Tips for Working with Migrant Children and Trauma-Informed Lawyering

From the introduction:

“In the legal field, trauma-informed care relates to how we, as legal practitioners, communicate with, listen to, empower, and support our clients. Trauma-informed lawyering entails that we, as lawyers, understand that our clients have undergone trauma and that we want to represent our clients in a way that provides safety, trust, and accountability to our clients. As our clients tell us their stories—which are valuable to advocating for our clients before the immigration agency and the immigration court—we want to prevent our clients from reliving their trauma as much as we can. ”