Best Interests Children's Law Podcast
Best Interests Children’s Law Podcast aims to raise awareness about the rights and interests of children – one conversation at a time.
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Best Interests Children's Law Podcast
“On the Importance of Being Well at Work” for Lawyers Working in Children’s Law
In “The Importance of Being Well at Work” series we explore what it takes to maintain health and wellbeing when working in trauma saturated environments such as the children’s law jurisdiction.
In this episode we focus on the health and wellbeing of lawyers.
A lot of people attracted to law, particularly to social justice law, are passionate about their work, highly motivated and dedicated to bringing about just outcomes for their clients. But do they always know what they’re signing up for? These days we know a lot more about health and wellbeing within workplace settings than was known (or at least acknowledged) previously, but there does still seem to be a gap in knowledge when it comes to the specific impacts on lawyers who work in trauma saturated environments and what they might be able to do to protect themselves from some of the collateral damage.
Dr Carly Schrever – is a lawyer, psychologist and empirical researcher. Dr Carly has worked in and around the legal profession for twenty years. Since 2015 she has focussed specifically on judicial and lawyer wellbeing. Together with her colleague Sally Ryan, Carly established “Human Ethos” - a business that helps judges and lawyers find greater satisfaction and wellbeing in their work – both through individual services and/or tailored group and consultancy work.
Show notes:
Dr Carly Schrever’s PhD Research on judicial stress in Australia,
Studies referred to in this episode,
Occupations and the Prevalence of Major Depressive Disorder
Stress Levels Across The UK - Protectivity Insurance
Lawyering Stress and Work Culture: An Australian Study – UNSW Law Journal
Best Interests Children’s Law Podcast is sponsored by Ex Curia: Coaching & Consulting Pty Ltd, Meliora Psychology and Claudia Grimberg Lawyers.
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