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12-Step Groups listed on the Web
Books & web resources on child abuse
Books & web resources on ADHD Book & web resources on Disabilities
Books & web resources on ADHD
Book & web resources on Disabilities
Book & web resources on Addictions Book & web resources on Eating Disorders
Book & web resources on Addictions
Book & web resources on Eating Disorders
Books & web resources for teenagers
Pamphlet: Adult Children of Alcoholics Books & web resources on ACA, Codependency
Pamphlet: Adult Children of Alcoholics
Books & web resources on ACA, Codependency
Flyer: Difficult Conversations: How To Put Your Legal Affairs In Order Books & web resources on Aging
Flyer: Difficult Conversations: How To Put Your Legal Affairs In Order
Books & web resources on Aging
Books & web resources on AIDS & HIV
Pamphlet: Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism Pamphlet: Adult Children of Alcoholics Books & web resources on Alcoholism
Pamphlet: Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism
Books & web resources on Alcoholism
Pamphlet: Anger Management Book & web resources on Anger Management
Pamphlet: Anger Management
Book & web resources on Anger Management
Books & web resources on Anxiety Books & web resources on Shyness or Social Anxiety Books & web resources on Mindfulness
Books & web resources on Anxiety
Books & web resources on Shyness or Social Anxiety
Books & web resources on Mindfulness
Books & web resources on Sexual Assault/Rape
Blog: Make An Offer They Can't Refuse Blog: Unpopular, and Okay With That Books & web resources on Assertion Skills
Blog: Make An Offer They Can't Refuse
Blog: Unpopular, and Okay With That
Books & web resources on Assertion Skills
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Pamphlet: Balancing Work & Family Blog: Balancing Work and Family Life Books & Resources on WorkLife
Pamphlet: Balancing Work & Family
Blog: Balancing Work and Family Life
Books & Resources on WorkLife
Books & web resources on Managing Finances and Budgeting Basics
Pamphlet: Coping with Grief and Bereavement Blog: What's It Like to Grieve? Handout: The Process of Grieving Books & web resources on Bereavement & Grief
Pamphlet: Coping with Grief and Bereavement
Blog: What's It Like to Grieve?
Handout: The Process of Grieving
Books & web resources on Bereavement & Grief
HeartMath biofeedback technique
Books & web resources on bipolar/manic depressive disorder
Pamphlet: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Issues
CWFL's own Balance Blog
Scripts and audio on Breathing techniques
Books & web resources on Bullying
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Book & web resources on Caregiving, Aging and Eldercare
Books & web resources on Career Transition
Book resources on Child Abuse Prevention Hotline page for reporting Child Abuse
Book resources on Child Abuse Prevention
Hotline page for reporting Child Abuse
Information on Child & Elder Care Need Help Finding Child Care After Disaster Strikes? Call toll-free 1-800-424-2246 or visit http://childcareaware.org
Information on Child & Elder Care
Need Help Finding Child Care After Disaster Strikes?
