Description
This course will explore how attorneys are more likely than the public to have a substance use and/or mental health issue through data comprised from published studies in the past 7 years. It will examine burnout, as well as contributors to burnout. Participants will learn about stress management through a wide variety of areas, including sleep hygiene, nutrition, physical activity, meditation, and emotional connection.
Objectives:
1. Participants will be able to identify how lawyers are at higher risk for substance abuse and mental health issues than the general public.
2. Participants will be able to describe burnout and list contributors to burnout.
3. Participants will engage in specific activities for stress reduction and be able to repeat those activities independently after course completion.