Judicial Educators' Perspectives on Trauma Education for the Judiciary. (6th June 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Marsh, Shawn C.
• Is Part Of: Juvenile & family court journal. Volume 70:Number 2(2019)
• Page Start: 55
• Page End: 67
• Publication Date: 2019-06-06
• Subjects: trauma -- judicial education -- teaching models; Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United States -- Periodicals; Juvenile courts -- United States -- Periodicals; Domestic relations courts -- United States -- Periodicals; 346.015
• DOI: 10.1111/jfcj.12136
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0161-7109

Abstract

Abstract: Trauma and its impact on human development and functioning in the context of legal systems has been an important topic in judicial education for well over a decade. This brief report reviews key components of this work since approximately 2005, and presents the results of a 2018 ‐ 2019 survey with 250 judicial educators on the topics of trauma education for the judiciary and preferred teaching models. Results suggest that trauma is and will likely remain an important topic in judicial education for the foreseeable future. Further, results indicate that there are some common criticisms about current trauma education that should be considered in curriculum design and delivery, and that there is a general preference for team teaching approaches that include a strong peer‐to‐peer discussion component. Recommendations and considerations for judicial educators on the topic of trauma are also presented.