Well-being Webinar Schedule.

* February 9, 2021

Optimizing Your Response to Stress--John Hollway, Associate Dean Penn Law

* April 3, 2021

3 P's Peer Programs for Prosecutors: How to build a peer support team in your office--Mary Ashley, San Bernardino District Attorney's Office

* June 8, 2021

It is a Real Thing: The Impact of Secondary Trauma on our Most Effective Prosecutors--Andrew Laue, LCSW

* August 10, 2021

Stop the Interrogation: How to Stop Arguing Ourselves Out of Good Relationships--Chris Osborn, JD, ReelTime Creative Learning Experiences

* October 12, 2021

Vibrant Leadership--Kirsten H. Pabst, Missoula County Attorney, Missoula, MT

* December 14, 2021

Trauma Stewardship: A Book Club Review--Lorrin Freeman, Wake County District Attorney, Raleigh, NC and Kimberly Overton Spahos, Chief Resource Prosecutor, NC Conference of District Attorneys

NDAA'S NEW WELL-BEING TASK FORCE

NDAA President Nancy Parr has made prosecutor well-being one of her priorities for 2021 and we couldn't be more excited! President Parr assembled a taskforce that hit the ground running last Fall by launching weekly blogs, planning future retreats and conferences and organizing a series of webinars that kicked off in December 2020 and are scheduled to run through 2021. Missoula County Attorney Kirsten Pabst was named Chair of the Task Force, with DDA Mary Ashley from San Bernardino County as Vice-Chair. The taskforce members, consisting of a circle of career prosecutors--plus one well-being professional--with shared expertise and/or special training in secondary trauma, burnout, vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue have been remotely convening monthly to address the challenges that face prosecutors from across the nation and help make our critical work more sustainable.

Our current projects include writing and publishing In Recess, our dedicated weekly blog filled with short articles, everyday tips, videos, and other good, easily digestible information. Check it out and sign up for a free account to get weekly notifications.

And...coming soon...we are rolling out a national peer connection and support service for all prosecutors (stay tune). Additionally, we will be launching a resource hub on the NDAA site, where we'll offer a collection of resources, articles, books and other materials. Whether interested in your own well-being, concerned about a colleague or contemplating implementing an in-office program, we hope to provide a centralized hub for you to find what you need, to support...