West Virginia (WV) Mental Health CLE Course Catalog

In today’s fast-paced work environment, stress and anxiety are common challenges that can impact both productivity and well-being. This program is designed to equip you with actionable strategies to confidently manage these pressures for yourself and your colleagues and learn the role that organizational health plays.

In today's rapidly evolving workplace, understanding and integrating self-care practices that resonate across diverse generational perspectives is crucial for fostering a culture of mental health and well-being. This session will delve into how varying generational values and experiences shape self-care and mental health practices in the modern work environment. Join our expert speakers as they provide real-world examples and discuss collaborative efforts designed to equip you with the tools to implement a forward-thinking approach to mental health and self-care in your organization.

In this 1-hour course, Dr. Brian Russell, Licensed Psychologist and Attorney, discusses issues encountered and interventions employed repeatedly in years of psychotherapy sessions with attorneys. Topics include "impostor syndrome," perfectionism, burnout, and spillover effects on relationships outside of work, as well as tips to help attorneys manage work-related stress more healthily, effectively, and sustainably.

In this 1-hour course, Dr. Brian Russell, Licensed Psychologist and Attorney, updates data reported and ethical issues discussed in his 2020 "Attorney Impairment: Ethical Implications and Difficult Conversations" (also available here at CLE Center). Topics include substance abuse, mental illness, and ethical obligations of attorneys regarding the practice of law if impaired.

Drawing upon his personal experience as a former law firm lawyer in addition to guidance from psychologists and other experts in the field, Zach McGee discusses professional burnout among lawyers: what it is, how it impacts attorneys in and out of the office, how to spot it and how to address it. Zach also reviews the legal ethics rules that require lawyers to provide competent representation to our clients, and require supervising lawyers to ensure that more junior lawyers meet this obligation, which may become implicated when lawyers are suffering from professional burnout.

Join Attorney Carolyn Reinach Wolf, Executive Partner and Director of the Mental Health Law Practice at Abrams Fensterman, LLP, and Elizabeth Eckhardt, PhD., Director, Nassau County Bar Foundation, for an insightful discussion on substance abuse among lawyers. They will bring extensive expertise to the table, shedding light on recent trends, risk factors, warning signs, and practical strategies for both personal and professional self-care.

Join this session as Zach McGee discusses professional burnout among lawyers – what it is, how it impacts attorneys in and out of the office, how to spot it and how to address it.

Panelists will share insights on how to recognize and address mental health challenges, both in themselves and within their teams, with the aim of fostering a more supportive and empathetic legal community.

Join Attorney Carolyn Reinach Wolf, Executive Partner and Director of the Mental Health Law Practice at Abrams Fensterman, LLP, in New York State, Past President of the National Behavioral Intervention Team Association (NaBITA), and lecturer and consultant to healthcare, mental health organizations, and universities on the topics of mental health law issues, substance abuse, and workplace and student violence. Attorney Wolf was recognized this year as Lawyer of the Year for Health Care Law by The Best Lawyers in America?. She will lead an in-depth discussion of the prevalence and associated risk factors of substance abuse in the legal profession and will offer practical tips and strategies to address substance abuse among lawyers.