Recent reports of legal professionals’ depression and suicide have many wanting to do more to encourage help-seeking by those who need it. Depression is treatable; people can and do get better. But persuading people with depression to get help is hard. Their symptoms distort their thinking, making them believe that asking for help would be useless. Some outreach even backfires, making people with depression even less likely to seek help. Professor Jason Siegel, whose research focuses on help-seeking by people with depression, has developed a four-step, science-based approach (called IIFF) that addresses these challenges. In this live webinar, Prof. Siegel will discuss how legal employers and other organizations can apply IIFF to improve the likelihood of help-seeking among legal professionals and save lives.

Who Is This Webinar For?

While all would be enriched by this webinar, the primary target audience is people in organizational positions focused on improving mental health within their organizations—e.g.,well-being and human resources professionals in law firms, lawyer assistance programs, bar association well-being committees, state well-being task forces, law school staff focused on student well-being, and well-being consultants who advise organizations.

Cost: Free

CLE: We will apply for CLE credits, which will be dependent on individual states MCLE requirements.

Speaker Bio

Jason T. Siegel, PhD, is a professor of psychology in Claremont Graduate University’s Division of Behavioral & Organizational Sciences. He is the co-director of the Institute for Health Psychology & Prevention Science and the director of a research lab focused on increasing the provision of help to people with depression. See full bio here.