Wellness Toolkit: Assertiveness/Setting Boundaries

CLIA recognizes the importance of promoting wellness for the profession. To help, we have compiled a repository of wellness resources based on the findings of the National Study on the Health and Wellness Determinants of Legal Professionals in Canada prepared by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada, the Canadian Bar Association and the Université de Sherbrooke.  

Our online Wellness Toolkit houses resources to assist you in detecting warning signs in yourself and others, provide more information for those in higher-risk groups, and tools to deal with risks specific to the legal profession.  

One category of the Wellness Toolkit is Developing Skills to Preserve Health. This includes resources by subcategory:

• Adopting Healthy Lifestyle

• Assertiveness/Setting Boundaries

• Emotional Intelligence

• Psychological Detachment

• Resilience

Specific resources included under Assertiveness/Setting Boundaries include:

• Best Way to Say No

• 24 Hour Demand: Tactics to Help Manage Expectations and Set Healthy Boundaries

• Five Mistakes Lawyers Make When Setting Boundaries and How to Fix Them

• Boundaries for Lawyers Workbook

Note that for resources that link to the CBA Well-Being Hour, you will need to scroll down or search on the page for the specific resource you are looking for.

See the other categories in the Wellness Toolkit including: 

• Detecting Warning Signs/Self-Assessment 

• Barriers to Seeking Help

• Resources to Assist with Specific Wellness Issues 

• Resources for Specific Groups 

• Resources for Dealing with Specific Risks 

• Resources for Employers 

• Help By Jurisdiction