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Mental Health: Professional Responsibility & Ethical Issues

Event Recording

25 February 2020

Topic	Operational Management
Type	Event Recording
CPD	1 - Ethics and Professional Responsibility
	1 - New Zealand CPD

Pricing	AUD $37
Full Member	Free
Online Member	Free
Affiliate Member	Free
Associate Member	AUD $18.50

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Research shows that the lawyers are more at risk of mental health issues than the general population. There is increasing attention toward this topic and support for those affected.

This session is designed to consider the issue through the perspective of the rules and regulations that govern lawyers' ethical and professional conduct issues.

Overview of mental health issues, incidence in the profession and resources available
Review of general professional and ethical obligations (Consideration of Uniform Law and general principles: not specific for each state*)
Dealing with the regulators re admission and application for and renewal of Practice Certificate
Employment issues: obligations during recruitment and employment including discrimination and privacy considerations
Mental Health First Aid
Risk Management, Unprofessional Conduct and Professional Misconduct issues
Impediments to disclosure and dealing with issues, stigma etc
Duty to the Court and Duty to Client.

* This session concentrates on the Uniform Law and the general principles of disclosure of mental health issues at admission and by lawyers when applying for or renewal of a practising certificate. Each state is different and all jurisdictions cannot be covered in the 1 hour allocated for this session.

Provided by

Cathryn Urquhart

Facilitator & Lecturer at The College of Law

Professional Skills Trainer and Coach

Certified Teacher, Search Inside Yourself Leadership Course

Cathryn Urquhart studied Law at the University of Western Australia and was admitted in WA in 1988. She has had a diverse career working for national law firms mainly in Insurance and Construction litigation, as well as time spent as a Claims Solicitor at Law Mutual, the professional indemnity insurance section of the Law Society of WA. She has lectured and tutored at universities in WA.

Currently, Cathryn is the Facilitator of the Legal Practice Management Course at the College of Law in WA. She also has her own business and works for a range of law firms and other businesses as a Professional Skills Trainer and Coach.

Cathryn is also a Certified Teacher at the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute and delivers training in Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence to support leaders and others in the workplace: managing stress, improving focus, developing skills to assist in communication and collaboration, building empathy and compassion and high-level leadership skills.