At Level 3 lockdown we are still available to see clients using telehealth technologies.

Below are a number of links to resources that you might find helpful in relation to COVID-19.

These are grouped into:

  • Resources for the Public

  • Resources for Practitioners

Resources for the Public

General

NZ Government COVID-19 website

Health Navigator New Zealand - COVID-19 page

Centre for Disease Control

World Health Organisation

mental health and wellbeing

NZ

Tips for Maintaining Mental Wellbeing through COVID-19 Self-isolation and Lockdown from Senior Clinical Psychologist, Natasha de Faria

Looking after mental health and wellbeing - www.mentalhealth.org.nz

How to stop anxiety about COVID-19 spiralling - www.theconversation.com

A range of NZ COVID-19 resources - www.healthnavigator.org.nz

UK

Looking after your mental health - www.nhs.uk

Practicing self-compassion - www.guilford.com

US

Managing stress and anxiety - www.cdc.gov

Key research findings to help self-manage during COVID-19 - www.apa.org

Five ways to view coverage of COVID-19 - www.apa.org

Managing social distancing - www.apa.org

AUS

Coping with Coronavirus Anxiety - www.psychology.org.au

Maintaining mental health during lockdown - www.psychology.org.au

Children

How to talk to your children about COVID-19 - www.savethechildren.org.nz

A Parents Resource for Talking to Children about COVID-19 - www.nasponline.org

Managing squabbling during the lockdown - www.apa.org

Helping children cope with emergencies - www.cdc.gov

older adults

Advice for Older Adults - www.health.govt.nz

COVID-19 and the older adult - www.psychology.org.au

Resources for Practitioners

The NZ Psychological Society has a page dedicated to a range of resources for psychologists - it is linked here.

The NZ College of Clinical Psychologist has some information here.

The NZ Psychologists Board refers to its Telehealth document here.

Telehealth for providers - www.telehealth.org.nz

The AACBT has produced an excellent document of largely CBT based resources that include information for the public as well as resources for practitioners - it is linked here.

The American Psychological Association offers a range of resources both for practitioners and for the public that you may find helpful - it is linked here. They also have some additional resources specifically for psychologists in private practice here. They also have a really nice article on self-care for psychologists here.