Online course
Psychology-Informed Legal Counseling
Agreeing on goals in the first 3 minutes, reflecting feelings without judging facts, noticing countertransference, and closing words that last. Psychology for legal counseling.
6 lessons15 minEnglishDr. Jeongyun Hur
Watch every lesson with membership$7.99/month · every course and journal · no auto-renewal
What you will learn
- Have you ever listened for a long time, and still felt unclear about what you need to decide today?
- Have you ever acknowledged a client's feelings, only for it to sound like you'd already judged the case?
- Have you ever caught yourself acting differently than usual with a certain client?
- Trying not to interrupt, have you ever ended a meeting without checking the things you really needed to?
- When all you hear is 'everything's ruined,' what kind of question can move the conversation forward?
- When time runs out, has today's meeting been wrapped up too?
Lessons 6 lessons
Lessons
- 01What to Check in the First 3 MinutesHave you ever listened for a long time, and still felt unclear about what you need to decide today?2:30
- 02When Empathy Sounds Like AgreementHave you ever acknowledged a client's feelings, only for it to sound like you'd already judged the case?2:37
- 03Clients You Want to Rescue or AvoidHave you ever caught yourself acting differently than usual with a certain client?2:22
- 04When Stories Run Long: Empathy and StructureTrying not to interrupt, have you ever ended a meeting without checking the things you really needed to?2:21
- 05Asking Again What the Client WantsWhen all you hear is 'everything's ruined,' what kind of question can move the conversation forward?2:19
- 06What Your Closing Words Leave BehindWhen time runs out, has today's meeting been wrapped up too?2:35
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