Empowering education for professionals
Please browse the resource links below for valuable clinical tools and websites.
Trauma Stewardship
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⋆Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky
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⋆Self-Care toolkit: https://socialworkmanager.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Selfcare-toolkit.pdf
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⋆Help for the Helper: Self-Care Strategies for Managing Burnout and Stress by Babette Rothschild
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⋆“Social Worker Self-Care: The Overlooked Core Competency” article: https://www.socialworktoday.com/archive/051214p14.shtml
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⋆On Being a Therapist by Jeffrey Kottler (Congruence)
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⋆Anything by Thich Nhat Hanh (Peace in Every Step), or Pema Chodron (The Places That Scare You)
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⋆Counseling.org (Self-care resources): https://www.counseling.org/knowledge-center/mental-health-resources/self-care-resources-for-counselors
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⋆The Compassion Fatigue Workbook: Creative Tools for Transforming Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Traumatization by Françoise Mathieu
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⋆Great clinical resource! 500+ free printable workbooks, manuals and self-help guides: https://mindremakeproject.org/2018/11/12/free-printable-pdf-workbooks-manuals-and-self-help-guides/#
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DBT: Mindfulness
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•DBT Skills Training Worksheets (446 pages!): https://survivingcptsd.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/dbt_skills_training_handouts_and_worksheets_-_linehan_marsha_srg_.pdf
•73 Mindfulness Exercises: https://www.mhs-dbt.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Mindfulness-Exercises.pdf
•Mindfulness Exercises for Groups: https://www.sjcoe.org/selpa/PDF/Mindfulness_Exercises.pdf
•Powerful books:
•How to Train a Wild Elephant (Jan Chozen Bays)
•The Mindful Therapist (Daniel Siegel)
•The Power of Now (Eckhart Tolle)
•Sitting Together
•Mindfulness and Self-compassion Kristin Neff TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqQHhF4CaKQ
•Misophonia case study: https://www.colorado.edu/clinicalpsychology/sites/default/files/attached-files/schneider_arch_misophonia_case_study_2017.pdf
•Mindfulness activities for kids (and adults): https://www.yonkerspublicschools.org/cms/lib/NY01814060/Centricity/Domain/1356/Mindfulness%20Calmness%20Activities%20for%20Kids%203.pdf
•Mindfulness self-compassion (tons of exercises!): https://www.mindfulnessstudies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Self-Compassion_and_Mindfulness.pdf
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DBT Emotional Regulation
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—ER toolkit: https://redemptionpsychiatry.com/docs/DBT--Emotion_Regulation_Packet.pdf
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—Social Behavior Map: http://best-practice.middletownautism.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2016/03/case-study1.png
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—BIF client research case study: file:///C:/Users/Diane%20Bigler/Downloads/25896696%20(1).pdf
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—Validating statements: https://www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Validating-and-Invalidating-Statements-and-Curious-Questions.docx
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—21 Emotional Regulation Worksheets & Strategies: https://positivepsychology.com/emotion-regulation-worksheets-strategies-dbt-skills/
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—ER skills toolkit: https://mydoctor.kaiserpermanente.org/ncal/Images/Emotion%20Regulation%20DBT%20Skills%20ADA%2004292020_tcm75-1598999.pdf
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—Skills Training manual for adolescents: https://cmhconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DBTAsolescentrathus-forms.pdf
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—DBT Skills training manual: https://www.terapia-cognitiva.mx/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Emotion-Regulation-Skills-Handout.pdf
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—Distraction & Coping techniques by emotion: http://www.selfinjury.bctr.cornell.edu/perch/resources/distraction-techniques-pm-2.pdf
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—Borderliner Notes videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0RQwa3uLto4y2R8Eg1hKTg
