MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOPS
All of my workshops are grounded in evidence based research and are designed to provide participants with specific tools, techniques, and skills to support lasting change and growth. Workshops are customized to meet your organization’s specific needs and can be accredited for both CPD and EDI credits with the LSO as applicable. Topics include both mental health education as well as resilience trainings, examples of provided workshops below:
Mental HEalth in the Legal Workplace
For all levels of talent and legal as well as business/administrative functions.
Learn about a variety of common mental health diagnoses (depression, suicide, anxiety, trauma, and addiction) and how they impact day to day functioning, specifically how they differ from everyday concerns.
Take away information about the appropriate responses to clinical challenges (individual understanding, resources, referrals, and tools).
NOURISHING WHAT’S GOOD: Mental health in the time of covid-19
For all levels of talent and legal as well as business/administrative functions.
Learn how to identify and support mental health in these unparalleled times. Develop an understanding of specific tools related to developing calm practice, cultivating compassion, understanding loss and hope, and learning optimism.
Take away tools and techniques to find steady and support self and others through this “new normal” and beyond.
24/7 Stress Management
For all levels of talent and legal as well as business/administrative functions.
Learn about the biological and neurochemical nature of stress to better understand it’s positive and negative impact.
Take away tools drawn from the latest research in compassion, mindfulness and cognitive-behavioural therapy to live in alignment with your values.
Working with Care: Addressing Compassion FATIGUE
For all levels of talent and legal as well as business/administrative functions.
What are the physiological responses and psychological impact of working with people’s problems all the time? Better understand the nature and impact of compassion fatigue: What is it? How does compassion fatigue show up in day to day work? How does the experience of compassion fatigue affect workplace performance?
Take away an understanding of compassion fatigue and learn appropriate responses (including tools, techniques, and referrals) to address its impact.
RESILIENCE - Creating a Sustainable & Satisfying Practice
For new professionals (articling students, residents, practicum students) looking to build mentally sound practices into their careers from the start.
Draw from the latest research in positive psychology to identify personal values and gain clarity about personal identity.
Take away tools and techniques for communication, boundary identification and expression, stress management, interpersonal growth, and community building.
What Now? Developmental Support for Legal Associates
For legal associates (junior and mid levels).
Learn tools and techniques for communication, boundary identification and expression, and skills in leadership (both managing up and down).
Take away data and tools that lead to deeper understanding of who you are, what you want, how to manage your practice, and how to express yourself effectively.