Who’s Out of Order?! Stress, Burnout, and Lawyering: An Interview with Professor and Clinical Psychologist Dr. Gary Bruss

This specialty credit program looks at the issue of wellness, stress, and lawyer burnout, and mechanisms to deal with such conditions and thrive. It includes a substantial interview with a professor of psychology and clinical psychologist and therapist, Dr. Gary Bruss, who shares inspiration stories of success in therapy, the cause of the stress within the legal profession, how to address and overcome stigma, and mechanisms to cope and deal with managing stress so that it does not interfere with the professional ethics and competency obligations of counsel. With useful data on stress, substance use and suicide and burnout rates among lawyers, private quick tests you can take to self-reflect during the program, and a remarkable look at a real cases of three drunk judges, a strip club, and White Castle burgers, this will get you the specialty credit with some fun along the way with Dr. Bruss’s interview.