Coping Skills For A Stressful World

“Bravo to Drs. Muratori and Haynes on this timely resource that provides insightful and compassionate narratives on key presenting problems in therapy, combined with actionable exercises and techniques for both counselors and clients as they navigate together through disturbing times in our society. This workbook should be in every counselor’s library and will prove to be one of the well-worn favorites reached for consistently when looking for a way to help a client.” —Patrice Moulton, PhD Northwestern State University of Louisiana “Coping skills for today’s rapidly changing world are essential. In this gem of a workbook, Michelle Muratori and Robert Haynes have uniquely combined their abilities and years of scholarship and professional experiences. They emphasize the importance of developing client and counselor resilience and wellness, and their book has something for everyone to maximize the benefits of the counseling experience. I strongly recommend this excellent, thought-provoking, and engaging workbook.” —George T. Williams, EdD, NCC The Citadel “Coping Skills for a Stressful World presents an engaging and careful balance of essential knowledge, skills, and activities in an accessible guide to the treatment of issues commonly encountered in our contemporary world. The exercises can be used in session, as homework for clients, or by any individual who is concerned with the topics addressed in this highly readable book.” —Mary Guindon, PhD Kansas State University This comprehensive counseling tool kit for stress management provides clinicians with hundreds of client exercises and activities. Representing a variety of therapeutic approaches, this workbook offers creative techniques for helping clients handle traditional concerns, including anxiety, depression, anger, and grief in addition to heightened present-day issues, such as natural and human-made disasters, the misuse of social media, political divisiveness, social injustice, and mass shootings and other violence. Drs. Muratori and Haynes give their personal and professional perspectives on successfully working with clients therapeutically and also invite a number of expert clinicians to share their experiences and exercises they have used that have been effective with clients. The final section of the workbook presents strategies for counselor self-care and client life after counseling. *Requests for digital versions from ACA can be found on www.wiley.com. *To purchase print copies, please visit the ACA website here. *Reproduction requests for material from books published by ACA should be directed to [email protected] Michelle Muratori, PhD, is a senior counselor at the Center for Talented Youth and a faculty associate in the Master of Science in Counseling program at Johns Hop­kins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Robert Haynes, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and producer of psychology video pro­grams for Borderline Productions. The topics of stress and crisis management have been a focus in Dr. Haynes’s professional career, and he led stress debriefings and taught stress management classes for more than 20 years.

"We are writing this Workbook to aid counseling clients living in a world in distress. People are experiencing "global anxiety" at levels rarely, if ever seen before. Our world is increasingly plagued with political upheaval, divisiveness and tribalism, interpersonal violence, hate crimes, terrorism, social injustice, the omnipresence of social media, cybercrimes, and speed-of-light news cycles that are bombarding our televisions, computers, and smart phones. In addition, we are also experiencing the tangible effects of climate change and seeing an increase in natural disasters. For example, the 2018 Camp Fire, the most destructive wildfire in California history, caused 86 deaths, led to the evacuation of 52,000 people, destroyed 18,000 structures, and left an estimated 100,000 traumatized by the event, the losses, and the aftermath. In 2019, California experienced the two largest earthquakes in 20 years (of magnitudes 6.4 and 7.1, respectively) within the span of two days that set off nearly-constant aftershocks for weeks and caused widespread damage. Although lives were spared, these massive quakes left people terrified, anxious, and afraid to sleep in their homes"--

"A practical, science-informed, and gently humorous compilation of self-help tools to for emotional regulation and overcoming difficulties"--

You know those days when you just can't even? When everything is haywire and everyone, including yourself, seems to be against you, not to mention against reason? Your to-do list is a mile long, your kid is sick, traffic sucks, and you just spilled coffee all over yourself as you were about to walk out the door? How do you cope? Most of us don't have great coping skills, and turn instead to addictions, zoning out, or freaking out. Dr. Faith, author of the bestselling Unfuck Your Brain, offers a range of healthier strategies for getting through tough moments, gaining perspective, and shifting your attitude.This book teaches you different strategies for different types of situations, and includes skills from many methodologies, including CBT, DBT, ACT, Positive Psychology, Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction, Somatic Experiencing, Jungian therapy, and more.

An informational guide for teens, Stress is written in accessible language that is easily understood. It defines the effects of stress, and covers the history of stress research and treatment. Negative coping strategies, such as suicide and drugs, are presented as well as the positive coping strategies that can be developed instead. Teens will find this title to be a valuable resource for both learning how to deal with the stress that they or a friend might be experiencing, and as a research tool.

Why are some people happier than others? Through Sam, representing the average North American worker, we explore how one's life choices impact their happiness, and delve into the underlying reasons why. The average person's life is often filled with challenges, and with those come stress. How one deals with this stress has a profound impact on their happiness. Mental illness is having a negative impact on people's overall quality of life, including employees, families, employers, and on community safety. Many are asking, "Why does it appear as if more of my peers are experiencing negative mental health issues? Why is there no remedy offered? The Coping Crisis takes a journey through the eyes of Sam to explore mental health, stress, and the role of coping skills and how the lack of those skills impacts one's health. Sam's experiences help demonstrate how gaps in coping skills directly impact happiness, and show how one can improve their coping skills to improve their happiness and health.

Equip teachers with the knowledge and tools needed to address child and adolescent anxiety at a critical moment. The number of students experiencing anxiety at school is on the rise. With this book, teachers can create emotionally supportive environments and strengthen children's abilities to cope with anxiety. This must-have resource: Provides a framework for understanding anxiety, its causes, and the various ways it can present in young people Offers standalone action strategies for classroom use, including a matrix to identify which strategies may be most useful for specific situations Makes implementation of strategies easy with reproducibles for teacher and student use Drs. David Campos and Kathleen McConnell Fad wrote this book to ensure that teachers, regardless of their prior knowledge and background, have a wide range of easy-to-understand and useful instructional tools to address anxious behaviors.

A teen version of the #1 Bestselling Coping Skills for Kids Workbook, this version is written specifically with a tween/teen audience (age 11+) in mind. There are 60 coping strategies included in the book, and it's divided into Coping Styles to make searching for a coping skill easier.This book also includes several pages to support teens as they work on their coping skills, including: Feelings Tracker Worksheet Identifying Triggers and Making a Plan Positive to Negative Thoughts Worksheet Journal Pages Wellness Worksheets, including a Self-Care PlanThere's also a rich resource section full of apps, books, card decks, and other resources to help teens deal with stress, anxiety and anger.