FedSec - Mental Health Concerns in Light of the Pandemic
Total Credits: 1.0
- Categories:
- Labor Law | Labor Relations
- Speakers:
- Chelsy Castro | Kent A. Corso
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 04 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Sep 22, 2021
- Product Type:
- On Demand
- License:
- Access for 365 day(s) after purchase.
Description
In this session, panelists will discuss the following topics:
- Trauma: Due to the inherent risk factors for well-being in the legal profession, lawyers are more likely to be suffering trauma. This session will challenge participants to question their preconceived notions about trauma and equips them to better identify it in themselves and in their fellow lawyers.
- Suicide and the COVID-19 Pandemic: The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced some of the most challenging circumstances in modern history for individuals, families, employers and employees world-wide, posing higher risk for suicide world-wide. This session fosters a clearer understanding of suicide and how attorneys can help themselves, their clients and their colleagues or employees.
Speaker
Chelsy Castro Related Seminars and Products
CEO and Founder
Castro Jacobs Psychotherapy and Consulting
Chelsy Castro is Principal and Founder of Castro Jacobs Psychotherapy and Consulting, a firm specializing in lawyer well-being. A recognized expert in high-achiever well-being, Chelsy has worked with tech companies, universities, international law firms, and numerous companies across the country. From thousand-person conferences to 20-person workshops, Chelsy equips her audiences with the knowledge and skills necessary for sustainably healthy success in a competitive world.
A graduate of the University of Chicago and American University Washington College of Law, Chelsy practiced law as a multilingual attorney in the field of international regulatory compliance before transitioning into the clinical and consulting fields. An attorney turned psychotherapist and performance coach, she now counsels individuals, teams, and the organizations they work for on how to achieve their goals in healthy and productive ways. Chelsy’s publications and trainings focus on science-based skills and strategies for improving performance and increasing well-being in high-pressure professions.
She has been featured by the American Bar Association, Telemundo, and several legal industry publications and podcasts. She is a renowned speaker, author of the book 50 Lessons for Happy Lawyers, and creator of the Healthy High-Achiever e-learning suite.
Kent A. Corso Related Seminars and Products
Program Manager, Suicide Prevention & Awareness Psychologist
Customs and Border Protection
Dr. Kent A. Corso is a licensed clinical psychologist and board-certified behavior analyst. While he joined CBP in the spring of 2021, his career as a suicidologist began almost two decades ago, while serving in the U.S. Air Force. Dr. Corso has researched, developed and evaluated suicide prevention programs for state, federal and private organizations. Most recently, he developed an evidence-based suicide prevention and intervention program for medical professionals, administrators, elected officials, community members and other stakeholders. His program has been adopted across the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Europe. Dr. Corso has published numerous peer-reviewed research papers on suicide and is a leading expert in novel scientific methods and digital technologies for analyzing suicide.