Solo and Small Firm Section
Dear Solo & Small Firm, Litigation, Family Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution section members:
We are pleased to invite all OSB members to attend our Legal Lunchbox CLE on Wednesday, November 8, from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Participation is via Zoom:
Lawyer Well-Being: Tools to Reduce Stress and Vicarious Trauma
CLE credits: 1 Mental Health/Substance Use (to be applied for)
November 8 - Lawyer Well-Being: Tools to Reduce Stress and Vicarious Trauma. Many members of the legal community have found the last three years incredibly challenging, stressful, and bordering on unmanageable some days. In a vocation already replete with stress, current circumstances are increasing the level of stress, burnout, and symptoms of mental health conditions for practitioners as well as affecting the functioning of clients. The rates of burnout and mental health conditions have increased exponentially since 2019. Before the pandemic, lawyers already experienced mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, and problematic substance use, much more frequently than non-lawyers. It is more important than ever to learn to reach out for help for oneself and increase our comfort with expressing concern for others.
Lawyers who attend this 60-minute presentation will:
- Increase awareness of the challenges lawyers face related to stress, anxiety, depression, and substance use;
- Consider factors that prevent lawyers from seeking help for mental health conditions and explore their own role in helping to reduce stigma, foster acceptance, increase vulnerability, and encourage help-seeking behavior;
- Learn about resources to support ourselves and each other during challenging times including how to reach out to others about whom we are concerned;
- Learn coping skills, protective factors, and self-care strategies to support our own well-being especially when working in a fast-paced, high intensity environment.
Kirsten Blume, JD, MA-candidate, Attorney Counselor Associate - Oregon Attorney Assistance Program - was born and raised in Eugene, Oregon. She earned her law degree from Northeastern University School of Law in Boston, Massachusetts. Kirsten is in the process of obtaining her master’s in counseling from Oregon State University. Prior to joining the OAAP in 2022, Kirsten served those in need of legal service across the globe, including a fellowship in women’s health human rights in Delhi, India, advocating to the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva on the issue of homelessness in the U.S., working at a firm in Hawaii, clerking for Clackamas County Circuit Court in Oregon, engaging in Title IX and non-discrimination investigations in higher education, and directing a housing civil rights advocacy program for a non-profit. In addition to her professional accolades, she is a certified yoga instructor, avid runner, urban farmer, and parent to a young child.
This seminar is free to SSF section members but registration is required. Non-SSF members are welcome to attend for $19.
Click here to register.
All attendees must register no later than Noon the day prior to the CLE (Tuesday, November 7).
SSF Section members: $0
New Lawyers (admitted after 1/1/21): $0
Non-SSF section members: $19
Cancellations received by the CLE Service Center at 24 least hours prior to the event date will be refunded the registration fee minus a $10 administrative fee; requests received after that time are granted at the discretion of the section.
Webinar participation is available and unlimited – click on the above link to register: The link to attend by Zoom webinar will be emailed to registrants the day before the presentation. REMEMBER TO MUTE YOUR MICROPHONE AND TURN OFF YOUR VIDEO -- both controls are located in the lower left-hand corner of the Zoom window.