Your resources — Queensland Law Society

• …
• QLS
• For the profession
• Resilience and wellbeing
• Your resources

Help, services and support  |  Factsheets and videos  |  Studies and publications |  Blogs

Below is a list of curated wellbeing resources for the profession. Additionally, Queensland Law Society has available a suite of resources to keep the profession informed and supported during the COVID-19 pandemic. Members can access these important resources in the COVID-19 resources section of the website.

Help, services and support

Take a look at a range of resources including self-assessment tools, professional support and stress management techniques to support your own resilience and wellbeing. If you believe you may be suffering from a mental health concern, seek help.

• Wellbeing: Articles published in QLS Proctor
• Seek help through Lifeline: Crisis counselling, depression and anxiety support, stress management strategies and self-help tools.
• beyondblue: the national depression initiative:  Check signs and symptoms and get information to help yourself or others.
• Black Dog Institute: How to seek help for mood disorders, self-assessment tools and additional guidance and research.
• RUOK?: Find help in a crisis.
• RUOK?: Every day resources to keep the message alive in the workplace.
• Moodgym: interactive web program designed to prevent and decrease depressive symptoms.
• Authentic Happiness: Free resources for latest theory and initiatives in positive psychology.
• The Desk: Support, tools and advice for tertiary students in the areas of mental and physical health and wellbeing.
• The Resilient Lawyer: A manual for staying well @ work
• Wellbeing at the Bar: Information packs on common problems you may need help with (eg perfectionism, excessive workload, vicarious trauma, self-harm etc) and practical tips how you can help a colleague.
• Resilience @ Law: Legal Profession Mental Health Toolkit (BlackDog Institute)
• NSW Law Society Being Well in the Law
• QLS Ethics and Practice Centre: Provides legal ethics, practice support guidance and education to QLS members. Call 07 3842 5843 or email [email protected]
• QLS Senior Counsellors: Experienced practitioners who provide guidance to a practitioner on any professional or ethical problem (QLS members only)
• How should I respond to threats of imminent serious physical harm?
• LawCare: LawCare is a wellbeing support service for Queensland Law Society members.

Factsheets and videos

Studies and publications

• Courting the Blues (Summary): a brief summary of the Courting the Blues report
• Learned optimism: Concept of positive psychology that a talent for joy can be cultivated
• Law firms a ‘Dickensian novel’ in cyber-physical battle: Lawyers Weekly 11 October 2017

Blogs

• Surviving vicarious supporter trauma
• Is the ‘black dog’ barking at your door?
• A Diet for the Black Dog
• Feeding the Black Dog
• Healthy work, healthy living