Resiliency Under Stress: A Lawyer’s Guide to Successfully and Ethically Navigating the Practice of Law

This engaging course provides an overview of the unique risk factors impacting legal professionals that can contribute to developing a substance use disorder. The course provides specific approaches to increase resilience and enhance wellbeing. Ethical considerations and legal obligations are reviewed to provide the learner with a comprehensive approach to navigating the hurdles related to substance use disorders and the practice of law. As a result of the training, the learner will be able to: • Define the rules that pertain to attorney substance use in the workplace and how to apply them to his/her professional work. • List the unique behavioral health issues facing lawyers and typical contributing factors to burn out. • Describe the keys tactics necessary to decrease the risk of developing a substance use disorder by integrating one’s core beliefs and behaviors to build, enhance and sustain personal resilience.