ABSTRACT
This chapter addresses the developing ways to prevent and ameliorate distress and fostering and promoting wellbeing within law schools and the legal profession. It explores existing psychological theories, rather than starts afresh or, worse, filter what people see in the communities through the lens of a universal theory. It considers how developing strategies and programmes which address psychological distress or promote psychological wellbeing can be made effective. The chapter surveys the normative landscape in which wellness is situated and the ambiguities that have arisen during this time of transition. It provides a psychological basis for reconciling the tension between understanding the unique personal experience of wellbeing and distress and the strategies and programmes which generally operate at a community level. The chapter discusses the two objectives of promoting wellbeing and addressing distress as two different strategies. It explains the importance of creating and adapting theories of wellbeing and distress which guide the programmes.
