Domestic and sexual violence
Free Training programs
Juripop offers multiple free training programs to lawyers, jurists and other professionals on domestic violence, post-separation violence, and sexual violence.
If you have any questions about our training programs,
you can contact our team at formation@juripop.org.
General training
Juripop’s general training program on conjugal and post-separation violence allows lawyers, jurists, and other professionals to develop skills and strategies to better receive, accommodate and support victims and survivors throughout their legal proceedings.
Training courses are only available in French.
Certificates of participation for the Barreau du Québec are automatically issued following the completion of each training block on the platform.
BLOC 1 - LA VIOLENCE CONJUGALE : MIEUX COMPRENDRE POUR MIEUX AGIR
This course aims to equip and support members of the legal community by providing knowledge related to the identification, understanding, manifestations, and documentation of domestic and post-separation violence dynamics. This course highlights tailored practices and legal strategies focused on the safety and freedom of individuals who are victims of violence.
Juripop shares the foundations of a secure and sensitive approach, developed over the past few years within the framework of its innovative practices lab, for individuals affected by domestic and post-separation violence. This approach values the expertise and agency of victims, placing them at the center of the judicial process.
Duration : 6 hours
BLOC 2 - LES ENFANTS VICTIMES DE VIOLENCE CONJUGALE : DES PRATIQUES QUI RESPECTENT LEURS BESOINS ET DES ENTENTES PARENTALES QUI TIENNENT COMPTE DU RISQUE
As professionals working in family law, it is possible to take action against domestic violence and post-separation violence through innovative practices focused on the best interests of children.
Juripop offers acourse that explores the experiences of children who are victims of violence, providing tools to recognize the impact of violence on these children, identify strategies for their protection, and understand how these strategies affect their positioning. The course also emphasizes practices and behaviors that are aligned with their needs, particularly their need for safety.
This course encourages members of the legal community to listen attentively, in order to understand how the exercise of violence serves as an indicator of concerning parental capabilities, advocating for safe and secure ways of sharing parenting time.
Duration : 5 hours
BLOC 3 - LE TRAITEMENT DE LA VIOLENCE CONJUGALE EN DROIT : REGARDS CRITIQUES ET PISTES DE SOLUTION
This course addresses the roles of various socio-judicial actors who may be involved during civil proceedings, in addition to taking a critical look at the notions of the best interests of the child, co-parenting, parental capacity and parental alienation. With this course, professionals will develop a nuanced reasoning that considers the reality of the victims.
Duration : 6 hours
BLOC 4 - LA PRATIQUE DU DROIT EN CONTEXTE DE VIOLENCE CONJUGALE : OUTILS CONCRETS ET BONNES PRATIQUES JUDICIAIRES
This course, given by two experienced lawyers, will better equipped lawyers in order to practice family law and civil law in context of domestic violence, from drafting procedures to closing arguments. It aims to encourage legal professionals to improve their plead in domestic violence cases. The course also highlights the strategies, skills, and attitudes that promote the bond of trust and collaboration between the lawyer and the victim, while respecting and considering their reality.
Duration : 6 hours
JURI BALADOS
JURI BALADOS allow lawyers and other professionals from the legal community to learn about specific topics and issues that they are likely to encounter in their practice with victims and survivors of violence.
This podcast is only available in french.
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For lawyers: Listening to the podcast MUST be done on the Juripop training platform in order to obtain a certificate of participation recognized by the Barreau du Québec.
L'origine d'une expertise : entretien avec Me Sophie Gagnon
In this podcast, Me Justine Fortin welcomes Sophie Gagnon, lawyer and Executive Director of Juripop. They discuss the presence of lawyers in issues of sexual and domestic violence and, more importantly, how legal information is one of the central needs of victims and survivors. Together, they recall a small part of Juripop’s organizational history, the genesis of the expertise that the organization has been developing for several years now.
INTERACTIONS AVEC LES PERSONNES VICTIMES DE VIOLENCES CONJUGALES ET POST-SÉPARATION : S'ADAPTER POUR MIEUX ACCOMPAGNER
In this podcast, Me Justine Fortin, director of the conjugal and sexual violence programs at Juripop, welcomes her colleagues Me Éliane Malo and Constance Laurin. Together, they deconstruct the preconceived idea of the role of the lawyer to adapt it to a specific practice for victims. Throughout their conversation, they offer concrete avenues that will allow professionals to adapt their interactions with the people they represent. The goal is not to drastically change the way they work, but to encourage lawyers to make small changes that will have a considerable impact and facilitate the lives of the people they help.
LE SENS DES MOTS : VALIDATION ET RECONNAISSANCE DES VIOLENCES PAR LE VOCABULAIRE
In this podcast, Me Justine Fortin and her guests propose a deconstruction of the meaning of words: those to be preferred, but especially those to be avoided. When the right words are used, they validate the experiences of victims and survivors while helping to recognize the violence and its consequences. Changing one’s vocabulary allows one to put the reality of victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence at the heart of one’s practice and at the heart of the system. To talk about this, Constance Laurin, clinical specialist in conjugal violence at Juripop and Sandrine Ricci, doctoral researcher in sociology and feminist studies, affiliated with the Research Chair on gender-based and sexual violence in higher education (UQAM).
