Well-Being is a Team Sport
In partnership with the Law Society of Manitoba and the Law Society of Saskatchewan, CLIA is hosting Well-Being in the Legal Profession Week, May 12th to 16th. Building on the theme of the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Mental Health Week of Unmasking Mental Health and the results of the National Study on the Health and Wellness Determinants of Legal Professionals in Canada, we will be sharing blog posts and free daily webinars available to members in CLIA jurisdictions.
Today’s topic is Well-Being is a Team Sport and a webinar on the topic is being presented by Ryann Peyton:
We often think of well-being as an individual problem, solvable with simple fixes such as doing more yoga, drinking more water, getting more rest, and setting boundaries. Yet the research continues to show that personal solutions are not enough to combat the systemic, structural, and cultural elements of the legal profession that keep people unwell. If lawyers don’t take care of each other…who will? The responsibility for driving well-being change in the legal profession is on all of us. Incorporating actionable and replicable goals and strategies to drive true culture change, this presentation will explore how a community-based approach to lawyer well-being can remove the often artificial, unnecessary, and outmoded barriers that prevent legal professionals from being able to perform at their best.
If you missed it, a recording will be available soon on the Law Society of Saskatchewan website.
Well-being resources on a variety of topics are also available in the CLIA Wellness Toolkit. Topics include specific resources for individuals in need and well as:
Resources for Employers
Help by Jurisdiction
Check out the webinar and resources for tips on improving the overall well-being of our profession.