VJLAP Annual Retreat – CLE Session # 1

Depression and Trauma In the Legal Profession

• Date: Friday, September 17, 2021
• Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm
• Credits: 1.5 CLE; Live Interactive

WRITTEN MATERIALS:

• PowerPoint – Depression and The Legal Industry – Miller – September 27-2021
• Written Materials Depression and the Legal Industry (Miller) September 17-2021

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Summary:

This program provides a comprehensive review of depression in the legal industry, (i) rates; (ii) contributing (risk) factors to these high rates; (iii) signs and symptoms (hallmarks); (iv) interventions; and (v) daily practices to prevent mood disorders. . It reviews how depression increases an individual’s risks for attempting or dying by suicide and how the suicide rate in the legal profession is disproportionately high compared to most professions and the general population.

Presenter Bio: 

Dr. Kevin Miller provides psychiatric evaluation and individual therapy to adults of all ages, with a particular specialty in working with public servants (e.g., legislators, the military, law enforcement, the legal profession, and other government employees.

He has extensive experience working with mood and anxiety disorders, including depression, bipolar disorders, generalized anxiety, panic disorder, specific phobias, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).  He also has extensive experience addressing relationship difficulties, including marital, dating, family, and workplace relationships. A Navy veteran with 12 years of active duty and reserves service, Dr. Miller has served as a psychologist for the U.S. military and is a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.

Dr. Miller received his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from William James College (Boston, MA) and his bachelor’s degree in Psychology from College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA).  He has published and presented on a variety of topics. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Miller is an instructor at the Washington, D.C., campus of the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.