Vicarious Trauma and Burnout in Law : Managing Psychological Stress to Promote Safety, Performance, and Wellbeing in Legal Practice - Colin James

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Vicarious Trauma and Burnout in Law

Managing Psychological Stress to Promote Safety, Performance, and Wellbeing in Legal Practice

By: Colin James

eText | 13 March 2025 | Edition Number 1

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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.

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