Chapter 1: What is This Book About?

From the Psychotherapy Networker Magazine , May/June 2020/2021:  Access for All: Tackling Therapy's Biggest Challenge

https://www.wheel.com/blog/the-state-of-burnout-for-mental-health-workers-in-2021

Chapter 2: What on Earth Should We Do?

Peer Supporter Competencies, from Peer Support Canada

Maslach and Johnson ,Burnout in Organization Settings, https://www.researchgate.net/institution/University-of-California-Berkeley, 1984 

Herbert Freudenberger, Burnout: The High Cost of High Achievement, Anchor; 1st edition (Oct. 1, 1980)

 

Chapter 3: Effective Listening Fundamentals

Many articles  from medium Daily Digest

Egan, Gerard. The Skilled Helper, (Brookes Cole Publishing), 1982 

https://www.deepakchopra.com/articles/how-to-bring-more-compassion-into-the-world/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncYXstvWYoY How To Create Intimacy With Any Person You Meet

From The Healthcare Chaplaincy Network: Handbook Patients' Spiritual and Cultural Values for Health Care Professionals

From Psychotherapy Networker Magazine: Helper Syndrome: When Are We Enough?

Mayeroff, M. On Caring. New York: Perennial Library (Harper and Row), 1971

Gilbert, Paul. Current Opinion in Psychology, “Explorations Into the Nature and Function of Compassion.” Center for Compassionate Research and Training, University of Derby, UK, 2020.

Interview with Mary Desmond.

 

Chapter 4: What on Earth Should I Say?

Reframing

From Talkspace.com: Reframing is Therapy's Most Effective Tool, Here's Why

From Verywellmind.com:  What is Cognitive Reframing?

From Psychology Today: Reframing: The Transformative Power of Suffering

It's Not About the Nail

 

Chapter 5: Freebies to Swipe

Relationships

The 5 Easy Steps For Talking About the Tough Stuff

How To Set Boundaries

Boundaries Statement Template

The following video is a fun and to-the-point look at consent in sexual relationships: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZwvrxVavnQ

This video teaches kids about consent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3nhM9UlJjc

These two videos are a fun look at consent:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBFCeGDVAdQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laMtr-rUEmY&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR10DH9gKn8lPiGQE7RCJ6Pe_pKbQ93GoHx32iXDfhxuwRb-waMep19LzRA

 

Abusive Relationships

The Cycle of Violence

How Can I Make a Safety Plan?

Triage Summary

Relaxation Recording

3 Mirrors Exercise Recording

These two sites look at different ways to meditate:

https://www.everydayhealth.com/meditation/types/

https://www.nytimes.com/guides/well/how-to-meditate

 

Depression, Stress, Well Being

Common Thinking Errors

Relaxation Recording: seawinds-education.mykajabi.com/relaxation-recording-10ba0b5c-a5a0-4d80-977f-9cb5135704b3

Three mirrors exercise, to plan a future:https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/5h6rfo7nse9ovnq5cldnu/Three-Mirrors-Exercise.mp3?rlkey=miqqyjxgk92r8b5exq9htw7p8&st=y3wdr0yj&dl=0

 

Chapter 6: What Should I Expect?

Depression, Stress, Wellbeing, Emotional Crisis, Grief:

The World Health Organization: int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/depression

Mind Over Mood, Change The Way You Feel By Changing The Way You Think, by Greenberger and Padesky, New York: Guilford Press, 2016. The website mindovermood.com also provides other resources for readers.

apa.org/topics/mental-health/help-emotional-crisis

Crisis Counseling, The Essential Guide for Nonprofessional Counselors, Eugene Kennedy, Continuum Publishing, 1981

Deborah Trueheart, power2u.org/responding-to-emotional-crisis

https://emergency.cdc.gov/cerc/ppt/CERC_Psychology_of_a_Crisis.pdf

https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/gazette/how-recognize-and-respond-person-crisis

https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/supporting-someone-in-a-mental-health-crisis#get-consent

https://power2u.org/responding-to-emotional-crisis/

https://www.medicaleconomics.com/view/10-tips-for-responding-to-patients-in-an-emotional-or-behavioral-crisis

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/symptoms-causes/syc-20356007

The World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/depression

Many Articles From Medium Daily Digest

From The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis:  Transforming Grief Into Peace: The Normal Grieving Mind

Spiritual and Cultural Values for Health Care Professionals”: https://www.spiritualcareassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/patients_spiritual_and_cultural_values_for_health_care_professionals-bf8.pdf

“Medical Care of the Dying”, 2nd Edition, Victoria Hospice Society, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 1993

https://www. helpguide.org/mental-health/grief/coping-with-grief-and-loss/

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24787-grief

https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/basics/grief

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/caregiving/grief-and-loss

 

