Teaching Lawyering With Heart in the George Washington University Law School Domestic Violence Project.

نویسنده

  • Joan Meier
چکیده

The Domestic Violence Project (DVP) began as an experiment but has become my favorite model for teaching law students about domestic violence work. The heart of the course is its emphasis on developing awareness of and compassion for the personally and emotionally challenging dimensions of domestic violence work. I achieve this (i) through an intensive and personal dialogue with students through written journals and responses; (ii) by inviting students to consider creative expression for their final project, and (iii) by teaching students about vicarious trauma and encouraging their understanding of it in themselves and other system players. Students seem to experience this course as an oasis of holistic professional and personal growth within the often dispiriting experience of law school.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Violence against women

دوره 22 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016