A Trend in CLEs? Offering Sessions on Mental Health in the Practice of Law
The Washington D.C. Bar Association has interesting CLE programs. The D.C. Bar is offering a session this week on Breaking the Silence: Depressing in the Practice of Law:
“The program will discuss the statistics of depression and suicide in the legal profession, the effects of mental illness and what this may look like, how lawyer stress might contribute to depression and anxiety, the causes and symptoms of depression, and how you might support colleagues who are suffering from depression.”
Panelists:
- Denise Perme, LICSW, Manager, D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Program, moderator
- Katherine Bender, PhD, NCC, Programming Director, The Dave Nee Foundation
- Dan Lukasik, Managing Partner, Bernhardi & Lukasik, PLLC
- Col. Brett Schneider, MD, Director of Behavioral Health Services, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
The session is on Friday, April 17 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Details about registration and location here.
It seems to me that I’m seeing more programming that explores mental health in the practice of law and that seems like a pro-active, healthy trend.
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