Understanding Trauma in Legal Contexts
A Free Lunch and Learn Medico-legal Series
PsycIME is pleased to provide access to the recordings of our free online webinars throughout the months of February and March, including a presentation by Allison Forsyth, 2-time Olympian and 8-time Canadian champion.
This in depth series will feature informative sessions on compassion fatigue, organizational trauma, chronic sleep deprivation, and trauma-informed lawyering.
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Disrupted Sleep, Disturbed Mind
Presented by: Dr. Mayra Carlos Lazo
Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2026
This webinar examines the neurobiological and psychiatric foundations of chronic sleep disturbance, including its relationship to trauma, pain, and comorbid mental illness, to clarify causation and pathways to impairment. It also addresses how to evaluate credibility, treatment adequacy, and functional impact by integrating subjective reports, objective sleep measures, and current clinical practice guidelines.
Cultural Formulation and Sexual Abuse in Marginalized Communities
Presented by: Dr. Ajmal Razmy
Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2026
This webinar introduces the DSM-5 cultural formulation and examines how culture shapes the experience, meaning, and disclosure of sexual abuse, with particular attention to Indigenous and other marginalized populations. It demonstrates how culturally informed psychiatric and legal assessment can meaningfully alter opinions about diagnosis, credibility, capacity or consent, and the extent of harm.
Psychiatric Perspectives on Institutional Harm
Presented by: Dr. Ajmal Razmy
Date: Friday, February 6, 2026
This webinar examines how military and first-responder organizational cultures can compound sexual abuse into organizational trauma with lasting psychiatric and functional effects. It applies a trauma-informed, systems-aware lens to understanding symptoms, disclosure, and key legal questions such as credibility, causation, and damages.