About the Program

PTSD

juvenile female edition

Resources Assessment Worksheets Workbooks

Core Materials

CS4 Coping skills, set 3: techniques for handling uncomfortable feelings and thoughts Provides guidance in mastery of thirteen coping skills important for relapse prevention. PDF
SD3 Get stronger! Deal with stress and trauma in your life Introduces areas of trauma/ PTSD issues. Links client trauma and dependencies and identifies steps toward cognitive change. Adult and juvenile versions available. PDF
SD4n Facing your grief Identifies grief and loss issues and links individual losses with dependencies. Identifies steps toward managing grief. PDF

Key Materials

F3 Anxiety and fear Identifies client anxiety symptoms, issues, stressors, and triggers. Topics include fears, phobias, and unnecessary worries. Links anxiety to dependencies. PDF
F1 Introduction to your feelings Links troublesome feelings and symptoms with past substance abuse and relapse. Establishes context for other feelings workbooks. PDF
F4 Guilt Identifies client symptoms and sources of guilt. Topics include forgiveness and change. Links guilt to dependencies. PDF
F6 Sadness Identifies client symptoms and sources of sadness. Links sadness to dependencies. PDF
DI7 “What’s wrong with choosing to be alone?” Identifies and addresses issues of : (1) isolation and avoidance; (2) effects of past abuse or trauma; (3) avoidance due to poor social skills; (4) lack of self-confidence. PDF
F8 Feeling hurt Identifies symptoms and sources of hurt. Links client experiences with hurt to dependencies. PDF
FD6 Learning to trust (trusting yourself and others) Identifies and addresses basic issues of trust: (1) low trust of others (including issues of past hurt or abuse); (2) low trust of self; (3) being unworthy of trust; (4) being overly trusting. This workbook is designed to support the motivational enhancement (MET) approach, guiding clients from contemplation of change to action. PDF
ST1 “Downers”: “stinking thinking” and low self-esteem (#1)

51 separate “stinking thinking” issues are addressed in this series, using worksheets for cognitive restructuring. Each lesson provides examples of this form of cognitive distortion, asks participants to examine their own thinking, then guides the examination - including consequences. Worksheets guide the development of new ways of thinking and responding.

Counselors are provided tools to help select appropriate lessons for use with individual or groups. Major topic areas include criminal thinking, negativity, manipulation of others, and issues which emerge in recovery programs and groups.

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ST2 “Stinking thinking” and other people (controlling, anger, and dishonesty) (#2) PDF
ST3 “Stinking thinking” . . . and people in recovery (#3) PDF
ST5 Positive self-talk: replacing negativity with positive thinking Practical workbook for addressing negative thinking. PDF
CS5 Coping skills, set 4: techniques for reducing your vulnerability and changing your "stinking thinking This workbook provides a brief review of selected interventions. PDF
CS2 Coping skills for relapse prevention, set 1: techniques for use when you are at greatest risk Provides guidance and practice in mastery of seven emergency skills - to address areas of temptation to relapse (or to act out anger, etc.). Guides the development of personal action plan for use of immediate measures at highest risk situations. PDF
CS3 Coping skills set 2: establishing a safer environment Clients are guided to identify their most dangerous temptations, high risk people, places, things, feelings, and situations. They will identify areas of continued vulnerability to old temptations. Clients will complete action plans to avoid high risk people, places, things, and situations. PDF
TT Handling the tough times 18 lessons (1-2 hours each, with complete lesson plans, worksheets and participant activities). Included are lessons addressing key coping skills, using community resources and external supports, and decision making. PDF