Credit Hour(s)
General Credit -1 Hour
Ethics Credit - 1 Hour
CME Credit - 0 Hour
NLS Credit - 0 Hour

Continuing Legal Education

Anyone who works with people in distress on a regular basis may be at risk of compassion fatigue: a combination of burnout and secondary trauma that can significantly decrease our effectiveness at work and in life. This session generates discussion of compassion fatigue and burnout as well as the impact this has on professional conduct, including competence, diligence and communication, with reference to the corresponding rules.

Participants learn to recognize when their work is impacting them in ways that reduce effectiveness. We also work on a personal plan to increase resilience and mitigate their risk of developing compassion fatigue. In addition, our speakers provide an overview of services available through the Indiana Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program (JLAP), with special emphasis on Admission and Discipline Rule 31 and JLAP confidentiality.

Speakers 
Diane Black and Ruth Johnson, Indiana Public Defender Council; Loretta Oleksy, Indiana Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program Moderator: Andrea Ciobanu, Ciobanu Law PC

PLEASE NOTE: Once you review the program in its entirety, the IndyBar will report all credits earned within 10 days of completion directly to the Indiana Commission for Continuing Legal Education. Posting by the Indiana CLE Commission of the credit to your CLE transcript may take 30 days.