Témoignage : Me Roxane Charpentier
In this podcast, Me Justine Fortin welcomes her colleague Me Roxane Charpentier who shares with us a testimony full of honesty and resilience about her experience in practicing law with victims of domestic violence and post-separation violence. Together, they talk about practicing law with victims, about the fact that it is sometimes a choice, a passion, a vocation, but that often a lawyer can find himself or herself with cases of this type by force of circumstance. In all cases, it will be necessary to unlearn and relearn to work differently. What we want to share through this testimony is that, if you recognize yourself in this conversation, you are not alone.
General training
Juripop’s general training program on sexual violence allows lawyers, jurists, and other professionals to develop skills and strategies to better receive, accommodate and support victims and survivors throughout their legal proceedings.
Training courses are only available in French.
Certificates of participation for the Barreau du Québec are automatically issued following the completion of each training block on the platform.
Bloc 1 - Les violences à caractère sexuel : introduction multidisciplinaire pour une pratique éclairée
This training aims to introduce professionals to the realities of sexual violence. This course addresses these notions from both a legal and social perspective. The course will explore the definitions of the problem, its forms and consequences as well as various statistics. Above all, this training invites us to deconstruct myths or prejudices and to rethink gender-based violence in a broad way, to better understand the needs of victims and survivors.
Duration : 4 heures
Bloc 2 - LES RÉALITÉS MULTIPLES DES PERSONNES VICTIMES ET SURVIVANTES : ADOPTER UNE APPROCHE INDIVIDUALISÉE POUR MIEUX ACCOMPAGNER
This training will enable professionals in the legal community to recognize that the vulnerabilities, barriers and consequences of sexual violence are unique to each victim and survivor. Through the expertise of specialized professionals, this training presents the multiple realities of marginalized women, men and people affected by sexual and gender diversity. The objective of this training is to help professionals adopt an individualized approach for each person they meet.
Duration : 4 hours et 30 minutes
BLOC 3 - ACCOMPAGNEMENT DES PERSONNES VICTIMES ET SURVIVANTES DE VIOLENCES SEXUELLES : LE RÔLE DE L'AVOCAT·E
This training explores the role of lawyers working with victims and survivors of sexual violence. More specifically, it encourages professionals to reflect on their role as allies, the needs of the people they work with, and the concepts of victimization, revictimization and secondary victimization. At the end of this training, lawyers will have a better understanding of their role and its limits and will be able to guide people they represent towards resources that complement the legal process.
Duration : 3 hours
BLOC 4 - RECOURS JURIDIQUES POUR PERSONNES VICTIMES ET SURVIVANTES DE VIOLENCES À CARACTÈRE SEXUEL
This course provides legal professionals with an overview of the legal recourses frequently used in cases of sexual violence, mainly in civil and administrative law. Experienced lawyers share their experience, knowledge, and advice to guide survivors. From the initial interview and explanation of criminal and civil law remedies to recent changes in financial compensation for victims, the training addresses specific cases such as sexual violence and harassment in the workplace, as well as class actions.
Duration : 3 hours
JURI BALADOS
JURI BALADOS allow lawyers and other professionals from the legal community to learn about specific topics and issues that they are likely to encounter in their practice with victims and survivors of violence.
This podcast is only available in french.
Click here: Spotify
Click here : Apple podcast
Click here: Youtube
For lawyers: Listening to the podcast MUST be done on the Juripop training platform in order to obtain a certificate of participation recognized by the Barreau du Québec.
L'origine d'une expertise : entretien avec Me Sophie Gagnon
In this podcast, Me Justine Fortin welcomes Sophie Gagnon, lawyer and Executive Director of Juripop. They discuss the presence of lawyers in issues of sexual and domestic violence and, more importantly, how legal information is one of the central needs of victims and survivors. Together, they recall a small part of Juripop’s organizational history, the genesis of the expertise that the organization has been developing for several years now.
Le sens des mots : validation et reconnaissance des violences par le vocabulaire
In this podcast, Me Justine Fortin and her guests propose a deconstruction of the meaning of words: those to be preferred, but especially those to be avoided. When the right words are used, they validate the experiences of victims and survivors while helping to recognize the violence and its consequences. Changing one’s vocabulary allows one to put the reality of victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence at the heart of one’s practice and at the heart of the system. To talk about this, Constance Laurin, clinical specialist in conjugal violence at Juripop and Sandrine Ricci, doctoral researcher in sociology and feminist studies, affiliated with the Research Chair on gender-based and sexual violence in higher education (UQAM).
Multidisciplinarité et pouvoir réparateur : Les violences à caractère sexuel devant les tribunaux civils
In this podcast, we discuss the civil justice process in cases of sexual violence. To discuss this topic, Me Justine Fortin welcomes Me Alexandra Fadel, senior lawyer at Juripop, and Malorie Comtois, t.s., clinical specialist in sexual violence. Throughout their conversation, they discuss the range of possibilities for multidisciplinary work, and offer suggestions for a safe practice that incorporates clinical components. This episode suggests the implementation of new practices to gently accompany victims through the civil legal process, which can prove restorative.
This project is entirely funded by the Ministère de la Justice du Québec and is made possible by the availability of trainers, speakers and guests who share our desire to offer quality training to jurists and professionals.