LAP and BarCARES provide support to the legal community to assist with a variety of personal, family, and work issues.
BarCARES: Offers lawyers three free confidential counseling sessions annually to assist with a variety of issues, including: stress, personal issues, family issues, work issues, and coaching regarding stress/time management.
LAP: Assists lawyers with a range of issues, including: anxiety; stress, burnout, and work life balance; depression and suicide; anger management; substance abuse; grief and loss. LAP also provides short-term counseling and crisis management, intervention assistance, assessments, referrals to outside resources, long-term aftercare case management and follow up, on-going support, or just a safe space to discuss issues. If you are concerned about the well-being of a colleague, you can also contact LAP to give an anonymous and confidential referral.
Wellness Articles
See the River, Not the Rocks by Robin Castellani As we navigate the many unknowns of the COVID-19 pandemic, we likely need additional tools to help us address the fear that arises, both personally and professionally. Free virtual (by phone or zoom meeting) coaching sessions are currently available through BarCARES with Laura Mahr, Executive Resilience Coach and founder of Conscious Legal Minds LLC. If [...] 1. Stick to a routine. Go to sleep and wake up at a reasonable time, write a schedule that is varied and includes time for work as well as self-care. 2. Dress for the social life you want, not the social life you have. Get showered and dressed in comfortable clothes, wash your face, brush [...] Informational Slideshows
[smartslider3 slider=3] From E. Blake Fagan, MD Medical Director, OBOT program, MAHEC Division of Family Medicine Chief Education Officer, MAHEC [smartslider3 slider=2] From Richard Blanks, MD, JD
