Module 2
Getting Your Bearings
This module is comprised of four videos. We recommend viewing these over the duration of a week.
Supplemental PDFs
Refresh Tip: Videos are sensitive to browser activity. If a play button doesn’t work, press Control + Shift +r to force a clean reload.
dummy video to force play of multi yts on one page
Previous Module
Basic Legalese, 11:07
Get up to speed on some of the basic legal words you’ll hear in your case.
Refer to the PDF link at the top of the page for more on this.
Players and Roles, 13:34
We’ll talk about numerous 'players' involved in a malpractice case, and what their various roles and perspectives are. Your insurance company has an obligation to defend you and eligible claims, but you also have an obligation to them, as your policy likely contains a 'cooperation clause.'
Playing the Long Game, 7:31
Litigation is a process that usually takes years to resolve. Even if you have co-defendants and feel like you didn’t have much to do with what took place medically, it’s unusual to be dismissed early on. Even if you think this should end tomorrow, the lawyers don’t—and it will take the discovery process, and usually depositions, for them to make any decisions. They see no advantage early on in dismissing anyone. This can be a source of real frustration if your expectation is different.
Introduction to the Coaching Model, 24:32
Find a tool of life coaching and a derivative of cognitive behavioral therapy (which is largely based on cognitive neuroscience.) It’s a framework for understanding how our mind interprets facts, and how those interpretations guide our actions and inactions, which add up to the results in our lives.
Refer to the supplemental primer at the top of the page for a printable handout.