Mental Health and Substance Abuse PR-MCLE Credit

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  • Legal Strategies for Addressing Mental Health (5/16/24)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    Legal Strategies for Addressing Mental Health (live webcast, 2.75 IL Mental Health/Substance Abuse PR Credit Subject to Approval) CLE IL 2.75 0.00
    Includes a Live Web Event on 05-16-2024 at 2:00 PM (CDT)

    On Mental Health Action Day 2024, join the CBA’s Labor and Employment and Continuing Legal Education Committees for a joint seminar focused on legal strategies for addressing mental health and substance abuse issues in legal practice and at work. (HYBRID SEMINAR)

  • How To…Communicate with Clients in Moments of Crisis (4/30/24)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    How To…Communicate with Clients in Moments of Crisis (live webcast, 0.75 Mental Health/Substance Abuse PR-CLE credit) CLE IL 0.75 0.00
    Includes a Live Web Event on 04-30-2024 at 2:00 PM (CDT)

    Lawyers and other legal professionals often see people on their worst days, and work with clients through the difficult, disruptive, and chaotic periods of life that often give rise to intense emotions. As a result, it is important to be equipped to talk to clients who may be experiencing big emotions or struggling with other mental health issues.

  • Exploring Financial Success & Well-Being (3/27/24)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    Exploring Financial Success & Well-Being (live webcast, 1.00 IL Mental Health/Substance Abuse PR Credit) CLE IL 1.00 0.00
    Exploring Financial Success & Well-Being (on demand webcast, 1.00 IL Mental Health/Substance Abuse PR Credit) CLE IL 1.00 0.00

    In this program, we will examine our research findings and discuss ways for women to become more engaged in their own financial decision-making and, thus, achieve better balance in life and in legal practice as they work toward their retirement.

  • Women’s History Month: Secrets to Self Advocacy (3/7/24)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits

    Join us for the CBA’s annual Women’s History Month Summit which will focus on how women lawyers can advocate for themselves as they negotiate compensation, and as they set boundaries to prioritize well-being. (IN-PERSON SEMINAR)

  • Secondary Trauma in the Legal Profession (1/23/24)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    Secondary Trauma in the Legal Profession (live webcast,1.00 Mental Health and Substance Abuse PR-MCLE) CLE IL 1.00 0.00
    Secondary Trauma in the Legal Profession (on demand webcast,1.00 Mental Health and Substance Abuse PR-MCLE) CLE IL 1.00 0.00

    In this seminar, we’ll dissect our understanding of how trauma functions in the brain, and how a client’s trauma often presents itself throughout the course of representation.

  • Recognizing and Responding to Mental Health Crises (12/19/23)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    Recognizing and Responding to Mental Health Crises (live webcast, 1.00 Mental Health/Substance Abuse PR-MCLE Credit) CLE IL 1.00 0.00
    Recognizing and Responding to Mental Health Crises (on demand webcast, 1.00 Mental Health/Substance Abuse PR-MCLE Credit) CLE IL 1.00 0.00

    In this seminar, we’ll learn how to recognize some signs of a mental health crisis in the workplace. We’ll dispel myths and stigma surrounding mental health crises and discuss how you can react in this situation to attempt to help the individual in crisis.

  • The Nervous System and Stress: Takeaways for Lawyers (11/16/23)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    The Nervous System and Stress: Takeaways for Lawyers (live webcast, 1.00 PR-MCLE Mental Health and Substance Abuse) CLE IL 1.00 0.00
    The Nervous System and Stress: Takeaways for Lawyers (on demand webcast, 1.00 PR-MCLE Mental Health and Substance Abuse) CLE IL 1.00 0.00

    Lawyers face high levels of stress on a daily basis and the profession comes with a greater risk for exposure to trauma. In this seminar, we’ll discuss how these facets of the profession can impact your nervous system and what you can do to help mitigate this impact.

  • One-and-Done: 6-Hour Professional Responsibility Overview (6/6/23)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    One-and-Done: 6-Hour Professional Responsibility Overview (live webcast, 6.00 IL PR-MCLE Credit, including 1.00 Diversity/Inclusion and 1.00 Mental Health/Substance Abuse Credit) CLE IL 6.00 0.00
    One-and-Done: 6-Hour Professional Responsibility Overview (On Demand webcast, 6.00 IL PR-MCLE Credit, including 1.00 Diversity/Inclusion and 1.00 Mental Health/Substance Abuse Credit) CLE IL 6.00 0.00

    The CBA will host its second annual Professional Responsibility Overview. Join us for this one-day virtual program and earn the 6 hours of Professional Responsibility credit, including the Diversity/Inclusion and Mental Health/Substance Abuse credits, that are required to satisfy your continuing legal education requirements.

  • A Wholehearted Approach to Attorney Wellness (5/19/23)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    A Wholehearted Approach to Attorney Wellness (live webcast, 1.00 IL Mental Health/Substance Abuse PR-MCLE Credit) CLE IL 1.00 0.00
    A Wholehearted Approach to Attorney Wellness (On Demand webcast, 1.00 IL Mental Health/Substance Abuse PR-MCLE Credit) CLE IL 1.00 0.00

    Seminar will provide an in-depth discussion on why physical and mental health are important to attorney wellness and give practical suggestions participants can use to begin caring for those areas immediately.

  • It’s Time to Own Your Worth (3/30/23)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    It’s Time to Own Your Worth (live webcast, 1.00 IL Mental Health/Substance Abuse PR-MCLE Credit) CLE IL 1.00 0.00
    It’s Time to Own Your Worth (On Demand webcast, 1.00 IL Mental Health/Substance Abuse PR-MCLE Credit) CLE IL 1.00 0.00

    The latest report in our “Own your worth” series explores why the pattern continues, how Covid-19 is reinforcing gender stereotypes, and why both women and men believe joint financial decisions are so important. Consideration of these issues can improve women’s ability to achieve better balance in life and in legal practice as they work toward their retirement.