Event Description
Join us for this Mental Health & Wellness CLE
presented by Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers!
This course educates attorneys about mental health,
including substance use, issues related to the practice of law. The course
includes all of the following content:
(a) the reduction of risk for and detection, referral, and
treatment of substance use or mental health issues and the assistance available
for impaired attorneys,
(b) recognizing signs of misuse, addiction, and mental
health disorders in oneself or one’s colleagues,
(c) impairment, intervention, treatment, and available
lawyer assistance programs, including steps to assist and refer an affected
attorney, and,
(d) stress management programming focusing on building awareness and reducing
the risk of stress-related problems in the law, for individuals and
organizations.
Materials will substantively address the topics of mental
health, including substance use, stress, and resources for lawyers including
Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers.
Cost:Communications Law
Section Members: Free
Criminal Law Section Members: Free
Social
Security & Disability Section Members: Free
MSBA member, not in those
Sections: $15
Non-member: $50
Law Student &
New Admittee: Free
CLE
Credits: 1 Wellness CLE Credit has been applied
for.
Registration
Deadline: Sunday, September 15, 2024, 12:00 p.m. To
register after that time, email the Programs Manager.
Programs
Manager: Siobhan
Hwang| shwang@mnbars.org | 612-278-6322
Payments/Cancellations: Please
register online or over the phone by credit card whenever possible. If you must
pay by check, please use this registration
form. Need to cancel? Please see our cancellation
policy.
Accommodations: We are
committed to creating an inclusive environment in which all members can
participate fully. If you need reasonable accommodations to participate in this
event, please notify the program manager with at least 72 hours notice prior to
the meeting to allow sufficient time to make arrangements for accommodations.
Thank you.