#067: Dr. Diana Uchiyama - Executive Director of the Illinois Lawyers' Assistance Program (Mental Health Month Collab with Personal Jurisdiction)
Jonah Perlin
Georgetown Legal Practice Professor | How I Lawyer Podcast Creator | vLex Fastcase 50 Honoree | ?? I write and speak about what lawyers do, why they do it, & how they do it ethically and effectively.
?? Welcome Back to the How I Lawyer Podcast!
This month, May 2022, How I Lawyer is teaming up with the Personal Jurisdiction Podcast (https://www.personaljxpod.com/) to feature five interviews on the important topic of mental health in the legal profession.
In today’s episode, Personal Jurisdiction hosts Hallie Ritzu and Allison Freedman speak with Dr. Diana Uchiyama who is a lawyer & psychologist helping people struggling with mental health and substance use issues as the the Executive Director of the Illinois Lawyers' Assistance Program.?
Dr. Diana was previously the Administrator of Psychological Services for DuPage County and worked for the Kane County Diagnostic Center, as both a Staff Psychologist and Juvenile Drug Court Coordinator. She also has an extensive background doing court ordered psychological, sanity, fitness, and sex offender evaluations and therapy. She has implemented numerous changes to court ordered programs both in Kane and DuPage County and is a certified trauma informed care trainer. Prior to obtaining her masters and doctorate in Clinical Psychology, Dr. Uchiyama was an Assistant Public Defender in Cook County. She obtained her law degree from Pepperdine University School of Law.
??Listen Now: Diana Uchiyama
Please tune in next week for installment #5 of mental health month featuring lawyer turned therapist to lawyers Doron Gold.
Thanks for listening,
Jonah
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2 年Thanks, Jonah Perlin! This collaboration with you has been such an excellent learning experience. Many thanks, too, to Illinois Lawyers' Assistance Program and Diana Uchiyama, JD, PsyD, CAADC for supporting our Mental Health Awareness Month series!