I'm very interested in learning more about what kind of documentation / language is helpful for lawyers, for example, how to describe emotional abuse towards children in a way that lawyers would find useful to present to court. I know proving emotional abuse is very challenging, which is why I'm particularly interested in this topic. I am a social worker and work with women who have been subjected to coercive control and abuse in relationships, and I know how hard it can be for women to know how to articulate themselves to lawyers and court when everything feels so overwhelming, and when they still have not even really figured out that what they were experiencing was coercive control and abuse.
This training is for Family Law Advocates in British Columbia to assist survivors with 3rd party legal aid applications in their family law matter.
Rise's Virtual Legal Clinic's two-day virtual symposium brought together lawyers, family law advocates & support workers across BC. The symposium was aimed at creating inclusive spaces and sharing best practices for remote legal services.
Led by Rise's Andrea Bryson and Frances Rosner, this course covers Understanding Abuse , the Family Law Act and Family Violence.
