The Practising Law Institute is offering a webcast of a live presentation from San Francisco entitled A Guide to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for Advocates: How to Effectively Address PTSD in Matters Involving Veterans and Others Affected by Trauma 2026 on July 13, 2026 from 4:00 PM-7:30 PM Eastern.

Registration: $129.00

Full scholarships and discounts to attend PLI programs are widely available to attorneys working in nonprofit/legal services organizations; pro bono attorneys; government attorneys; judges and judicial law clerks; law professors and law students; senior attorneys (age 65 and over); law librarians and paralegals who work for nonprofit/legal services organizations; unemployed attorneys; and others with financial hardships.

All eligible attendees are urged to complete and submit a PLI Scholarship Application.
https://www.pli.edu/probono/pbscholarship

Although PTSD can cause symptoms that significantly affect cognition and behavior, attorneys working with clients who experience PTSD may not always recognize or understand these symptoms well. This training provides advocates with an understanding of PTSD that will allow them to:

• Work productively with clients who have experienced trauma;
• Learn about PTSD and how it may relate to clients’ legal issues;
• Partner effectively with mental health professionals; and
• Develop compelling evidence to support advocacy for individuals affected by PTSD.

What You Will Learn

Led by a faculty that consists of VA psychologists with extensive clinical expertise in PTSD and lawyers specializing in mental health-related advocacy, after completing this program, participants will be able to:

• Understand how trauma and PTSD affect the brain;
• Describe PTSD symptoms and how they affect people in their day-to-day lives;
• Discuss how PTSD symptoms can be relevant in legal proceedings;
• Develop relevant information and evidence about PTSD;
• Gain insights into mental health reports, evaluations, and other clinical evidence; and
• Strategize working effectively with mental health professionals to develop and present information about PTSD that supports advocacy for those affected by trauma.