Online Resources
Below is a topical collection of online resources that may be useful to you. Feel free to contact us if you know of others.
Meditation, Yoga, Relaxation and Sleep
- Gaiam Life Meditation Rooms
- How to Meditate: Just Sit
- Five minute relaxation and yoga sessions from your computer screen
- Office stretches: How-to video collection
- A series of 5 minute relaxation and “Yoga breaks”
- Information on meditation and related topics
- “Deep Green Sleep” free newsletter: resources on sleep, including CD with breathing exercises to help with sleep
Stress Management and Health Care
Psychological Issues, Self-Assessment, and Burnout
- Large variety of online self-assessment tools
- Burnout Self-Test
- Health and mental health information, blogs, “Ask the Therapist” and more
- American Psychological Association Help Center: Information on work and school, family and relationships, health and emotional wellness, publications and more
- Guide to mental health, psychology, and psychiatry online
- Mental Health Matters: Mental health, self help and psychology information and resources
- Fried Social Worker: Provides resources, articles, strategies for preventing and addressing burnout in the Social Work profession
Trauma Information, Training, Professional Organizations
- Figley Institute (Dr. Charles Figley): Training and continuing education programs for those who provide relief to emotionally traumatized individuals and communities
- https://istss.org/home
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies - www.isst-d.org/
International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation - www.Greencross.org
Green Cross Academy of Traumatology: Establishes and maintains professionalism and high standards for the field of traumatology - www.sidran.org
Sidran Institute (Dr. Beth Stamm): Provides traumatic stress education, advocacy, resources and training - www.trauma-pages.com
Provides resources and articles developed by David Baldwin, PhD on trauma and traumatic stress - https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/childabuseandneglect/acestudy/index.html
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Provides information about ACEs and provides the study along with journal articles and graphs. - University at Buffalo's Institute on Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care.