma against mental health concerns in workplaces with poor leadership, weak supervision, and an adversarial "law-as-business" approach. The author proposes adaptions to legal education and practice management to help lawyers cope with stress and trauma, use their work experiences to improve their self-awareness, maintain their wellbeing, and ultimately to thrive in their work. Rich in evidence-based practices, strategies and tools, this book serves to help individuals, workplaces and law schools become trauma-informed.An indispensable guide for lawyers, law firm managers and supervisors, as well as legal educators and students seeking to enhance their resilience, self-awareness and wellbeing in readiness for legal practice.
- About The Author
- Dr Colin James has qualifications in law, psychology, history, and education and is a Solicitor and Senior Lecturer ANU College of Law at the Australian National University.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780367549114
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Routledge, (13 March 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 376
- Weight
- 740 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 246 x 174 mm
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