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Lawyers Assistance ProgramThe Lawyers Assistance Program (LAP) services promote the health and well-being of WSBA members and include education, referrals, and direct confidential mental health and addictions counseling. We offer services to LAP offers confidential (APR 19) counseling services for stress and time management issues, work/life balance, mental/emotional issues, career development, addictive behaviors, family situations, and health-related problems. Services include educational programs, assessment, referral, short-term or long-term counseling, follow-up, and training. LAP's professional staff is qualified to identify, assess, treat and refer lawyers in need of services. The extended staff includes LAP-trained peer counselors—lawyers who are available to support their colleagues through the challenges of the practice of law. Call toll free! 800-945-WSBA(9722), ext. 8268 How do I receive assistance? Call us directly at 206-727-8268, or 800-945-9722, ext. 8268. Most lawyers self-refer to LAP. All calls and referrals are kept strictly confidential as required by APR 19. Who are the counselors? Professional Staff— Licensed psychotherapists qualified to identify, assess, treat, and refer lawyers in need of services. Peer Counselors— Lawyers who are available to support their colleagues through the challenges and rewards of the practice of law. The personal lives and professional experiences of these volunteer peer counselors motivate them to assist and serve as confidants. They spend hundreds of hours a year offering empathy and encouragement. What is the cost? Initial assessment and peer counseling are free. Ongoing counseling is based on a sliding fee scale. Is it confidential? Under APR 19, confidential communications between a lawyer-client and staff or peer counselors of the Lawyers Assistance Program shall be privileged against disclosure without the consent of the lawyer-client to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as confidential communications between a client and psychologists. LAP's staff and peer counselors are available to give presentations at your office or local bar meetings. Topics include management of work/life balance, communication skills, education about healthy lifestyle choices, stress management, secondary post-traumatic stress issues, substance abuse and other addictive behaviors, depression, grief, and loss. For information, call 206.727.8268. Women in Solo Practice Group Women in Solo Practice group meets weekly from 8 to 9:30 am on Wednesday mornings. If you are interested, please call either Rebecca at (206) 727-8269 or Abby at (206) 733-5988 for more information.
Recovery Support Group for Lawyers The Lawyers' Assistance Program is offering a new weekly Recovery Support Group in Looking for a Job or Making a Transition? Job Seekers Discussion Group Looking for a job or making a transition? Join us for the Job Seekers Discussion Group the second Wednesday of each month from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m., WSBA Conference Rooms, 6th floor. Referrals Made to LAP by Family, Friends, and Clients of Distressed Lawyers While LAP does not directly serve the person seeking help for a troubled lawyer, the principle of CONFIDENTIALITY applies to anyone who cares enough to risk employing the LAP's intervention or assistance. Congratulations if you've had the courage to seek help for another person who happens to be a lawyer! LAP also works with third parties—judges, law partners, and coworkers—who are concerned about a particular lawyer's ability to practice. If you have an issue you would like to discuss, please call us in confidence at: 206-727-8268. |