Printable resources to assist consultations

Anxiety

• Te Hikuwai resources for wellbeing: Anxiety (5 pages) Te Pou, NZ. 2021
• 5 part model to complete with a patient to understand interactions of thoughts/body sensations - Padesky, 1986 (1 page) Get Self Help UK

Depression

• Te Hikuwai resources for wellbeing: Depression (5 pages) Te Pou, NZ, 2021

Safety planning

• Safety plan that can be printed out to complete during a consult (8 pages) Mental Health Foundation NZ
• Staying Safe After a Suicide attempt (4 pages) Mental Health Foundation NZ
• Information aimed at Maori Whanau who are supporting someone with suicidal thoughts or distress (16 pages) Mental Health Foundation NZ
• Having suicidal thoughts and finding your way back - Information and coping strategies to help when bothered by suicidal thoughts (27 pages) Mental Health Foundation NZ
• Information and coping strategies, aimed at family/support people (23 pages) Mental Health Foundation NZ

Sleep

• One page sleep hygiene summary with cartoons Centre for Clinical Interventions
• Information about sleep requirements and factors that affect sleep (2 pages)

Problem solving

• Aunty Dee refer particularly youth to this online interactive problem solving
• List of questions that can help identifying a problem and possible solutions (1 page)
• SMART goals template (1 page)
• Handout that goes through information and spaces to complete a cycle of identifying a problem, solutions, taking action and reviewing (8 pages)

Behavioural activation/activity scheduling

• Daily planner (3 slots for each day) (1 page) Get Self Help, UK
• Worksheet for scoring a mood comparison seeing how different activities affect mood (1 page) Centre for Clinical Interventions
• List of lots of activity ideas (1 Page)
• Information on how our behaviour affects our mood (1 page)
• Ideas for positive activities, with cartoons (1 page)

FACT Acceptance Commitment Therapy

• Are you living the life you want? Values bulls eye printable sheet and instructions (2 pages)
• Work love play checklist (2 pages)

Goals

• Weekly goals planner (1 page) Centre for Clinical Interventions

Male sexual abuse

• Better Blokes NZ is a free peer support group for men and their families recovering from the effects of emotional, verbal, physical, sexual and psychological harm. Download brochure here. 

Mindfulness

• Guided meditations to complete with a patient in a 15-30mins session University of Auckland, NZ
• Describes steps of a mindful breathing exercise (1 page)
• Describes a mindful awareness exercise (1 page)

My Health 

• Guidelines for use in AOD and mental health services
• My Health self-assessment form

Recovery capital

• Handout (6 pages)

Safety plan

• 1 A4 safety plan (1 page)
• Instructions to help completing a safety plan (4 pages)

Other

• Selection of short printable resources with information and management strategies for a range of diagnoses and strategies Get Self Help UK
• Variety of simple information about how, where to get support for sexual abuse, including support for family/whanau members affected ACC NZ