Free CLE webinar to address PTSD and secondary trauma in the legal profession
The webinar closes out Mental Health Awareness Month with information and guidance on an issue that particularly affects many in the legal field and can help lawyers to better assist their clients while also helping members recognize and attend to their own needs
The Mental Health & Wellness of Florida Lawyers Committee is hosting a webinar titled, “Understanding PTSD and Secondary Trauma for Legal Professionals,” on May 30 starting at noon, presented by Dr. Jennifer Lee, a clinical psychologist at the Miami VA Medical Center.
The one-hour webinar is free and registration is available at this link.
In addition to addressing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and secondary traumatic stress in the legal profession, Dr. Lee will offer insights into the signs, symptoms, and strategies for recognizing and managing secondary trauma.
Dr. Lee has extensive experience in this topic. Currently, she works with Broward Veterans Court, the largest Veterans Court in Florida. Prior to that, she treated PTSD as a psychologist with the Veteran’s Administration in Miami and West Palm Beach, as well as during her deployment supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom as a U.S. Navy psychologist. Her doctoral dissertation study focused on homeless women and trauma.
The webinar closes out Mental Health Awareness Month with information and guidance on an issue that particularly affects many in the legal field and can help lawyers to better assist their clients while also helping members recognize and attend to their own needs.
Data from the Florida Bar’s Mental Health and Wellness Center – that is “working to destigmatize mental illness, recommend best practices and remedies, and help bring more balance into members’ daily professional lives” – show that lawyers experience depression and alcohol abuse at triple the national averages reported by the National Institutes of Health for 2023.
This webinar is approved by The Florida Bar for 1.0 hour of General CLE credit, including 1.0 hour of Mental Health and Wellness CLE credit.
