Resources for Therapists
Resources for Therapists• ABA Telehealth for Families - explains more about the process of virtual treatment and the importance of it.
• ACT Malaysia team resources - an informal group of ACT practitioners from Malaysia under the name "ACTMalaysia" compiled a small number of COVID-19 related resources, including some translational work.
• APA webinar “Telepsychology Best Practice 101 - currently available free of charge.
• Coping after a long stay in the hospital - Informational pamphlet.
• COVID-19 Resources Page - from the Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC).
• COVID-19 Resource Documents - from Jason Washburn at Northwestern University.
• Doing What Matters In Times of Stress - free illustrated ACT self-help book released by WHO.
• From helpless to hero: Promoting values-based behavior and positive family interaction in the midst of Covid-19 - an article published in Behavior Analysis in Practice (authored by: Tom Szabo, Sarah Richling, Dennis Embry, Tony Biglan, and Kelly Wilson)
• Grief and Bereavement Resources - A conversation with Dr. Katherine Shear of Columbia University's Center for Complicated Grief at the Columbia School of Social Work and a handout with advice and resources related to managing bereavement around COVID-19.
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• Moderators of social Isolation and mental health outcomes during COVID-19 - a webinar presented by Brooke Smith and one of her students on moderators of social isolation and mental health outcomes during COVID-19. It presents the findings from their paper that was recently published in JCBS, in which we found that psychological inflexibility and intolerance of uncertainty moderated the relationship between social isolation and depression, anxiety, stress, and well-being. A link to the paper is here.
• POTC Episode # 164: Pandemic Stress: Strategies from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Debbie and Diana - The Psychologists Off the Clock podcast recently posted and episode on pandemic stress and ACT. We hope it helps spread the word on the utility of psychological flexibility during these challenging times. Take a listen and share with your clients, family and friends!
• Prosocial workshop for working with groups in the context of COVID-19 - Corinna Stewart and Beate Ebert would like to share a workshop they did on Prosocial in the context of COVID-19. The link leads to a raw version of the video, which has yet to be edited. We have listed the times for each section below:
0:5:24: Video introduction to Prosocial during the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone
0:13:32: Introduction to the workshop in Mandarin
0:17:21: Overview and background
0:26:56: Example of Prosocial use in Sierra Leone
0:31:40: CBS and Prosocial, Narratives about prosociality - Media and COVID-19 reporting
0:43:44: The Prosocial Process: The ACT Matrix; Interactive Individual (0:55:00) and group (1:05:45) Matrices
1:17:40: Overview of 8 core design principles
1:32:00: Q&A session with participants
• Telehealth training for Mental Health Professionals (through PESI) - What are the legal and ethical risks? Is distance therapy even effective? How do I get started? For a limited time, you can get this online training for free - Click the link, add the online training to your cart and use code TELEFREE at checkout.
• The Mental Health & Psychosocial Support Network - This is an international collaboration of mental health and psychosocial support that has been running for many years. It’s a portal with resources for crisis or disasters — 3600 members. They share protocols and resources and network together when a disaster or crisis is occurring anywhere in the world. Well worth joining if you happen to need quick info. There are already a number of coronavirus resources up there — for a variety of circumstances.
• Resource for presenting the Matrix to clients online - Laura Crosby from the UK and Benji Schoendorff recorded a Zoom meeting which demonstrates how Zoom can be used to present the matrix to clients. Here is a link to the video on their YouTube channel. It doubles as a zoom for clinical practice tutorial displaying some of its versatile tools and options. (Requires the link as it is not a public video on their YouTube channel.)
o In addition to Zoom, there is a PowerPoint presentation and the matrix cards. Here is a link to a cloud where you’ll find the PowerPoint presentation for you to use and/or adapt.
o The cloud also contains screenshots that can be made with Zoom when you do a Matrix with clients and a pdf of the matrix cards in English for you to use with clients.
• Notification of Enforcement Discretion for Telehealth Remote Communications During the COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency - from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
• Values-based Illustration for COVID-19 (Italian version included here)
• Video therapy and other technology resources - The ACTing with Technology SIG has a few useful resouces pages, including some recommendations on video therapy.
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