Resources to Care for Ourselves, Our Work, and Our Clients During These Challenging Times
The Mountain Plains Prevention Technology Transfer Center has compiled a list of relevant resources to help you during these uncertain times.
Please click on link(s) below for more information.
Federal Resources and Information on COVID-19:
(CDC) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Indian Health Services COVID-19 Response in Indian Country
US Department of Veterans Affairs COVID COACH Apps 2020
NIH COVID-19: Potential Implications for Individuals with Substance Use Disorders 2020
How to Stay Productive and Enhance Well-Balanced while Working from Home:
If you're like a lot of professionals, your office has advised you to stay home during the pandemic, and you are trying to figure out how to get into a regular routine. You may have worked remotely before, but with physical distancing and school closures, you've probably been a little more distracted than normal.
Below are some tips to help you establish a new normal:
- Get dressed and ready for the day.
- Have a dedicated work space, even if it's the kitchen table.
- Block out time for work - take breaks and stop when you have completed your work day.
- Employ virtual socializing while maintaining physical distance.
- Track your projects so that you can see your progress.
If you are working from home with kids check out this article, 7 Tips for Working from Home With Kids When Coronavirus Has Shut Everything Down, for ideas on how to stay productive – and well-balanced!
Technology Transfer Center (TCC) Resources:
PTTC National Coordinating Office: Pandemic Response Resources
Mountain Plains PTTC: Self-Care in a Selfless Field webinar
Mountain Plains PTTC:
Mid-America PTTC: Episode 28: Transitioning to Virtual Services
Mountain Plains MHTTC: Covid-19 Resources
New England MHTTC: Guiding Principles: Resilience and Recovery
Northeast and Caribbean MHTTC: Taking Care of Yourself During a Public Health Emergency
Northeast and Caribbean MHTTC: Provider Well-being webinar
Pacific Southwest MHTTC: Virtual learning guide for working from home
Pacific Southwest MHTTC: Supporting others after a crisis and loss
Northwest MHTTC: CBT for Anxiety
Mindfulness/Resiliency/Self-Care Resources
Federal:
SAMHSA Tips For Social Distancing, Quarantine, And Isolation During An Infectious Disease Outbreak
SAMHSA Coping tips for Traumatic events and Disasters
SAMHSA Taking Care of your Behavioral Health During an Infectious Disease Outbreak
SAMHSA Coping with Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks- Spanish
SAMSHA Compassion, Fatigue, and Self-Care
CDC Stress and Coping management
CDC “Prepare your health and plan ahead”
Other:
University of Utah Counseling Center. How to Practice Mindfulness right now
UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center Free Guided Meditations
National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Self-Care during the Corona Virus Pandemic 2020
ADAA Managing Stress and Anxiety
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Taking Care of Your Mental Health in the Face of Uncertainty
Grit: The power of passion and perseverance | Angela Lee Duckworth (TED Talk)
Prevention Specific Resources
Carnevale Associates LLC. Substance Use Prevention During the COVID-19 Pandemic. 2020
Resources for Educators
Northeast and Caribbean MHTTC: Tools for Educators During a Public Health Crisis
Mountain Plains MHTTC: Tips for Educators: Supporting Parents During this Pandemic
Mountain Plains MHTTC: Mental Health Resources for K-12 Educators During COVID-19
Harvard University: Center on the Developing Child - Resilience
Books:
Doing It All Isn’t Everything: A Woman’s Guide to Harmony & Empowerment. Zeiger, C.A. & Allen, S. (1993). New Perspectives Press
Composing a Life. Mary Catherine Bateson (1989). Plume Publishing
Mindful Tech: How to Bring Balance to Our Digital Lives. David M. Levy (2016). Yale University Press
Modern Mindfulness: How to be More Relaxed, Focused, and Kind While Living in a Fast, Digital, Always-On World. Rohan Gunatillake (2017). St. Martin’s Press
Kabat-Zinn, Jon. Full Catastrophe Living. Delacorte Press, 1990
Duckworth, Angela. Grit. Vermilion, 2019
Research Articles on Resiliency:
Resilient People have lessons to offer, and USC researchers are listening. USC. July 2, 2019
Coutu, Diane L. “How Resilience Works.” Harvard Business Review, May 2002