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The Power of Connection and Wellness: Managing Mental Health as an Attorney

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About the Course

Introduction

This CLE webinar will guide counsel on managing mental health. The presenter will discuss mental health struggles in attorneys and will offer coping skill and exercises to improve well-being.

Description

In this course, Reid Murtaugh will share his lived experience coping with mental health issues as a lawyer, including the decision to publicly disclose his bipolar II diagnosis in 2017. You will learn how to identify signs of burnout and poor mental health in lawyers, as well as self-care techniques, coping skills, and mental fitness exercises to improve well-being and work performance. You will also learn about Reid's volunteer and advocacy work to help others, including serving as a facilitator for peer support calls for the Lawyers Depression Project.

Credit Information

  • This 60-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.0 CLE credits.


  • Live Online


    On Demand

Date + Time

  • event

    Friday, July 1, 2022

  • schedule

    1:00 PM E.T.

I. Diagnosis story

II. Burnout

III. Mental fitness

The panel will review these and other key issues:

  • Learn about a self-care routine and coping skills
  • Warning signs of burnout and poor mental health
  • Understand the benefits of connection and peer support
  • Review mental fitness exercises to improve well-being and work performance applicable to all legal professionals
  • Identify resources available to legal professionals with mental health or substance abuse/misuse issues