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3/22/2018 T HE WE I GHT OF L AW SCHOOL : RE COGNI ZI NG AND RE BOUNDI NG F ROM DE PRE SSI ON Je ffr e y F or tgang, PhD, L ADC- I Shawn He aly, PhD Clinic al Psyc ho lo gists Ma ssa c huse tts L a wye rs Co nc e rne d fo r L a wye rs (L CL ) www.lc lma .o rg @ L CL _Ma ssL a wye rs Join for FREE www.ambar.org/jointoday Go Premium ‐ For just $25 per year, ABA law student members can save on law school necessities and resources from companies like: Students can save more than $450 with Premium! 1

3/22/2018 Spe a ke rs: Mo de ra to r: Je ffre y F o rtg a ng , PhD, L ADC-I Clinic a l Psyc ho lo g ist Alissa K o e nig , JD L a wye rs Co nc e rne d fo r L a wye rs Ca ndid a te , 2018 o f Ma ssa c huse tts Ne w E ng la nd L a w - Bo sto n d rje ff@ lc lma .o rg Sha wn He a ly, PhD Clinic a l Psyc ho lo g ist L a wye rs Co nc e rne d fo r L a wye rs o f Ma ssa c huse tts sha wn@ lc lma .o rg Brought to you by the ABA’s Law Student Division, Young Lawyers Division, Law Practice Division, and Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar 2

3/22/2018 L a w Sc ho o l: Whe re it a ll b e g ins  L a w Sc ho o l stre ss is uniq ue in ma ny wa ys  De pre ssio n, Sub sta nc e Use , Anxie ty, Stre ss  Yo u a re no t a lo ne  T he re a re pra c tic a l wa ys to g e t he lp a nd ma inta in we ll-b e ing  Prio ritize yo ur me nta l he a lth  Sta rt no w, b e c a use yo ur le g a l c a re e r will re q uire the we ll-b e ing skills yo u de ve lo p to da y Sta rtling Sta tistic s o n De pre ssio n  Be fo re L a w Sc ho o l  During L a w sc ho o l  De pre ssio n = 7 - 8%  De pre ssio n  Afte r 1 st se me ste r =  Sa me a s the g e ne ra l 27% po pula tio n  Afte r 1L ye a r = 34%  Afte r 3L ye a r = 40% 3

3/22/2018 Co mb ina tio n o f Uniq ue F a c to rs  Ada pting to ne w c ha lle ng e s / c ulture  So c ra tic Me tho d  Cha lle ng e s to wo rld vie w / va lue s / princ iple s  I mpo ste r Syndro me  Co mpe titive e nviro nme nt  Mo re la wye rs / fe we r jo b s He a lthy Huma n F unc tio ning  L e t’ s fo c us o n the po sitive e le me nts o f a re la tive ly he a lthy life – whe n a ny o f the se a re a b se nt o r impe de d, it’ s wo rth ta king no te .  No o ne ’ s life is “just rig ht,” a nd e ve ryo ne ha s “b a d da ys,” “b a d mo o ds,” a nd transie nt re a c tio ns to hurts, frustra tio ns, a nd disa ppo intme nts.  Pe rsiste nt o r Re c urre nt inte rfe re nc e with he a lthy func tio ns = pro b le m wo rth a ddre ssing . 4

3/22/2018 Physic a l F unc tio ning Physic a l F unc tio ning  E a ting  No t to o muc h / no t to o little  Re a so na b ly g o o d nutritio n  Sle e ping  Go o d sle e p ro utine  No t to o muc h / no t to o little  F e e l re ste d  Physic a l a c tivity  Ab le to g e t up a nd g o ing in mo rning  Re g ula r pe rio ds o f physic a l mo ve me nt 5

3/22/2018 E mo tio na l L ife E mo tio na l L ife  Some fun or ple asur e most da ys 6

3/22/2018 E mo tio na l L ife  So me fun o r ple asure mo st da ys  Hope , able to look forward to aspe c ts of future E mo tio na l L ife  So me fun o r ple asure mo st da ys  Ho pe , a b le to lo o k fo rwa rd to a spe c ts o f future  Some e ne r gy/ motivation (de spite c halle nging wor k) 7

3/22/2018 E mo tio na l L ife  So me fun o r ple asure mo st da ys  Ho pe , a b le to lo o k fo rwa rd to a spe c ts o f future  So me e ne rgy/ mo tivatio n (de spite c ha lle ng ing wo rk)  Able to c onc e ntr ate (absor b info, c omple te tasks) E mo tio na l L ife  So me fun o r ple asure mo st da ys  Ho pe , a b le to lo o k fo rwa rd to a spe c ts o f future  So me e ne rgy/ mo tivatio n (de spite c ha lle ng ing wo rk)  Ab le to c o nc e ntrate (a b so rb info , c o mple te ta sks)  OK se lf-e ste e m and se lf-ac c e ptanc e 8

