Affective Containment
Managing Secondary Trauma and Emotional Exhaustion in High-Conflict Litigation
For the Legal Profession: psychological boundary-setting to process vicarious trauma from intense client files, hostile cross-examination and continuous adversarial exposure without internalising chronic stress
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Course Modules
Module 1: The Hidden Weight of the File
3 lessons
What vicarious trauma, secondary traumatic stress and compassion fatigue are, and why lawyers in high-conflict work are exposed to them.
Module 2: Boundaries of Empathy
3 lessons
Psychological boundary-setting that keeps care for the client without absorbing their distress.
Module 3: Surviving the Adversarial Arena
3 lessons
Protecting the mind through hostile cross-examination, aggressive opponents and continuous conflict.
Module 4: Sustainable Resilience
3 lessons
Building lasting habits, peer support and a culture that prevents chronic stress rather than merely enduring it.