OLR - Well-Being Lunch & Learn with AAG Miriam Falk (Session 2)

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Miriam Falk began as an Assistant Attorney General for Wisconsin in the Training & Standards Bureau in August 2014. She is the State Violence Against Women Resource Prosecutor and Law Enforcement Trainer for sexual assault and domestic violence. Prior to this role, she was as an Assistant District Attorney in Milwaukee for 27 years, assigned to their Sensitive Crimes Unit from 1991-2014. She has tried hundreds of sexual assault and domestic violence cases in her career. Ms. Falk has taught extensively nationwide in these areas for more than 30 years, including for End Violence Against Women International, the National District Attorney’s Association, the American Prosecutor’s Research Institute, the National Advocacy Center, APSAC, and in 2017 was a presenter for the Latvian Judicial Training Center. Ms. Falk graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School in 1985, and got her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology in 1982 from Marquette University, magna cum laude.

Ms. Falk's presentation will briefly discuss the information covered in her February 25, 2026, session, then continue on the subject of trauma and vicarious trauma. She will identify what trauma is and how it impacts clients, help attendees develop tools to facilitate quality interviews of traumatized clients, define vicarious trauma and help to develop an understanding of its impact on professionals working with traumatized individuals, and provide techniques on managing the impact of vicarious trauma on both individual and organizational levels.

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