Qualifies for 1.0 CPD Hour.
Professor Telfer will begin with a discussion of mental health in the legal profession. He will then introduce participants to mindfulness, the positive benefits of being mindful and why mindfulness is relevant for the legal profession and how it can help improve lawyer well-being. The session will focus on mindfulness practices and strategies and how these practices can work with emotional intelligence topics. The Law Society of Ontario has recommended incorporating daily mindfulness practices in its Personal Management Guideline.
Presenter: Professor Thomas Telfer
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In partnership with the Law Society of Saskatchewan, CLIA will be hosting webinars related to well-being in the legal profession throughout the month of May. Building on the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Mental Health Week and the results of the National Study on the Health and Wellness Determinants of Legal Professionals in Canada, we will be sharing free webinars available to members in CLIA jurisdictions.
Free hour-long webinars will be held from noon – 1pm (CST), 2pm – 3pm (EDT). Register for each webinar individually. Note that the webinars will be provided in both French and English and registration is limited to 500 registrants.
Each webinar offers 1 hour of continuing professional development in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut, and may be eligible for mandatory continuing professional development in other jurisdictions.