20 Quick Strategies to Help Patients and Clients Manage Stress

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Fast, effective strategies — each teachable in 10 minutes or less!Includes printable patient handouts and audio downloads for guided relaxation practices.Empower your patients quickly with tools that range from relaxation strategies to life skills. Teach patients to recognize their stress response and use proven techniques to reduce their exposure to stress. Each of the 20 strategies described in this practical guide includes a script to teach patients how to use the strategy and a printable patient handout. Patients can use the audio downloads at home or right in your office.Whether you are a health care professional, social worker, or student in a health care program, this book will provide you with strategies you can use to help patients immediately. These methods work. All have been used in a variety of settings, including primary care and community health clinics, mental health centers, addiction treatment facilities, community counseling agencies, domestic violence shelters, and secondary and post-secondary health centers.

Table des matières

Table des matières
20 Quick Strategies to Help Patients and Clients Manage Stress 1
Introduction 8
1 Stress and your patients 15
2 Awareness strategies 20
3 Self-management strategies 31
4 Relaxation strategies 47
5 Sensory grounding strategies 61
6 Cognitive strategies 68
7 Clinician wellness 82
Summary How to use this book 95
Strategy 1 Human stress response and warning signs 96
Strategy 2 Daily stress log 97
Strategy 3 Stress thermometer 98
Strategy 4 Stress management plan and resources 99
Strategy 5 My stress management goal 100
Strategy 6 Self care plan Lifestyle factors for stress management 101
Strategy 7 My support map 102
Strategy 8 Deep breathing Technique 103
Strategy 9 Deep breathing Extended exhale 104
Strategy 10 Deep breathing Boxed breathing 106
Strategy 11 Guided visualization 108
Strategy 12 Progressive muscle relaxation 109
Strategy 13 5 4 3 2 1 sensory grounding exercise 111
Strategy 14 Pictures on the wall exercise 112
Strategy 15 Cognitive awareness grounding strategy 113
Strategy 16 Journaling and relaxation 114
Strategy 17 Gratitude lists and journaling 115
Strategy 18 Surfing your stress 116
Strategy 19 Awareness of negative thoughts 117
Strategy 20 Setting boundaries and saying no 119
Signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue 121
Ten nourishing activities for clinician wellness 123

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