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What My Facebook Posts Teach about Lawyer Mental Health


Level: Intermediate
Runtime: 60 minutes
Recorded Date: April 05, 2022
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Agenda

  • Introduction
  • Anxiety
  • Stress, Burnout, and Balance
  • Past the Breaking Points
  • Depression & Suicide
  • Anger Management
  • Compassion Fatigue
  • Alcohol and other Drug Problems
  • Process Addictions
  • Grief and Loss
  • Over-Functioning
Runtime: 1 hour
Recorded: April 5, 2022

For NY - Difficulty Level: For experienced attorneys only (non-transitional)


For NY - Difficulty Level: Both newly admitted and experienced attorneys

Description

Stuart Teicher, Esq., posts some funny stuff while on the road as a CLE teacher. Like most of society he documents his life on FaceBook. But the difference is that most of his posts actually teach some important mental health lessons for lawyers. Join him as he discusses how lawyers are affected by anxiety, compassion fatigue, over-functioning, and more.

This program was recorded on April 5th, 2022.

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Stuart I. Teicher, Esq.

Professional Legal Educator

Stuart I. Teicher, Esq. is a professional legal educator who focuses on ethics law. A practicing attorney for over 17 years, Stuart's career is now dedicated to helping fellow attorneys survive the practice of law and thrive in the profession. Mr. Teicher teaches seminars, provides in-house training to law firms and gives keynote speeches at conventions and association meetings. He also provides consultation and representation in attorney disciplinary matters.

Stuart helps attorneys get better at what they do (and enjoy the process) through his entertaining and educational CLE Performances. His expertise is in "Technethics," a term Stuart coined that refers to the ethical issues in social networking and other technology. Stuart also speaks about "Practical Ethics" -- those lessons hidden in the ethics rules that enhance a lawyer's practice.

Mr. Teicher is a Supreme Court appointee to the New Jersey District Ethics Committee where he investigates and prosecutes grievances filed against attorneys, an adjunct Professor of Law at Rutgers Law School in Camden, New Jersey where he teaches Professional Responsibility and an adjunct Professor at Rutgers University in New Brunswick where he teaches undergraduate writing courses.


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