Anxiety

https://www.anxietycanada.com/

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/anxiety-disorders#:~:text=What%20is%20anxiety%3F,can%20get%20worse%20over%20time

https://www.bbrfoundation.org

Mind Over Mood, Change The Way You Feel By Changing The Way You Think, Greenberger and Padesky, Guilford Press, 2016

https://www.mindovermood.com

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/anxiety/symptoms-causes/syc-20350961

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323454#symptoms

https://www.healthline.com/health/anxiety#disorders

https://www.sanvello.com

https://www.getmoodfit.com

https://www.happify.com

https://moodmission.com

 

Loneliness

https://www.verywellmind.com/loneliness-causes-effects-and-treatments-2795749#:~:text=While%20common%20definitions%20of%20loneliness,to%20form%20connections%20with%20others

https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/basics/loneliness\

https://bc.cmha.ca/documents/coping-with-loneliness/

https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/chronic-loneliness

https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/public-engagement/unlock-loneliness/15-things-do-if-youre-feeling-lonely

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/02/young-adults-teens-loneliness-mental-health-coronavirus-covid-pandemic

 

Relationships, Abuse, Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Assault

https://www.rainn.org/articles/sexual-assault

https://www.sexassault.ca/statistics.htm

https://www.uottawa.ca/sexual-violence-support-and-prevention/quick-facts

theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2015/jun/02/domestic-violence-five-women-tell-their-stories-of-leaving-the-most-dangerous-time

Following are some of the many useful websites containing lots of helpful information and advice for women in abusive relationships:

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/getting-out-of-an-abusive-relationship.htm

https://www.verywellmind.com/breaking-the-cycle-of-child-abuse-22136

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/getting-out-of-an-abusive-relationship.htm

https://www.domesticshelters.org/

https://www.verywellmind.com/breaking-the-cycle-of-child-abuse-22136

https://endingviolencecanada.org/getting-help/

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/domestic-violence-and-abuse.htm

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_violence

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abusive_power_and_control

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/domestic-violence/art-20048397

https:/www.addictioncenter.com/addiction/domestic-violence/

https://www.familylives.org.uk/advice/your-family/relationship-advice/advice-if-your-partner-is-violent-or-abusive

https://vawnet.org/sc/list-organizations

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/249675566_The_Process_of_Ending_Abuse_in_Intimate_Relationships_A_Qualitative_Exploration_of_the_Transtheoretical_Model

https://www.jfandcs.com/woman-abuse-services

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/getting-out-of-an-abusive-relationship.htm

https://canadianwomen.org/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/249675566_The_Process_of_Ending_Abuse_in_Intimate_Relationships_A_Qualitative_Exploration_of_the_Transtheoretical_Model

https://www.jfandcs.com/woman-abuse-services

The Breakout Pro for Frontline Workers. This six-week online course for helpers will assist you to explore the issues and learn how to help even more. You can do this version  online, at your own pace, anytime it is convenient for you. Register on this website or here: seawinds-education.mykajabi.com/offers/zDtYCe6Y

This version of The Breakout Pro is for your clients:

seawinds-education.mykajabi.com/offers/tdZMMo2V

“Why Is It So Challenging To Leave?” https://seawinds-education.mykajabi.com/why-is-it-so-challenging-to-leave-33e85545-1d2f-4555-9972-3b605af192a8

Many articles from Medium Daily Digest

canadianwomen.org/the-facts/sexual-assault-harassment

org/articles/reporting-law-enforcement

ca/CrimePrevention/PersonalFamilySafety/SexualAssault/ReportingSexualAssault

edmontonpolice.ca/CrimePrevention/PersonalFamilySafety/SexualAssault/ReportingSexualAssault

rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/relationship-violence/information-sexual-assault-survivors

 

Suicidal Thinking, and Self Harm

Joseph Sadek, A Clinician’s Guide to Suicide Assessment and Management, Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax Nova Scotia, Canada; Springer Press, date unknown.

Many Articles from From Medium daily Digest

From Psychotherapy Networker Magazine:  When Therapists Struggle With Suicidality

“Suicide Risk: Detecting and Assessing Suicidality” camh.ca/en/professionals/treating-conditions-and-disorders/suicide-risk/suicide---detecting-and-assessing-suicidality

“Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale”. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, suicidepreventionlifeline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Suicide-Risk-Assessment-C-SSRS-Lifeline-Version-2014.pdf

https://suicideprevention.ca/media/c-a-r-e-distress-calls-at-work/

“Understanding and finding help For Self Harm”, cmha.ca/documents/understanding-and-finding-help-for-self-harm/

”Self Harm”, https://www.nami.org/about-mental-illness/common-with-mental-illness/self-harm/

“Cutting and Self Harm: https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/features/cutting-self-harm-signs-treatment

