Family Law and Practice

PRMCLE Meeting

DuPage Judicial Center - ARC

January 21, 2020

11:40 AM – 12:05 PM Welcome/Introductions

Henry Kass – Family Law Section Chair

Case Law Updates - Presented by Leah Setzen, Grunyk Family Law

12:05 AM – 1:05 PM Program

The Mindful Lawyer

Dr. Diana Uchiyama, JD, PsyD, Lawyers’ Assistance Program

See attached for bio.

Presentation Summary

The Mindful Lawyer explores the science behind mindfulness,

identifies why attorneys are a vulnerable population to maladaptive

coping skills, and integrates evidence-based strategies for coping with

stress inherent to the legal profession. Skills covered by this program

include recognizing the impact of stress on decision making, learning

to use mindfulness techniques to become less reactive when facing

stressors and adversity, and learning new mindfulness techniques an

individual can utilize to limit the negative impact of stress on personal

resiliency and wellbeing.

Next Meeting: February 18th – Ethics and Civility – Joseph P. Glimco, Law Offices of

Joseph P. Glimco

DCBA Events: January 24th – DCBA/DBF Memorial Program – ARC

February 5th – Lawyers Lending a Hand CPR Instruction – Bar Center

Classroom

February 28th – 45th Annual Judges’ Nite – COD McAninch Center

Earn CLE Online!

DCBA OnDemand CLE is Now Powered by IICLE The Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal

Education (IICLE®) and the DuPage County Bar Association (DCBA) are excited to offer a new

IICLE®Share collaboration to provide DCBA members a high quality and reliable online

learning experience. Members can find the link to The Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal

Education (IICLE) on the DCBA website under “Legal Community”→OnDemand CLE →Online

CLE Catalog. You must be logged into your DCBA Membership Profile in order to view courses

for free or at a reduced price.

View & Print All CLE Certificates through the DCBA Website:

Manage Profile -> Professional Development (under content & features) and choose the icon to

the left of each meeting to print your certificate directly or choose to have them emailed to you

to save to your computer (you MUST be logged in to view this feature)

Dr. Diana Uchiyama, JD, PsyD, CAADC—Executive Director at the Lawyers’ Assistance Program Dr. Diana Uchiyama is the Executive Director of the Illinois Lawyers’ Assistance Program (LAP). Prior to joining LAP, she was the Administrator of Psychological Services for DuPage County where she oversaw a DASA licensed outpatient substance use treatment program, including a Mentally Ill Substance Abuse (MISA program) and Seeking Safety program for individuals with substance use problems, who were also trauma survivors. While at DuPage County she also ran a 26-week Domestic Batterer Intervention Program for a court mandated population of clients. Dr. Uchiyama has also worked for the Kane County Diagnostic Center, as both a Staff Psychologist and Juvenile Drug Court Coordinator, and has an extensive background doing court ordered evaluations including psychological, sanity, fitness, fitness to

parent, and sex offender evaluations. She is a licensed sex offender evaluator in the State of Illinois. Dr. Uchiyama also conducts therapy with adults and adolescents. She has implemented numerous changes to court ordered programs both in Kane and DuPage County and is a SAMSHA certified trauma informed care trainer. She also has an Advanced Mindfulness Training Certificate in an effort to increase wellbeing among her clients. Prior to obtaining her masters and doctorate in Clinical Psychology, Dr. Uchiyama was an Assistant Public Defender in Cook County working in various felony courtrooms at 26th and California in Chicago for over a decade. She obtained her law degree from Pepperdine University School of Law.

FLYING TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN

The DuPage County Bar Association presents The 45th Annual Judges’ Nite

Friday, February 28, 2020Cocktails and Heavy Appetizers at 5:30 pm Show at 7:00 pm

The Belushi Auditorium at the College of DuPage

A DuPage Legal Assistance Foundation Fundraiserdirected by NICK NELSON music by JUDGES’ NITE BAND stage manager PAM TROJAN

produced by CHRISTINA MORRISON artwork by ANNA PIRO DESIGN

To purchase tickets go to dcba.org or call 630-653-7779

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www.illinoisLAP.org

312-726-6607

Wellness in the Legal Profession

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"To be a good lawyer, one has to be a healthy

lawyer. Sadly, our profession is falling short

when it comes to wellbeing…the current state of

lawyers' health cannot support a profession

dedicated to client service and dependent on the

public trust."

