If you are a lawyer, you know the challenges faced by the profession to find balance in your life and to maintain a sense of wellness. There never seems to be enough time in the day to meet the ever increasing demands of practice, home and self.
For those lawyers in need, the Nova Scotia Lawyers Assistance Program (NSLAP) offers a confidential referral and short term counselling service for members of the legal profession, their staff, and families who may have health or personal concerns. Resources are available for a full range of personal, family or life events and issues.
NSLAP also includes wellness programs online, to help you develop your Personal Wellness Plan, with a variety of e-courses and other tools designed to help you take charge of your health and well-being. You can access online resources through our provider Homewood Health™.
Visit the NSLAP website at www.nslap.ca. Please note that NSLAP is your “company” name when you register. When you call the NSLAP number at 1-866-299-1299, (Français: 1-866-398-9505; TTY: 1-888-384-1152), your call will be answered any time, day or night, 365 days per year.
Homewood Health™ also provides written articles and newsletters to assist you with various lifestyle topics. The following have appeared in past issues of LIANSwers and InForum:
Aging, Caregiving and Dependent Living
Caring for aging parents: Housing options for the elderly
Caring for aging parents: Safety in the home
Caring for aging parents: Financial and legal matters
Caring for aging parents: Employees as caregivers
Caring for aging parents: Long-distance caregiving
Children, Parenting and Families
How to Help Children Cope with Traumatic Events
How to deal with your child's transition from pre-teen to adolescence
How to help children deal with the death of a loved one
Preparing for life and work after baby: Fatherhood
Preparing for life and work after baby: Positive parenting
Preparing for life and work after baby: babies and sleep
How to tell your child about your separation or divorce
Grandparenting: How to best support your grandchildren
Single parenting and how to support a single parent
Diabetes and Helping Teens Cope
Healthy Living and Self-Improvement
Getting the most from medication
How to increase your self-confidence
Body image and loving how you look
The healing power of helping others
How to take the chance to express yourself
Flu prevention tips and Flu season fact sheet
Staying sharp through learning activities
Visit our Presentations page for resources from "Healthy Eating on the Go" with Erin Walker of Homewood Health™
Mental and Emotional Health
Maintaining Your Mental Health
Relationships and Social Connections
Improving Family (and other) Relationships
Communicating your feelings of love and affection
How to keep loving feelings strong in everyday life
Marital conflict: dispelling the myths
How to restore trust in your relationship
Workplace Issues
Managing a multi-generational workforce
Dealing with workplace change and transition