“Suicide Risk Assessment Guide, A Resource for Health Care Organizations” https://www.patientsafetyinstitute.ca/en/toolsResources/SuicideRisk/Documents/Suicide%20Risk%20Assessment%20Guide.pdf

 

Trauma, Post Trauma

https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/sites/default/files/2022-08/MHF-the-impact-of-traumatic-events-on-mental-health.pdf

“What is Trauma”, https://integratedlistening.com/blog/what-is-trauma/

“Emotional and Psychological Trauma”, Help Guide, helpguide.org/articles/ptsd-trauma/coping-with-emotional-and-psychological-trauma.htm

“Trauma”, https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/expressive-trauma-integration/201901/what-is-trauma#:~:text=Psychological%20trauma%20is%20a%20response,others%20(especially%20loves%20ones).

The Body Keeps The Score, Brain Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma, Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD, Viking Press, NY, 2014

Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma, Peter Levine, PhD, North Atlantic Books, 1997

Getting Past Your Past, Take Control of Your Life With Self Help Techniques From EMDR Therapy, Francine Shapiro, Rodale Press, 2013

Many Articles From Medium Daily Digest

From NICABM: Shame VS Guilt

From NICABM: How The Nervous System Responds To Trauma

From NICABM: 4 Key Ways Collapse/Submit Can Present In A Client

https://www.apa.org/topics/mental-health/help-emotional-crisis 

Crisis Counseling, The Essential Guide for Nonprofessional Counselors, Eugene Kennedy, Continuum Publishing, 1981

https://www.nami.org/Support-Education/Publications-Reports/Guides/Navigating-a-Mental-Health-Crisis/Navigating-A-Mental-Health-Crisis

https://www.laguardia.edu/student-services/types-of-crisis/

 

Substance Abuse

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/substance-use/get-help-problematic-substance-use.html

https://www.ccsa.ca/

https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/guides-and-publications/talking-about-and-spotting-substance-abuse.

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/substance-use-and-mental-health

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/substance-abuse-chemical-dependency

https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/love/what-you-need-to-know-about-tough-love/

Many Articles From Medium Daily Digest

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/addictions/helping-someone-with-drug-addiction.htm

For information on the most commonly abused substances and their effects, check out this resource: com/mental-health/addiction/substance-abuse#1

“Get Your Loved One Sober, Alternatives to Nagging, Pleading, and Threatening”, Robt. J. Meyers PhD, Brenda L. Wolfe PhD, Hazelden Publishing, Minnesota, 2004. A good resource for the family members of a loved one with a substance abuse problem, and for you to support the family.

https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/addiction-asking-for-help

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/16652-drug-addiction-substance-use-disorder-sud

https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/mental-illness-and-addiction-index/addiction

https://www.interiorhealth.ca/health-and-wellness/mental-health-and-substance-use/substance-use/adult-substance-use-services-and-resources

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/tween-and-teen-health/in-depth/teen-drug-abuse/art-20045921

https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/addictions.html

https://americanaddictioncenters.org/rehab-guide/guide-for-parents-i

https://ontario.cmha.ca/documents/understanding-and-finding-help-for-substance-use-and-addictions/

 

Child Protection Concerns

https://www.unicef.org/protection/violence-against-children

canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/rights-children.html

childrenfirstcanada.org/blog/12-child-rights-everyone-should-know/

nsfamilylaw.ca/child-protection/faqs

read.aupress.ca/read/the-law-is-not-for-kids/section/81809103-a4c3-42c1-b157-0d39244a9f5a

https://www.unicef.org/media/60981/file/convention-rights-child-text-child-friendly-version.pdf

https://www.unicef.org/child-rights-convention/convention-text-childrens-version

https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/rights-children.html

https://childrenfirstcanada.org/blog/12-child-rights-everyone-should-know/

https://www.nsfamilylaw.ca/child-protection/faqs

https://read.aupress.ca/read/the-law-is-not-for-kids/section/81809103-a4c3-42c1-b157-0d39244a9f5a

https://www.courts.ns.ca/Child_Protection_Videos/child_protection_booklet_14-10-20.pdf

 

Social Justice Issues

amazon.com/Social-Justice-Isnt-What-Think/dp/1594038279

 

Multiple Issues

psychologytodaycom/us/blog/headshrinkers-guide-the-galaxy/201412/7-strategies-face-lifes-challenges

psychology.com/gb/blog/here-there-and-everywhere/201701/10-ways-cope-big-changes

Consult the resources listed in this chapter for the specific issues in play.

