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The Crisis Kit: 5 Tools to Help Clients Through Turbulence

17 Mar 2020 by Hugo Alberts, PhD., Psychologist

The Crisis Kit A note from the team here at PositivePsychology.com, concerning COVID-19…

Like many of you, our hearts are heavy with concerns for the global community’s wellbeing.

We believe that now, more than ever, positive psychology can really help lift others up.

That is why we have decided that we will do everything in our power to help you help those you care for.

We have created a brand new resource, The Crisis Kit: 5 Tools for Helping Clients Through Turbulent Times, containing five of the most relevant, science-based tools to help you help others navigate turbulence and uncertainty.

You can download it here, for free:

For one tool, Eye of the Hurricane Meditation, we have also included a guided accompaniment.

You can download the audio file here

or listen to the YouTube version here.

Upon opening the PDF, you will find the following tools:

Eye of the Hurricane Meditation
Dealing With Uncontrollable Circumstances
The Unwanted Guest
Window of Tolerance
My Resilience Plan (The Four S’s)

These are some of the best tools we know of for helping people to:

Use their mental resources well
Connect to a place of inner peace
Become aware of factors within and beyond personal control
Practice acceptance-based coping
Remain calm and composed in the face of stress

We hope that through this resource, you can find more ways to be of help to those you care about.

About the author

Hugo Alberts, PhD., is psychologist, researcher, entrepreneur, and former Professor of Psychology in the Netherlands. He obtained his doctorate in 2007 on the theme of self-control. As the co-founder of PositivePsychology.com, he provides practitioners with the right knowledge and tools to apply positive psychology in real-life settings and make a difference in the lives of their clients and students.

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What our readers think

Heather-Susan on July 10, 2020 at 14:37

Thank you for the tool kit
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- Nicole Celestine on July 12, 2020 at 09:53
  
  Hi Heather-Susan,
  No problem at all. Hope you find it useful!
  – Nicole | Community Manager
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- Lori on October 19, 2020 at 17:20
  
  I was asked to give a 30 minute presentation for my work (Texas Tech Health Science Center- counseling contracts only) on anything that might be helpful to myself and my coworkers. We do this once a year for all of our counseling contract employees. We work at a psychiatric hospital prison dealing with crisis management. Could I present your Crisis Kit, as is, with reference to your site…of course? It has helpful tips that can help our patients!
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  - Nicole Celestine on October 20, 2020 at 06:02
    
    Hi Lori,
    
    Yes, of course — feel free to share this resource in your presentation with a mention of our website 🙂
    
    – Nicole | Community Manager
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    - Lori on November 8, 2020 at 18:17
      
      Thank you and blessings! I will site your website. This will be so helpful, much appreciation!
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anisha dhingra on May 1, 2020 at 23:01

Thank you so much for sharing these activities, they worked great when combined in imaginaries, art therapy or CBT. they have been helping a lot of clients, and you deserves the blessings for making change in their life.
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Kevin Richardson on April 14, 2020 at 01:53

The Crisis Kit is very helpful! Thank you.
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Ana Sofia on April 3, 2020 at 02:36

Thank you very much for this. It is indeed a great help during this trying time in our lives.
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Joanna Pantazi on April 1, 2020 at 12:27

Thank you so much for this toolkit, so much appreciated 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Ana Paredes on March 31, 2020 at 13:50

Thank you and excellent resource which I will use with my group, they are newcomers from all over the world.
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Mariam on March 30, 2020 at 21:43

Thanks for sharing.
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Daksha on March 29, 2020 at 09:53

Thank you for sharing. I plan to digest and then share with my team of 40
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Juan Rafael Hernandez Palmer on March 28, 2020 at 20:18

Thanks for your coherence in this social and health crisis. Thanks for share.
From Mexico. La alegría de compartir la alegría de vivir.
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