A Learning Journey: Successes and lessons from building a legal support service from the ground up
About Webinar
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- Running Time:
- 60 min
- Speaker(s):
- Sarah McHugh-Wade
Description
Join The Journey Project to learn how they built their Legal Support Service from its inception to current day. Hear about the development and evolution of the project’s unique partnership along with research and statistics that have been gathered along the way.
This webinar will help inform attendees of how to realistically approach building and growing a unique program like The Journey Project and what to expect along the way. Attendees will hear The Journey Project’s approach to offering client-centered and trauma-informed support to survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence as the core of their work and will get a glimpse into the lessons learned and best practices developed since the Project’s launch in 2017.
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Speaker Bio
Sarah McHugh-Wade has a Bachelor of Arts and Certificate in Criminology, both from Memorial University and is currently completing a Bachelor of Social Work at Dalhousie. She has been a member of the PLIAN team since 2009, during which time she has worked on a variety of projects and with a variety of populations. Sarah was the first staff member at The Journey Project when it launched in 2017 and has been so humbled and proud of the growth and success of the project to date. During Sarah’s career in the community sector, she has built countless connections with people and organizations across Newfoundland and Labrador, and believes these connections helps her do her best, most holistic work. Sarah believes that aiming for these same connections with survivors helps build trust and creates a path to support. Sarah lives ‘around the bay’ with her husband and two children. When she has a (rare) spare minute, she loves to read, try new recipes, explore the woods around her home, and re-watch The Office for the umpteenth time.