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DBT Distress Tolerance
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•Distress tolerance toolkit: https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/-/media/CCI/Consumer-Modules/Facing-Your-Feelings/Facing-Your-Feelings---04---Tolerating-Distress.pdf
•Borderliner Notes (Linehan videos): https://borderlinethefilm.com/project/linehan/
•Distress tolerance worksheets: https://caps.unc.edu/sites/caps.unc.edu/files/documents/Distress%20Tolerance%20worksheets%20%281%29.pdf
•Dealing with Distress toolkit: https://www.getselfhelp.co.uk/docs/DealingwithDistress.pdf
•DBT Manual for Teens: https://cmhconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DBTAsolescentrathus-forms.pdf
•Distraction techniques (self-harm): http://www.selfinjury.bctr.cornell.edu/perch/resources/distraction-techniques-pm-2.pdf
•“Back From the Edge” (BPD documentary): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=967Ckat7f98
•Annie’s Story: A Healing Journey with DBT: https://newroadstreatment.org/annies-story-a-healing-journey-with-dbt/
•Chain analysis worksheet w/instructions: https://cls.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3019/2014/10/Behavior-Chain-Analysis-Information-1.pdf
•Coping Card template: https://caps.ucsc.edu/resources/coping-card-anxiety-emotions.pdf
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DBT Interpersonal Effectiveness
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•DBT-A workbook: https://redemptionpsychiatry.com/docs/DBT--Interpersonal_Effectiveness_Packet.pdf
•DBT videos (LOTS of them…including client and family perspective videos): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0RQwa3uLto4y2R8Eg1hKTg
•DBT Group Therapy manual (teens/young adults w/substance use): https://mydoctor.kaiserpermanente.org/ncal/Images/Interpersonal%20Effectiveness%20DBT%20Skills%20ADA_04302020_tcm75-1599002.pdf
•Alan Fruzzetti DBT Family Skills manual: https://m.box.com/shared_item/https%3A%2F%2Fapp.box.com%2Fs%2F4ocijidfe8xhcimh2kobjusep9tz1iw4
•DBT Instructional videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBpVEEG1REUif-fNbHfP1AQ/videos
•Interpersonal Effectiveness (Positive Psychology) worksheets: https://positivepsychology.com/interpersonal-effectiveness/
•“Open Your Mind Before You Open Your Mouth” DBT video series (Fruzzetti): https://www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.org/video-series/
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CBT in Healthcare Settings
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â—¦Using CBT in General Practice: 10 Minute CBT Handbook (on Amazon)
â—¦How to Deliver CBT for Pain in Primary Care Settings (several research studies): https://www.practicalpainmanagement.com/treatments/psychological/cognitive-behavioral-therapy/behavioral-medicine-how-deliver-cbt-pain-prima
â—¦Comprehensive Behavioral Assessments list: https://www.icanotes.com/features/charting/assessment-tools/
â—¦10 Minute CBT videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/10MinuteCBT/videos
â—¦CBT worksheets: https://www.getselfhelp.co.uk/free-downloads-cbt-information-leaflets-self-help-guides/
â—¦Brief CBT manual: https://depts.washington.edu/dbpeds/therapists_guide_to_brief_cbtmanual.pdf
â—¦Brief CBT manual: https://www.mirecc.va.gov/visn16/docs/therapists_guide_to_brief_cbtmanual.pdf
â—¦CBT worksheets: https://thinkcbt.com/think-cbt-worksheets
â—¦10 Minute CBT: https://www.10minutecbt.co.uk/
â—¦Implementing CBT in Specialty Medical Settings article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4961296/pdf/nihms772832.pdf
â—¦Dr. Donna Sudak, MD videos: https://youtu.be/9CkpQqjRhyQ
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Safety & De-Escalation
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â– De-escalation video: https://youtu.be/6B9Kqg6jFeI
â– Personal safety for social workers toolkit: https://pdf4pro.com/cdn/be-careful-personal-safety-for-social-workers-3bec8e.pdf
â– NASW Guidelines for Safety in the Workplace: https://www.socialworkers.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=6OEdoMjcNC0%3D&portalid=0
â– Home Visiting Safety video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL3r_3N_Qek
â– Home Visiting & Community Risk Assessment Tool: https://mepacs.com.au/assets/uploads/2019/10/Lone-Working-Risk-Assessment-Template-1.pdf
â– Things Social Workers MUST Know to Be Safe at Work video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ7_eaDeBAU
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Keeping Your Home Office Secure (Courtesy of Douglas Warner): https://www.cablecompare.com/blog/how-to-keep-your-home-office-safe-and-secure
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