For a range of reasons lawyers are more at risk of mental health problems than other professionals, one area of emerging interest is psychological trauma in the profession. The nature of legal work can make exposure to traumatic events more likely- the material lawyers work with can be distressing. And the more we care about our work the more likely we are to experience vicarious trauma: empathic and compasssionate lawyers can find themselves struggling with the content of their work. But there are tools and approaches which can help.

This workshop covers common psychological responses to emotionally difficult legal work. The webinar will cover:

•  An introduction to vicarious trauma in the legal profession;
•  Why it happens and what it is; and
•  Tools to recognise and manage compassion fatigue, burn-out and low mood with lifestyle psychiatry approaches and therapy skills.

This session is run as part of the 2025 webinar programme – download the programme to register for other webinars like this.

Schedule

This event will be held in BST

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