3/22/2018 E mo tio na l L ife  So me fun o r ple asure mo st da ys  Ho pe , a b le to lo o k fo rwa rd to a spe c ts o f future  So me e ne rgy/ mo tivatio n (de spite c ha lle ng ing wo rk)  Ab le to c o nc e ntrate (a b so rb info , c o mple te ta sks)  OK se lf-e ste e m a nd se lf-ac c e ptanc e  Some se nse of pur pose , me aning E mo tio na l L ife  So me fun o r ple asure mo st da ys  Ho pe , a b le to lo o k fo rwa rd to a spe c ts o f future  So me e ne rgy/ mo tivatio n (de spite c ha lle ng ing wo rk)  Ab le to c o nc e ntrate (a b so rb info , c o mple te ta sks)  OK se lf-e ste e m a nd se lf-ac c e ptanc e  So me se nse o f purpo se , me aning  Able to handle c onflic t with othe r s or within se lf 9

3/22/2018 E mo tio na l L ife  So me fun o r ple asure mo st da ys  Ho pe , a b le to lo o k fo rwa rd to a spe c ts o f future  So me e ne rgy/ mo tivatio n (de spite c ha lle ng ing wo rk)  Ab le to c o nc e ntrate (a b so rb info , c o mple te ta sks)  OK se lf-e ste e m a nd se lf-ac c e ptanc e  So me se nse o f purpo se , me aning  Ab le to handle c o nflic ts with o the rs o r within se lf  Able to handle une xpe c te d hur dle s I nte rpe rso na l L ife  F e e ling c onne c te d to (so me ) o the r pe o ple  Da ily inte r ac tions with o the rs (so me o f the m g ra tifying )  Shar ing yo ur we e kly hig hs a nd lo ws with so me o ne 10

3/22/2018 Wha t to Do Ab o ut I t  F a milia rize yo urse lf with ma ny o ptio ns  Do n’ t try to so lve e ve ry issue a t o nc e  Ma ke c o nne c tio ns with re so urc e s prio r to ne e ding the m L ife style I nte rve ntio ns  E xe rc ise  Nutritio n  Sle e p Hyg ie ne  He a lthy c o ping skills 11

3/22/2018 Outside He lp  L a w Stude nt g ro ups (ABA a nd la w sc ho o l spe c ific )  De a n o f Stude nts  L a wye rs Assista nc e Pro g ra ms (L AP) Outside He lp  T he ra pists  Diffe r apy (no t c o mple te list ) e nt appr oac he s to the r  Cognitive Be havior apy (CBT ) T he r  Psyc hodynamic  Couple / F amily T he r apy  Dia le c tic a l Be ha vio r T he ra py (DBT )  Po sitive Psyc ho lo g y  E xpo sure T he ra py  E xpre ssive , E xiste ntia l  Pro b le m-Spe c ific Co unse ling  Ne we r te c hniq ue s, e .g .,  E MDR, IF S, E xiste ntia l,  L ofe ssiona ls a re hig hly re c o mme nde d ic e nse d pr 12

3/22/2018 Outside He lp  Gro ups  Gr oup T he r apy (pro fe ssio na lly-le d)  Ong o ing vs. T ime -L imite d  Spe c ific Pro b le m vs. Ge ne ra l  Dida c tic vs. I nte ra c tive vs. Suppo rt  Se lf- He lp (pe e r-le d )  12-Ste p Gro ups  Othe r, e .g .,  SMART Re c o ve ry  De pre ssio n & Bipo la r Suppo rt Allia nc e He lping Pe e rs  E xpre ss sinc e re c o nc e rn  Sta te wha t yo u ha ve o b se rve d  L iste n no n-judg me nta lly  E nc o ura g e g e tting he lp 13

3/22/2018 Pre pa ring fo r the F uture  T  T he Ba d Ne ws he Go o d Ne ws  Culture pe rsists a fte r  Ra te s o f de pre ssio n de c re a se a fte r la w la w sc ho o l sc ho o l.  De pre ssio n ra te s a mo ng la wye rs =  T re a tme nt is slo wly 21% b e c o ming le ss stig ma tize d & mo re  Do ing no thing is the a c c e ssib le le a st e ffe c tive inte rve ntio n  T re a tme nt fo r de pre ssio n re sults in impro ve me nts ra ng ing fro m 47 - 66% Pre pa ring fo r the F uture  Re me mbe r to monitor your se lf  T ho ug hts  F e e ling s  Be ha vio r  Physic a l Sta te  You’r e still a human be ing! 14

3/22/2018 T he We ight of L aw Sc hool: Re c ognizing and Re bounding fr om De pr e ssion Que stions? Je ffre y F o rtg a ng , PhD, L ADC-I d rje ff@ lc lma .o rg Sha wn He a ly, PhD sha wn@ lc lma .o rg 15