Book & web resources on Chronic Pain
Pamphlet: Civility in the Workplace Blog: Blindsided At Work Etiquette Tips of the Week In-Service Workshop: The Golden Rule Re-Visited
Pamphlet: Civility in the Workplace
Blog: Blindsided At Work
Etiquette Tips of the Week
In-Service Workshop: The Golden Rule Re-Visited
About Executive Coaching @ CWFL
Blog: Unpopular, and Okay With That Pamphlet: Adult Children of Acoholics Books & web resources on Codependency, Adult Children of Alcoholics
Pamphlet: Adult Children of Acoholics
Books & web resources on Codependency, Adult Children of Alcoholics
See "Effective Communication" section below
About Counseling @ CWFL
A comprehensive list of local and nationwide Hotlines
About Critical Incident services @ CWFL
Pamphlet: Supporting Each Other in Times of Crisis or Disaster Pamphlet: Coping with Grief and Loss Web resources for Crisis Recovery Workshop: Psychological First Aid
Pamphlet: Supporting Each Other in Times of Crisis or Disaster
Pamphlet: Coping with Grief and Loss
Web resources for Crisis Recovery
Workshop: Psychological First Aid
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Book & web resources on Death & Dying Pamphlet: Coping with Grief and Bereavement Blog: What's It Like to Grieve? Handout: The Process of Grieving Book & web resources on Grief
Book & web resources on Death & Dying
Book & web resources on Grief
Books & web resources on Deployment & Reintegration of Military Members, Veterans
Blog: Keeping Depression at Bay Pamphlet: Depression Pamphlet: Coping with Grief and Loss Handout: The Process of Grieving Book & web resources on Depression Books & web resources on bipolar/manic depressive disorder
Blog: Keeping Depression at Bay
Pamphlet: Depression
Book & web resources on Depression
Web page: Resources for Resiliency and Recovery in a Disaster Pamphlet: Supporting Each Other in Times of Crisis or Disaster Pamphlet: Coping with Grief and Loss Web resources for Crisis Recovery Handout: Tips for Talking With and Helping Children and Youth Cope After a Disaster or Traumatic Event Handout: Tips for Talking to Children After a Disaster Handout: Parenting in a Challenging World Web page: Talking to Kids About Traumatic Experiences Finding Childcare after a Disaster Need Help Finding Child Care After Disaster Strikes? Call toll-free 1-800-424-2246 or visit http://childcareaware.org Lunch-and-Learn: Psychological First Aid
Web page: Resources for Resiliency and Recovery in a Disaster
Handout: Tips for Talking With and Helping Children and Youth Cope After a Disaster or Traumatic Event
Handout: Tips for Talking to Children After a Disaster
Handout: Parenting in a Challenging World
Web page: Talking to Kids About Traumatic Experiences
Finding Childcare after a Disaster
Lunch-and-Learn: Psychological First Aid
Handout: Coping with Losing Your Job Handout: Coping with the Stress of Layoff & Unemployment Handout: CWFL Services for Laid-Off Employees Handout: The Process of Grieving
Handout: Coping with Losing Your Job
Handout: Coping with the Stress of Layoff & Unemployment
Handout: CWFL Services for Laid-Off Employees
Books & USC resources on Diversity
Pamphlet: Children and Divorce Books & web resources on Divorce
Pamphlet: Children and Divorce
Books & web resources on Divorce
Pamphlet: Intimate Partner Violence: How the Workplace Can Help Books & web resources on Domestic Violence / Intimate Partner Violence
Pamphlet: Intimate Partner Violence: How the Workplace Can Help
Books & web resources on Domestic Violence / Intimate Partner Violence
Books & web resources on Drug Abuse
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Blog: Make An Offer They Can’t Refuse Blog: The Dangerous Allure of Righteousness Blog: Giving and Reciprocity: The Fast Track to Gaining Influence and Good Will Books & web resources on Effective Communication Books & web resources on Assertion Skills
Blog: Make An Offer They Can’t Refuse
Blog: The Dangerous Allure of Righteousness
Blog: Giving and Reciprocity: The Fast Track to Gaining Influence and Good Will
Books & web resources on Effective Communication
Information on Child & Elder Care Books & web resources on Aging
Pamphlet: Improving Self-Esteem Pamphlet: Fostering Your Child's Self-Esteem Book & web resources on Self-Esteem Books & web resources on Assertion Skills
