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LiveSubstance Abuse in the Legal Profession: Prevention and Remedies

Content Partner:  NBI, Inc (National Business Institute, Inc.)
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Description:

Fulfill your special credit requirements - and come away with useful techniques.

This insightful course offers an in-depth analysis of one of the most sensitive problems troubling legal professionals today - substance abuse. Review the common causes and contributing factors in alcoholism and stimulants addiction and learn practical techniques for their detection and prevention. Register today!

  • Help break the vicious cycle: assess the personal and societal impact of performance-enhancing drugs and alcohol.
  • What are your legal obligations if you spot a colleague's drug abuse? Let us help you do the right thing.
  • Get simple tips that'll help you detect and address substance abuse, and help a colleague or yourself to turn back to a fulfilling career in the law.

Who Should Attend

This basic course offers attorneys solutions to the dilemmas of attorney substance abuse. Others who may benefit from this course include in-house counsel, law office administrators and other legal staff.


Course Content
  • Some Functional Definitions of Addiction
  • Primary Classifications of Substance
  • Performance-Enhancing Drug Abuse
  • Alcoholism in the Legal Profession
  • Spotting Signs and Symptoms of Various Types of Substance Abuse
  • What do We Mean When We Say it's a Disease?
  • Ultimate Personal and Professional Costs of Doing Nothing
  • Avoiding Treatment... Why?
  • Promoting Recovery


Practice Areas: Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Substance Abuse & Mental Illness Awareness
Online Media Type: Audio
Production Date: 12/03/2009 1:00 PM EST
Level: Basic
Category: Standard
Duration: 1 Hours, 30 Minutes
Online Format: Live

Click here for information on subscription discounts and Group Viewing opportunities.

Purchase of this product provides online access for 180 days. If you are purchasing a live webcast, you will receive complimentary access to the on demand version for 180 days once it becomes available -- usually within a week of the live webcast. Please note that the on demand and podcast versions may, or may not be accredited in your state.

If you intend to take a course for CLE credit, please make sure your state is listed in the "Accreditation" section to the upper right of the program description. West LegalEdcenter will not provide accreditation for states not listed.  Accreditation displayed is unique to the purchased program format (live conference, live webcast, on demand, podcast). Credit totals listed for live conferences are the maximum credits available. Credits issued will be based upon actual time in attendance.  Credit totals for other formats are for complete programs.  Partial credit is not available for any online or downloadable format. 



This product is intended for individual use by the named purchaser. Group viewings for online programs may be arranged for five or more attorneys within the same organization prior to viewing by emailing sales@westlegaledcenter.com.







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Accreditation:
AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CPE-NASBA, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, ME, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, UT, VA, VI, VT, WA, WI, WV
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Total Credits: 1.5
Specialty Credits: Ethics 1.5
Status: Accredited
Expiration: N/A
Training Type: Online

Not accredited in your state? You may be able to apply for credit. Check your state requirements and get contact information.
Speakers:
•Elizabeth A. Alston - Alston Law Firm, LLC, Mandeville, LA

This product is designed to provide information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional service. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought.


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