 

Chapter 7: Plan and Structure a Helping Encounter

The Helping Interview, Alfred Benjamin. Houghton Mifflin 1981

http://www.reentrynow.org/uploads/4/7/1/9/4719802/the_helping_interview.pdf

https://www.lakeheadu.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/53/dowsley/ANTH2517/Rubin%20Interview%20Structure%20-%20Chapter%208.pdf

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/5076399-helping-interview

 

Chapter 8: Wrap-up

This link will take you to online courses and other resources of the Canadian mental health Association: https://cmha.ca/what-we-do/national-programs/recovery-colleges/

This link will take you to the Canadian site where you can enroll in a Mental health First Aid course. https://mentalhealthcommission.ca/what-we-do/mental-health-first-aid/ 

This is a site in the UK: mhfaengland.org/

This link takes you to a US site: mentalhealthfirstaid.org.

To register for a monthly networking get together: seawinds-education.mykajabi.com/opt-in-to-the-non-therapist-discussion-group.

https://peersupportcanada.ca/Mnational Certifcation for Peer Supporters.

An online course for trauma victims by Peter Levine PhD, one of the world’s leading authorities on trauma: https://www.soundstrue.com/products/the-healing-trauma-online-course?srsltid=AfmBOoq1IEhtbJH6qjGg1CCo5Lr450FHuu2mso73eH5yXo7ieLUZCxZw

www.nicabm.com This site offers on-line courses aimed at therapists, but non-therapists are welcome, too. The focus is treatment for post-trauma issues, but there are other courses and infographics as well that you can download.

pesi.com/ and psychotherapy.com.au/ offer online courses aimed at therapists and counsellors that anyone may access. A variety of topics.

tarabrach.com/ Tara Brach is a well-respected teacher of mindfulness. Her site provides courses, guided meditations, and other resources for dealing with a wide variety of issues using mindfulness techniques.

211.ca. At this site you will find a shopping mall of resources and services. Go to the site for your province and see what is listed. You can also dial 211 on your phone.

https://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/?srsltid=AfmBOorN2DZepILHsDLEEUX4z1nGyRrQz6O28zXg4ygU9EKWESptc7hl  A magazine and site aimed at therapists that includes information written in an accessible way.

psychologytoday.com. A popular magazine and site for the average reader.

Medium.com. Publishes short, easily-readable articles on many topics of interest to those curious about mental health and addictions issues. Many of the stories are first person singular, relating the experiences the author encountered dealing with addiction, anxiety, or many other issues.

The following sites all publish information on a variety of mental health issues.

• camh.ca
• webmd.com
• nami.org, National Alliance on Mental Illness
• mentalhealth.org.uk
• verywellmind.com
• mayoclinic.org, The Mayo Clinic
• who.int, The World Health Organization
• americanmentalwellness.org
• apa.org, The American Psychological Association
• psychiatry.org, The American Psychiatric Organization
• cpa.ca, The Canadian Psychological Association
• cpa-apc.org, The Canadian Psychiatric Association 

The following are apps providing information and support for mental health issues which your clients can access on their phones to use on their own:

• getmoodfit.com, “to reduce stress and build up the fitness of your mental health”
• moodmission.com, for stress, low moods, and anxiety
• talkspace.com, for on-line therapy
• sanvello.com, for stress, anxiety, and depression

• calm.com, for meditation
• happify.com, a fun site, “To overcome negative thoughts, stress & life’s challenges”
• play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.excelatlife.depression&hl=en_US, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for depression
• theshine.com, well-respected for BIPOC (black, indigenous and people of colour) clients
• emoodtracker.com, recommended for bi-polar clients
• bearable.app, for tracking symptoms
• todoist.com, for clients with AHDH
• mobile.va.gov/app/ptsd-coach, for PTSD, by the American Department of Veterans Affairs

 

Books and magazines:

• Mind Over Mood, Change The Way You Feel By Changing the Way You Think, Christine Padesky, Richard Greenberger, Guilford Press, 2016. The website com also provides other resources for readers. This is the “bible” for do-it-yourself Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
• The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel Van Der Kolk, Viking Press, About PTSD, what it is, how it works and how to treat it. Bessel Van Der Kolk is the worlds leading expert on trauma treatment.
• Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma, Peter Levine, PhD, North Atlantic Books, 1997. Peter Levine is also a world class expert on Trauma Treatment.
• Getting Past Your Past, Take Control of Your Life with Self-Help Techniques from EMDR Therapy, Francine Shapiro, Rodale Press, 2013. A do-it-yourself treatment for PTSD from the grandmother of EMDR, the go-to treatment for PTSD.
• Psychotherapy Networker Magazine and its website, org. Published every two months with articles of interest to therapists and other helpers.
• Psychology Today Magazine, and its website, com/ca. A monthly magazine for the general public with the latest research presented in readable form.
• Handbook Patients' Spiritual and Cultural Values for Health Care Professionals, org/resources.html. A desk guide to the cultural dimensions of helping.