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- The California State Bar's Lawyer's Personal Assistance Program:
- A Resource for California Attorneys
- Online, participatory Prevention, Detection and Treatment of Substance Abuse MCLE credit for California Attorneys
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the California State Bar's web page outlining its Lawyers Personal Assistance Program and the Business & Professions Code Sections that established the program as noted at the right. Then read and answer the following questions for 1 hour of participatory MCLE Substance Abuse credit. Answers to all questions can be found in either the State Bar's web page or the Code Sections noted at the right.
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In 2001, California Senate Bill 479 established the State Bar's Lawyer's Assistance Program to help attorneys with substance abuse or mental health problems.
As stated on the Bar's web site, "The mission of the Lawyer Assistance Program (LAP) is to enhance public protection, maintain the integrity of the legal profession, and support recovering attorneys in their rehabilitation and competent practice of law.
The services previously provided by the Lawyers Personal Assistance Program
(LPAP) are now offered as part of the comprehensive services of the LAP.
In addition to those existing services addressing stress, burnout and
other personal issues, the LAP now offers individual counseling, referral
assistance, consultations for rehabilitation, and private peer support
groups."
The answers to some of these questions can be found by viewing the introductory video by Chief Justice George and reading the description of the Lawyer's Assistance Program LInked to from the California State Bar's web page outlining the services available from the LAP. Some can be found in Business & Professions Code Sections 6140.9 and 6230 - 6238 .
1.The services of the California State Bar's Lawyers Personal Assistance Program are available to: (Select one)
2.One
service available through the LPAP is Short Term Counseling. It offers
assistance for those dealing with any personal problem that may negatively
impact an attorneys work performance by providing: (Check all that apply)
3. All calls
to the LPAP's Short Term Couseling toll-free number are confidential.
4. The
phone number to access the LPAP's Short Term Counseling service is:
5. The
LPAP also provides a longer term Structured Recovery Program for attorneys
dealing with substance abuse or mental health issues. It
provides: (Check
all that apply)
6. Attorneys
can self-refer themselves to the Structured Recovery Program if they feel
they are experiencing a substance abuse or mental health issue.
7. (a)
In some instances, attorneys might participate in the Structured Recovery
Program in lieu of disciplinary action by the Bar.
Select One: True False
8.
Attorneys' participation in the Structured Recovery Program automatically
becomes a part of that attorneys' public State Bar record.
9.
The toll-free number
to access the LPAP's Structured Recovery Program is:
10. (a) Release of information regarding
an attorney's participation in the LPAP program requires the written consent
of that attorney.
(c) Any information
provided to or obtained as part of the LPAP is not discoverable or admissible
in any disciplinary proceeding without the written consent of
the attorney.
- Select One: True False
11. Attorney's participation in the
LPAP program is funded by: (select one)
12. The committee that oversees the
LPAP program is made up of: (select one)
13. An attorney who is recovering
from an alcohol or substance abuse problem can serve on the committee
that oversees the LPAP program if they have been sober for 2 years.
14. While participating in the LPAP
program, an attorney: (Select all that apply)
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