Resources

PowerPoint Presentations

• Counselor Wellness: Definitions, Hazards of Practice, & Strategies for Intervention (910k)
• Addressing Counselor Wellness & Impairment: Definitions, Hazards of Practice, Research, and the Use of a Comprehensive Wellness Model to Promote Wellness (1.4MB)

Websites

Resources on Wellness

• APA’s Road to Resilience Series
  
• Jane Myers’ wellness information
  
• National Wellness Institute
  
• Jane Myers’ website
  
• 5-Factor Wellness Assessment
  
• Mindgarden Psychological Tests
  
• Personality Tests—Keirsey and Campbell
  
• Information on the highly sensitive person

Resources on Trauma, Grief, & Resiliency

• Article on Preventing Counselor Impairment
  
• American Counseling Association's Task Force on Counselor Wellness and Impairment
  
• Sidran Institute: Traumatic Stress Education & Advocacy
  
• David Baldwin's Trauma Pages
  
• Dr. Stamm’s website on traumatic stress and secondary traumatic stress
  
• EMDR Institute Website
  
• International Critical Incident Stress Foundation
  
• Ricky Greenwald’s Child Trauma Institute
  
• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
  
• The National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  
• The Dougy Center for Grieving Children & Families
  
• The National Center for Victims of Crime
  
• Virginia’s Resilience Project

Business Resources

• Lynn Grodzki website on Building a Private Practice
• Lynn Grodzki Private Practice Success Newsletter article on Resiliency

Articles

• VISTAS Article on Counselor Wellness & Impairment – by Gerard Lawson & Elizabeth Venart - Available on the American Counseling Association’s Website

Information About Psychotropic Medications

• The Sidewalk Psychiatrist
• Department of Education-sponsored information site
• About.com information

Children’s Books & Play Therapy Resources

• Family and Play Therapy Center, Inc.
• Folkmanis Puppets
• Childswork/Childsplay
  
• Courage to Change
  
• Free Spirit Publishing

National Professional Organizations

• American Counseling Association (ACA)
  
• National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
  
• American Psychological Association (APA)
  
• National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC)
  
• National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)
  
• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
  
• American Nurses Association

State Organizations

• Pennsylvania State Board/Licensure
  
• Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR)
  
• Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV)
  
• Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD)
  
• Pennsylvania Counseling Association

Local Organizations

• The Resiliency Center
  
• Tracie Nichols, Massage Therapist
  
• Sol Angel
  
• The Earthbourne Institute of Science, Spirituality and Culture
  
• Yoga on Main
  
• Massage for Health
  
• Erdenheim Chiropractic Wellness Center, 1501 Papermill Road, Erdenheim, PA 19038, Phone: 215-836-1766
  
• Network of Victim Assistance
  
• The Earthbourne Institute of Science, Spirituality and Culture
  
• Chiropractor Donna Funk
• Nonprofit Job Opportunities at Idealist
  
• Opportunity NOCS

Friends and Family

• The Art Monkey LLC: Graphic design for print and web
• The Deb Callahan Band: Blues musician
• Mick Choder: Philadelphia area singer/songwriter
  
• Jeri Smith Ready: Creative writer of romantic fantasy and comedy