Social Work Resources

Self Care Resources:
Resourced Therapist: www.resourced therapist.com

Beautiful Life with Gracy Obuchowitcz at www.selfcarewithgracy.com

3. Laura van Dernoot Lipsky at www.traumastewardship.com.

4. Self-Care Articles:

https://academic.oup.com/sw/issue/65/1

https://news.gsu.edu/2018/07/19/georgia-state-researcher-finds-contact-with-trauma-patients-can-indirectly-affect-the-physical-health-of-social-workers/

5. Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski, PhD and Amelia Nagoski, DMA

6. Healing Justice by Loretta Pyles

7. Trauma Stewardship by Laura Van Dermont Lipiky and Connie Burk

8. Burn Out and Self Care in Social Work: A Guidebook for Students and Those in The Mental

Health and Related Professions by SaraKay Smullens

9. The A-to-Z Self Care Handbook for Social Workers and Others in the Helping Professionals

Edited by Ernie Grise-Owens, Justin “Jay” Miller and Mindy Eaves

Trauma/Social Work/Mental Health Resources:

1. Trauma Therapist Network: www.traumatherapistnetwork.com

2. Sarah Peyton: www.sarahpeyton.com

3. Susan Pease Banitt at www.susanpeasebanitt.com

4. ACES: www.pacesconnection.com

5. Donna Jackson Nakazawa at www.donnajacksonnakazawa.com

6. Dr. Richard Schwartz at www.selfleadership.org. (All things Internal Family Systems)

7. Babette Rothschild at www.somatictraumatherapy.com

8. Mark Wolynn at the Family Constellation Institute at www.markwolynn.com

9. Kathy Steele at www.Kathy-Steele.com

10. International Society for the Study of Trauma and Disassociation at www.isst-d.org

11. Polyvagal Theory with Deb Dana and Dr. Stephen Porges at www.rhythmofregulation.com

12. Childhood Emotional Neglect by Dr. Jonice Webb at www.drjonicewebb.com

13. The Body Keeps the Score by Dr. Bessel Van de Kolk

14. My Grandmother’s Hands by Resemaa Menakem

15. Waking the Tiger by Dr. Peter Levine

16. Getting Past Your Past; Take Control of Your Life with Self-Help Techniques from EMDR

Therapy by Dr. Francine Shapiro

17. Hold Onto Your Kids by Gordon Neufield, PhD and Dr. Gabor Mate

18. Seeking Safety; A Treatment Manual for PTSD and Substance Abuse by Lisa M. Najavits

19. Body Centered Psychotherapy-Hakomi Method by

20. Tapping-In: A Step-by-Step Guides to Activating Your Healing Resources Through Bilateral Stimulation by Dr. Laurel Parnell.

21. All Books by Brene Brown (Dare to Lead, Braving the Wilderness, I Thought it was Just Me But It Isn’t, Gifts of Imperfections, Atlas of the Heart, Daring Greatly, and Rising Strong)

22. Secrets, Lies and Betrayals by Maggie Scarf

23. Hidden Valley Road; Inside the Mind of the American Family by Robert Kolker

24. A False Report; A True Story of Rape in America by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong

25. Introduction to the Internal Family Systems Models by Dr. Richard C. Schwartz and any book on IFS.

26. Women Who Run with Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola-Estes, PhD

27. The Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Dr. Gabor Mate

28. Drug Dealer, MD by Dr. Anna Lembke

29. Healing from Trauma: A Survivors Guide to Understanding Your Symptoms and Reclaiming Your Life by Jasmin Lee Cori, MS, LPC

30. Parenting from the Inside Out by Dr. Daniel Siegel and Mary Hartzell, M. Ed.

31. The Emotionally Absent Parent by Jasmin Lee Cori, MS, LPC

32. Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute www.sensorimotorpsychotherpy.org

33. Anxious in Love by Dr. Carolyn Daitch and Lisa’s Loberbaum, MA

Supervision:

Social Workers Rise: www.socialworkersrise.com

NASW Michigan Supervision: www.NASWMichigan.org/page/SupervisionRegistry

Other Resources:

Harriet Lerner at www.HarrietLearner.com

*She has several books on intimacy, anger, relationships, and boundaries

Mindfulness Resources/Books:

Kate Johnson at www.katejohnson.com

Kiara Jewel at www.kiarajewel.com

Jack Cornfield at www.jackkornfield.com

National Dharma Fellowship at www.naturaldharma.org

Spirit Rock at www.spiritrock.org

Present over Perfect by Shauna Niequest

Radical Acceptance; Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha by Dr. Tara Brach

When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron

A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of a Spiritual Life by Jack Kornfield

Say What you Mean by Ofen Sofer

Yoga and the Quest for the True Self by Stephen Cope

The Inner Tradition of Yoga by Michael Stone

Self Compassion:

Kristin Neft at www.self-compassion.org

Center for Mindful Self Compassion at www.centerformsc.org

The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner

Strength, and Thrive by Dr. Kristin Neff and Dr. Christopher Germer

Racial Justice Resources:

White Ally Toolkit: www.whiteallytoolkit.com

Cultural Intelligence Center: www.culturaliq.com

Boston University School of Social Worker E&I Resources: https://www.bu.edu/ssw/about/explorebussw/equity-inclusion-resources/

Southern CrossRoads: www.fight4thsouth.org

Grand Valley State University: Inclusion and Equity Institute: https://www.gvsu.edu/institute/

Graci Harkema: www.graciharkema.com

Diversity and Resiliency: www.driep.org

Loic Wacquant: www. loicwacquant.org

My Time Will Come by Ian Manuel

I’m Still Here by Austin Channing Brown

The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

So you Want to Talk about Race by Ijeoma Oluo

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

Dying of Whiteness by Jonathan Metzl

The Blood of Emmett Till by Timothy Tyson

Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of the Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar

Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman

White Fragility by Robin Diangelo

Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi

How to Be AntiRacist by Ibram X. Kendi

Social Work/Social Justice/Mental Health Podcasts

Be Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi

Doing the Work by Simon Cohen.

Into American with Trymaine Lee

NASW Social Work Talks

Righteous Convictions with Jason Flom

Scene on Radio

Social Workers Rise with Catherine, LCSW

Social Work Podcast

Therapy Chat

This Land

Throughline by NPR

Wrongful Conviction

The Melanated Social Work Podcast

Guerrilla Social Work

Decolonize Social Work

Where Should We Begin by Esther Perel

Therapy for Black Girls

Crime Analyst by Laura Richards

Research Article for Social Workers:

Want to read about research on social workers and mental health/suicidal ideation?

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/j9b7wxgb249detkzpnt38/h?dl=0&rlkey=3e06gt9s3h4u9l6v0sb6obv0e