Tag: wellbeing

  • Wellness in Law Forum: Final thoughts

    I arrived in Australia a day before the Forum began, with a cold + jetlag, so apologies for more typos, inexplicables, etc than usual.  In the wrap-up Stephen Tang thanked the committee and others; and we thanked Stephen and his colleagues — great job!  Looking ahead, it was announced that the College of Law, Sydney…

  • Wellness in Law Forum, day 2: session 6b: Starting Well – The first year experience

    Final parallel session of the Forum.  First up, Joanne Stagg-Taylor, Griffith U., on ‘Starting the conversation: embedding approaches to hope and wellness in the first year experience’.  She summarised the stressors for anxiety and depression in first year students, eg competition with other students, doing poorly on a course, family care for 5+ hours a…

  • Wellness in Law Forum, day 2: plenary 2 & panel discussion

    This plenary by Laura Helm, Law Institute of Victoria (Human Rights & Admin Law) – ‘Changing minds: towards a mindful profession’.  She’s talking on research on the causes of depression and anxiety in lawyers; the framework for response — prevention and cultural change; LIV strategies, and the way forward.  She cited the stats from Courting…

  • Parallel session 4b: Emotion, empathy and relationships

    I’m chairing so comments will be shorter.  First up, Jenny Richards, Flinders U., on ‘ Developing a sociolegal theory of criminal lawyering: increasing wellbeing through holistic engagement with clients’.  She focused on both her work as a lecturer at Flinders, and as a lawyer at the Criminal Bar.  Managing client emotions were a key need…