The National Center on Law & Elder Rights is hosting a free webinar entitled Trauma-Informed Practices: Serving Older Adults Facing Housing Instability on July 16, 2024 from 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Eastern. 

Trauma-informed lawyering and advocacy practices aim to reduce re-traumatization and recognize the role trauma plays in the advocate-client relationship. Integrating trauma-informed practices is particularly important when representing clients facing housing instability.

This webinar will explore how trauma can appear uniquely for older adults facing a loss of change in their housing and how advocates can adjust their practice to accommodate and empower their clients. This webinar will also explore how trauma can impact older adults in a nursing facility setting who may be facing involuntary discharge.

This training will cover:

• A basic overview of trauma and trauma-informed practices, building on our past training that provided an introduction to the concept;
• How trauma can impact older adults facing housing instability;
• Trauma-informed strategies to implement when working with clients facing a loss or change in housing; and
• Promising practices for trauma-informed approaches to involuntary nursing home discharges.

Presenters:

• Vivianne Mbaku, Director, Equity in Elder Justice, Justice in Aging
• Johna Willis, Staff Attorney, Crime Victims Legal Assistance Project, Legal Aid of Western Michigan

If you would like to request ASL interpretation or have other accessibility related questions, please email ncler@acl.hhs.gov at least one week in advance.