Lawyering and Mental Health
Strategies for caring for ourselves as lawyers. This session will be an opportunity to engage in some breath work exercises and learn a bit more about how our work affects us and how to navigate those nuances while still caring for ourselves.
Building Restorative Workplaces
Explore how restorative practices can transform your workplace! Restorative practices come from the philosophy of restorative justice and support us with strategies to prevent conflict through community building. Restorative workplaces require intentional crafting and interpersonal skills to enable constructive engagement and healthy learning in the face of conflict and differences. Join SEEDS to learn practical […]
Active Rest and Mindfulness
We’ve been learning about the dangers of long-term stress, burnout, vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue. We’ve probably also learned that we need to take care of ourselves and focus on recovery. But what does that mean and how do we do it? This interactive training will explore some of the science around recovery and offer […]
Yoga and Mindfulness
Black to Yoga is an in-person and online yoga movement and wellness collective. Black to Yoga exists to bring the transformational power of yoga to Black people of the Afrikan Diaspora. We seek to develop a deeper representation of Black yogis within the larger yoga community, both as teachers as well as students. We envision […]
How to Have Hard Conversations With Clients and Co-workers Part 2
In this interactive workshop participants will be invited to practice engaging in challenging conversations in a non-judgmental, supportive, and confidential space. This workshop will start with a refresher on strategies for navigating hard conversations with clients and colleagues. Participants will leave with greater confidence to effectively communicate with candor and compassion. Presenters: Kim Irish Heinonen, […]
National Health Law Program
View this webinar to learn about National Health Law Program (NHeLP) and the services they offer! NHeLP’s California office engages in administrative advocacy with state and local agencies that administer and oversee public health care programs, particularly Medi-Cal. NHeLP is part of the statewide Health Consumer Alliance (HCA), a collaborative that provides individual health […]
Using Client Feedback Data for Fundraising, Strategic Decision-Making, and Advancing Equity
Legal aid providers need great data to do great work. For example, data that tells you whether your clients feel up-to-date on their cases. Data that tells you what your volunteers are experiencing. Data that tells you what’s working well with virtual and in-person meeting operations, and what’s working not so well. In this interactive […]
Community Justice Workers Panel
According to the 2019 Justice Gap Study, 85 percent of Californians’ legal needs went unmet. While legal aid providers continue to work tirelessly to meet Californians’ needs, demand continues to outpace service availability. This event features a panel discussion about different Community Justice Worker models, including Alaska’s Community Justice Worker program. Panelists include: Nikole Nelson, […]
The 4 Day Work Week Improves Wellbeing and Increases Equity. Can It Work in Legal Aid?
The movement for a 4-day work week has gained traction in recent years with reported benefits for both employees and employers. But can it work for legal aid? Jenny Farrell, Executive Director of Mental Health Advocacy Services, will discuss her organization’s move to a four-day work week and what it has meant for both employees […]
Disability Visibility in Legal Aid
This January, LAAC and Disability Rights California co-hosted a panel discussion by and for legal aid workers with disabilities. The goal of the event was to hold space for legal aid workers with disabilities to share our experiences, information, and personal narratives about being out as disabled in the workplace, and to celebrate our collective […]