This is a training resource which has been put together as an aide memoire for counsellors volunteering for the CCSS. It covers briefly issues of self-care and suffering, and then looks at the potential impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of frontline NHS staff, and at bereavement, with thoughts about those that might be especially affected by the situation with COVID-19.
CPD Resource for the COVID-19 Crisis Counselling Support Service
Please see below link, a holistic model of the Window of Tolerance developed from the work of Daniel Siegal and drawing on insight from CWR’s Waverley Integrative Framework which some of you may be familiar with.
Diagram of Window of Tolerance
Holistic Window of Tolerance Tool
Is Counselling Enough to Treat Trauma? (with kind permission of Penny Bullock and BACP and Therapy Today)
With special thanks to Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries we can offer this film featuring John Swinton, Professor of Practical Theology and Pastoral Care at Aberdeen University and Dr Hillary McBride on grief, bereavement and lament.
Film on Bereavement and Grief at the Time of COVID-19
We have selected a number of resources which we hope will not overwhelm anyone, but, will be helpful for anyone wanting to explore more about a particular topic that has relevance both to the scheme and counselling in general during this time.
CPD Library
Breathing Relaxation Regulation
Chin-Up! An Everyday Survival Guide
Coping with Flashbacks and Nightmares
Trauma and PTSD Workshop (slides)
UKPTS-Traumatic Stress Management Guidance
