Toward Well Being D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Program
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Join us for candid conversations as we seek solutions to the well-being challenges faced by the legal community. Hosted by Denise Perme, LICSW, and Niki Irish, LICSW, from the D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Program.
To learn more about the D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Program, visit www.dcbar.org/for-lawyers/lawyer-assistance-program or email LAP@dcbar.org.
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Perfectionism: The Enemy of the Good
Join LAP Outreach and Education Coordinator Niki Irish and guests Sarah Endres, Northern Virginia Region Manager for the Virginia Judicial and Lawyers Assistance Program, and Jessie Joachim, Senior Counselor with the DC Bar Lawyer Assistance Program, as they explore what is behind perfectionism and ways to overcome it.
To learn more about how the D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Program can help, click here.
Please note, the positions and opinions expressed by the speakers are strictly their own, and do not necessarily represent the views of their employers, nor those of the D.C. Bar or its Board of Governors. -
Taking Care of the Basics
Join D.C. Bar LAP Associate Director Denise Perme and guest Michelle Cotter Richards, a therapist and former lawyer, for a discussion about ways lawyers can connect to their emotions to improve well-being and manage stress.
To learn more about how the D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Program can help, click here.
Please note, the positions and opinions expressed by the speakers are strictly their own, and do not necessarily represent the views of their employers, nor those of the D.C. Bar or its Board of Governors. -
Removing Barriers to Wellness
Join D.C. Bar LAP Associate Director Denise Perme, and guests Kristina Mereigh, Director of Global Well-Being for Covington & Burling, and Jacquesline Walker, clinical psychotherapist and founder of The Well Firm, for a discussion about the challenges to well-being faced by Black, Indigenous and people of color in the legal profession.
To learn more about how the D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Program can help, click here.
Please note, the positions and opinions expressed by the speakers are strictly their own, and do not necessarily represent the views of their employers, nor those of the D.C. Bar or its Board of Governors. -
Battle-Worn and Feeling It
Join LAP Outreach and Education Coordinator Niki Irish and guests Caleb Kruckenberg, a litigator and D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Committee member, and Dr. Rebecca Smith-Casey, a licensed psychologist, J.D., and founder of River Valley Psycholegal Consulting, as they explore how using ACT ( Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) to identify feelings can help attorneys navigate the complex demands of the practice of law.
Additional Resources:
The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris and free ACT resources
To learn more about how the D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Program can help, click here.
Please note, the positions and opinions expressed by the speakers are strictly their own, and do not necessarily represent the views of their employers, nor those of the D.C. Bar or its Board of Governors. -
The Power of Vulnerability
Join D.C. Bar LAP Associate Director Denise Perme, and guest Steven Wall, Managing Partner at Morgan Lewis & Bockius, for a discussion about the role and responsibility that leaders in the legal profession have to model and inspire well-being in their workplaces by being authentically open about their own wellness challenges.
To learn more about how the D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Program can help, click here.
Please note, the positions and opinions expressed by the speakers are strictly their own, and do not necessarily represent the views of their employers, nor those of the D.C. Bar or its Board of Governors. -
Well-Being: An Important Part of a Lawyer’s Professional Identity
Join D.C. Bar LAP Associate Director Denise Perme, and guests Tara Antonipillai, D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Committee Chair and founder of Cultivate, and Martha Knudson, Executive Director of the Utah State Bar Well-Being Committee, for a discussion about promising wellness practices for individual lawyers and new approaches to address well-being in the legal profession. From Well-Being Week in Law to the D.C. Bar annual Wellness Summit, the effort to raise awareness and bring resources to lawyers is going strong.
To learn more about how the D.C. Bar Lawyer Assistance Program can help, click here.
Please note, the positions and opinions expressed by the speakers are strictly their own, and do not necessarily represent the views of their employers, nor those of the D.C. Bar or its Board of Governors.