Colin James
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Vicarious Trauma and Burnout in Law

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

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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 practi...