Pamphlet: Improving Self-Esteem
Pamphlet: Fostering Your Child's Self-Esteem
Book & web resources on Self-Esteem
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Resources for USC Faculty and Tenure-Track
Pamphlet: Improving Family Relations Blog: Setting Standards for a Healthy Relationship
Pamphlet: Improving Family Relations
Blog: Setting Standards for a Healthy Relationship
Book & web resources on Forgiveness and Self-Forgiveness
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Blog: Generations at Work
Pamphlet: Coping with Grief and Bereavement Blog: What's It Like to Grieve? Handout: The Process of Grieving Book & web resources on Grief
Audio: Enjoy any/all of our seven guided imagery / relaxation exercises
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Blog: Maximizing Positive Emotions
Blog: Smarter Resolutions for 2013 Pamphlet: Healthy Living Pamphlet: Smoking Cessation Smoking Cessation web resources: CWFL Time to Quit Smoking, USC Pharmacy Benefits, other web resources
Blog: Smarter Resolutions for 2013
Pamphlet: Healthy Living
Pamphlet: Smoking Cessation
Smoking Cessation web resources: CWFL Time to Quit Smoking, USC Pharmacy Benefits, other web resources
Blog: Stress Reduction for the Holidays
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Book & web resources on Chronic Illness
Blog: Giving and Reciprocity: The Fast Track to Gaining Influence and Good Will YouTube: Influencing Without Authority Books & web resources on Assertion Skills
YouTube: Influencing Without Authority
Lunch-and-learn: Keeping Your Children Safe On-Line
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Handout: CWFL Services for Laid-Off Employees Handout: Coping with Losing Your Job Handout: Coping with the Stress of Layoff & Unemployment Handout: The Process of Grieving Books & web resources on Career Transition
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Book & web resources on Marriage and Relationships
Book & web resources on Menopause
Book & web resources on Mid-Life Issues
Blog: The Advantages of Mindfulness at Work Blog: You're Not Really Multi-tasking Books & web resources on Mindfulness
Blog: The Advantages of Mindfulness at Work
Blog: You're Not Really Multi-tasking
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A collection of news articles about CWFL
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Book & web resources on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
YouTube: Avoiding the Trap of Raising Standards YouTube: Influencing Without Authority Blog: Don't Do Other's Job for Them Blog: Dodging Bear Traps at Work Blog: Blindsided At Work Blog: The Dangerous Allure of Righteousness
YouTube: Avoiding the Trap of Raising Standards
Blog: Don't Do Other's Job for Them
Blog: Dodging Bear Traps at Work
Blog: Think Like Pete Carroll PowerPoint: Managing Your Energy & Building Optimism
Blog: Think Like Pete Carroll
PowerPoint: Managing Your Energy & Building Optimism
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Booklet: Parenting Tool Kit for parents of children aged 1-12 Booklet: Parenting Tool Kit for parents of a teenager Pamphlet: Improving Family Relations Pamphlet: Children and Divorce Pamphlet: Fostering Your Child's Self-Esteem Blog: Common Sense Parenting Book & web resources on Parenting Young Children and Adolescents Book resources on Child Abuse Prevention
Booklet: Parenting Tool Kit for parents of children aged 1-12
Booklet: Parenting Tool Kit for parents of a teenager
Blog: Common Sense Parenting
Book & web resources on Parenting Young Children and Adolescents
Pamphlet: Intimate Partner Violence: How the Workplace Can Help Books & web resources on Partner Violence, Domestic Violence
Books & web resources on Partner Violence, Domestic Violence
Book & web resources on Perfectonism
Book & web resources on Personal Growth
Books & web resources on Phobias
Blog: Think Like Pete Carroll Blog: Maximizing Positive Emotions
Book & web resources on Procrastination
Pamphlet: Creating Healthy Personal & Professional Boundaries
About Professional Coaching services @ CWFL
Pamphlet: Supporting Each Other in Times of Crisis or Disaster You Can Provide Psychological First Aid
You Can Provide Psychological First Aid
