Recovering Hope Self Care Resources COVID-19
In Print
Self-Care for Church Leaders During COVID-19
Ministry during the pandemic is exposing church leaders to lots of grief and heartbreak, recognizes this two-sided 8.5×11″ flyer from Episcopal Relief and Development. Topics covered: resilience, trauma stewardship, ambiguous and complicated grief, gratitude and agency, and over and underfunctioning.
My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies (book), by Resmaa Menakem, MSW, LICSW
Online Training (Events)
A skills-based training course that teaches participants about mental health and substance-use issues. It teaches you how to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The training helps you identify, understand, and respond to signs of addictions and mental illnesses. Online option to be available soon.
Videos (On Demand)
Steve Crimando’s presentation on self care for first responders (94 minutes)
COVID-19 Strategies and Techniques for Emergency Behavioral Health Responders. The presentation covers behavioral response to pandemics, social impact, emotional consequences, communications under stress, strategies & techniques for coping, and providing support by phone. This video resource is available free “on demand.”
Build a Bridge International self care video (18 minutes)
Join BuildaBridge International co-founder Dr. Vivian Nix-Early and explore the fundamentals of self-care, including a review of the ABC’s (awareness, balance, connections) and Four M’s (mindfulness, movement, mastery, meaningful connections) of self-care. Content is relevant for front-line caregivers as well as the general population. Dr. Nix-Early is a clinical psychologist and board-certified music therapist. This video resource is available free “on demand.”