Online training “Building dialogue with clients”

Psychological self-help for lawyers and working with clients in emotionally difficult conditions became priorities for the online training «Building a dialogue with clients», which took place on July 31 and August 1, 2023. This is part of the series of online and offline trainings for legal and psychological specialists in the «Helping those who help» program.
 
On the first day of the online training, Liliya Oliynyk held a lecture «Interviewing the client(s): how to prepare and why it is important.» During the practical part of the event, the participants worked on the interview scheme and the effective application of the PEACE model.
 
The second day of the event was devoted to the following issues:
 
  • professional risks that lawyers may be exposed to;
  • psychological conditions depending on the period of receiving the traumatic experience; and
  • secondary traumatization of lawyer(s).
 
The theoretical and practical parts were conducted by Mark Sherman, Iryna Ratzke-Rybak and Ruslana Rudenko.
 
After the lectures, the participants worked with trainers Ruslana Rudenko and Iryna Ratzke-Rybak, who introduced them to techniques for overcoming stressful situations and restoring the psychological state, which were adapted for use when providing legal assistance to clients, as well as for maintaining one's own mental health. 
 
More about the trainers of the event:
 
Lilia Oliynyk, lawyer, mediator, lawyer at the hotline for psychological and legal assistance by Human Rights Vector NGO.
 
Lilia is a participant in JurFem's support initiatives to help victims of sexual violence and all types of gender discrimination. She has experience in dealing with conflicts in places of assistance to internally displaced persons. She is the author of several scientific publications and manuals on the observance of children's rights and the practice of the European Court of Human Rights (Ukraine).
 
Iryna Ratzke-Rybak, psychoanalyst, group analysis trainer, family therapist, supervisor.
 
Iryna is the Head of the Department of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy for Couples and Families, a supervisor and training analyst at the Association of Psychologists and Psychotherapists of Ukraine (APPU), a delegate of the European Federation of Psychoanalysts and Psychotherapists (EFPP), a full member of the Group Analytic Society International (GASI). She has more than 20 years of experience as a therapist and training analyst in individual and group therapy. An important aspect of her work is the training of specialists and supervision of other supervisors. She has international training in trauma work (Israel).
 
Iryna provides group psychological and psychosocial support to women and children who are forced migrants from Ukraine in Germany at EBW (Evangelical Academy).
 
Mark Sherman, head of the department of medical psychology of the northern district, Israel.
 
See Far CBT trauma and crisis expert. Supervisor. Teacher at Jaffa Academic College in Tel Aviv. Works with civilians, military and police in an integrated approach. Work and supervision in Ukraine from 2011 to the present.
 
Ruslana Rudenko, psychoanalysis-oriented psychologist working with children, adolescents, adults and families.
 
Ruslana has additional specialization in trauma work and Jungian Sand Play therapy. Supervisor, teaching analyst at Odesa Psychoanalytic Society (OPS). Teacher at the Odesa Psychoanalytic Institute of Postgraduate Education.
 
Ruslana holds lectures for parents and OPS students on attachment theory, child psychology, play psychotherapy and child psychoanalysis, as well as non-analytic methods of trauma therapy. She participates in the organization of seminars and conferences of the OPS.
 
Social activities: organization of social projects for overcoming trauma and preventing psychological burnout for volunteers, servicemen, IDPs and social workers; psychological support for military personnel and their family members.
 
The next training for legal professionals will take place on August 15 and 16, 2023.
 
General program of the «Helping those who help» project: hrvector.org/podiyi/23-07-19-programa 
 
For reference: The project «Helping those who help» is implemented by the NGO Human Rights Vector with financial support from the European Union, within the framework of the Stiykist Program. The Stiykist Program is a 30-month project funded by the European Union and implemented by ERIM in partnership with the Black Sea Trust, the Eastern Europe Foundation, the Human Rights Houses Foundation and the Human Rights House in Tbilisi. The project is aimed at strengthening the resilience and effectiveness of war-affected CSOs and civil society workers affected by the war in Ukraine, including independent media and human rights defenders.

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