Whole Client/Whole Advocate systematically promotes a holistic approach to legal services advocacy – one that regards clients not as “poor people” with legal problems or, worse still, as simply “legal issues,” but as “whole people” with many and varied circumstantial needs to be met. In an exploratory and non-judgmental atmosphere, participants examine the real-life professional challenges they encounter, while learning the skills and tools that make a difference. A set of discrete modules that can either be delivered together as a unified training or deployed separately to meet specific needs, Whole Client/Whole Advocate pays particular attention to: Clients with Learning Disabilities or Mental Illness; Clients with Chemical Dependence; Clients from Diverse Cultures; and, Clients with Limited English Proficiency.
Whole Client/Whole Advocate systematically promotes a holistic approach to legal services advocacy – one that regards clients not as “poor people” with legal problems or, worse still, as simply “legal issues,” but as “whole people” with many and varied circumstantial needs to be met. In an exploratory and non-judgmental atmosphere, participants examine the real-life professional challenges they encounter, while learning the skills and tools that make a difference. A set of discrete modules that can either be delivered together as a unified training or deployed separately to meet specific needs, Whole Client/Whole Advocate pays particular attention to: Clients with Learning Disabilities or Mental Illness; Clients with Chemical Dependence; Clients from Diverse Cultures; and, Clients with Limited English Proficiency.