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Audio: Breathing for Health & Relaxation Audio: Breathing Relaxation Exercise "4-6-8"
Audio: Breathing for Health & Relaxation
Audio: Breathing Relaxation Exercise "4-6-8"
Blog: Setting Standards for a Healthy Relationship Blog: Giving and Reciprocity: The Fast Track to Gaining Influence and Good Will Book & web resources on Marriage and Relationships Blog: What Relationships and Slot Machines Have in Common
Blog: What Relationships and Slot Machines Have in Common
Audio: Enjoy any/all of our seven guided imagery / relaxation exercises Handout: Mental Relaxation Techniques to Help You Fall Asleep Handout: Ten Tips for a Better Night's Sleep Books & web resources on Mindfulness
Handout: Mental Relaxation Techniques to Help You Fall Asleep
Handout: Ten Tips for a Better Night's Sleep
Flyer: Difficult Conversations: How to Put Your Legal Affairs in Order
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See "Depression" section above See "Grief/Bereavement" section above
See "Depression" section above
See "Grief/Bereavement" section above
Book & web resources on Schizophrenia and Mental Illness
About CWFL Services for Sentinel Events at Keck Medical Center and Norris Cancer Center
Books & web resources for Adults Sexually Abused in Childhood
Books & web resources on Sexual Harassment
Books & web resources on Sexuality in Relationships
Video: ABCs of Getting Your Zzzzs Handout: Ten Tips for a Better Night's Sleep Handout: Sleep Disorders Self-Test Handout: Mental Relaxation Techniques to Help You Fall Asleep Link: Epworth Sleepiness Scale Link: Weekly Sleep Diary Link: USC Sleep Disorders Program
Video: ABCs of Getting Your Zzzzs
Handout: Sleep Disorders Self-Test
Link: Epworth Sleepiness Scale
Link: Weekly Sleep Diary
Link: USC Sleep Disorders Program
Blog: Smarter Resolutions for 2013 Pamphlet: Smoking Cessation Web resources: CWFL Time to Quit Smoking, USC Pharmacy Benefits, other web resources
Web resources: CWFL Time to Quit Smoking, USC Pharmacy Benefits, other web resources
Book & web resources on Step-Families
Pamphlet: Stress Blog: Finding Ways to Cope With Stress Blog: Get Out of Your Head Blog: How to Cope with Work After Vacation Blog: Gifts I Would Buy Everyone Blog: Work Is Not Life and Death (Surgeons, Cops, and Suicide Counselors Exempted) Blog: Stress Reduction for the Holidays YouTube Video: "Stress Reduction Lab Overview" Stress Reduction Lab webpage Scripts & Audio Files: Relaxation Techniques Books & web resources on Stress Reduction Books & web resources on Vocational Stress Books & web resources on Mindfulness Book & web resources on Anger Management
Pamphlet: Stress
Blog: Finding Ways to Cope With Stress
Blog: Get Out of Your Head
Blog: How to Cope with Work After Vacation
Blog: Gifts I Would Buy Everyone
Blog: Work Is Not Life and Death (Surgeons, Cops, and Suicide Counselors Exempted)
YouTube Video: "Stress Reduction Lab Overview"
Stress Reduction Lab webpage
Scripts & Audio Files: Relaxation Techniques
Books & web resources on Stress Reduction
Books & web resources on Vocational Stress
Books & web resources on Summer Camps
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PowerPoint: Managing Your Energy & Building Optimism Books & web resources on Procrastination Blog: Reclaim Your Time
Books & web resources on Procrastination
Blog: Reclaim Your Time
Books & web resources on Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Follow CWFL's Tweets on Balance and Wellbeing
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Weight Watchers meetings held at USC
Pamphlet: Work / Life Balance Pamphlet: Balancing Work and Family Blog: Balancing Work and Family Life Blog: How to Cope with Work After Vacation Resources for USC Faculty and Tenure-Track Lunch-and-Learn: Work-Life Integration
Pamphlet: Work / Life Balance
Pamphlet: Balancing Work and Family
Lunch-and-Learn: Work-Life Integration
YouTube: Avoiding the Trap of Raising Standards YouTube: Influencing Without Authority Blog: Don't Do Other's Job for Them Blog: Dodging Bear Traps at Work
See "Anxiety" resources above
Books & web resources on Writer's Block
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View all of our self-service videos on YouTube
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