ABA National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being

(August 14, 2017)

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What is Lawyer Wellbeing?

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Wellbeing is a continuous process in which

people develop deeper self awareness and, with

that knowledge, take action to strengthen their

resilience and improve their overall health.

2016 National Study

of 12,825 Licensed Employed LawyersFunded by ABA, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation

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21%

28%19%

23%

2016 ABA-HBF Study

Alcohol Depression Anxiety chronic stress

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Reported Treatment Rates from Study

37%

63%

% Received Mental

Health services,

treatment or help

Yes

No

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services, treatment or

help

Yes

No

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Resilience Defined and why it is so

important for Legal Professionals

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• The process of adapting in the face of

adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or

significant sources of stress but…

• Problems lawyers are asked to resolve take a

long time and involve a lot of conflict

• Success in practicing law requires a large

amount of energy on problems that are not

our own

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Legal Professionals as Problem

Solvers

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Wellbeing and Ethics

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Rules of Professional Conduct:

– Zealously Advocate

– Competent Representation

– Prohibits Neglect of Matters

– Depression/Stress/ Anxiety impacts Executive Functioning

– Mental Health/Substance Use Problems impact Cognitive Functioning

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Increasing Resiliency

Effective Stress Management

Better Advocate for

Clients

Why Mindfulness?

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Positive effects on our psychological well being

including:

• Improvement in mood

• Increase in positive emotions

• Decrease in anxiety

• Decrease in emotional reactivity

• Decrease in job burnout

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Why Mindfulness?

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Physical Conditions it can improve:

• Lowers blood pressure and increases heart

health

• Decrease cognitive decline from aging or

Alzheimer’s

• Can increase attention

• Can improve immune response

Why Mindfulness?

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• May reduce cell aging

• May help in addiction recovery

• May help in weight loss/stress eating

• Improve sleep

• Lower stress

• Manage chronic pain

• Prevent depression relapse

• Increase brain gray matter

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What is Mindfulness?

• Moment to moment…

• Non-judgmental

• Awareness

“Cultivating present moment awareness without

judgment to the experiences that are arising

inwardly and outwardly—for the purposes of

living a skillful and healthy life.”

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Developing Personal Mindfulness

Practices

First Foundation of Mindfulness:

Breath and the Body

• Awareness of the breath

• Awareness of the body-forms, feelings, mind/perceptions

• Postures of the body—sitting, standing, walking, lying down

• Bodily activity—learning to be skillful in our everyday actions

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Guided Practice

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What did you notice?

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Body awareness: “Never let the mind

leave the body” --Ahjan Cha

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Stress versus Performance

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Why LAP?

• Free

• Confidential

• Familiar with legal environments

• Services tailored to judges, lawyers and law students (i.e.

support groups)

• Peer Support

• Referrals for ARDC & Character and Fitness issues

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Talking to Someone about LAP

• Call or email LAP. We will coach you on what to say to your colleague

• Show them the LAP website/social media

• Highlight LAP’s guaranteed confidentiality

• Say:

“Calling LAP is easy, free and totally confidential. No one has to know.”

“Let’s call LAP together right now.” (and dial the phone)

“Do you want me to call LAP for you?”

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What Happens Next

• If the person is willing to come in or be contacted an assessment will be done and a treatment/action plan created

• If the person is not willing, then LAP will:

– Reach out to the person and invite them to come in.

– Contact trained LAP Volunteers (bound by confidentiality) who may already have a relationship with the person to see if they can help connect the person with LAP.

– Intervention

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ILLINOIS LAWYERS’ ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Always Free + Confidential

Services tailored to the legal profession:

› Short-term counseling

› Support Groups

› Referrals

› Interventions

› Help with ARDC Concerns

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WE CAN HELP WITH

Stress – Anxiety – Grief

Depression

Career Transitions

Addiction – Substance Abuse

& Much More

CONTACT US// Email// gethelp@illinoislap.org

Phone// 312-726-6607

STOP BY OUR OFFICE// 20 S. Clark St., Suite 450

Chicago, IL 60603

www.illinoislap.org

LAP is only able to serve those in need as a result

of the efforts of our staff, and the financial

contributions of those within our

legal community.

All donations are tax deductible. All donations go

towards helping Illinois attorneys’ in need.

Illinoislap.org/mental-health-donations

LAWYERS’ HELPING

LAWYERS’

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