New Hope Continuing Education Manual

By Dr. Bill Gaultiere
Executive Director

All articles in bold are free self-help resources for you to offer to callers as appropriate

Abuse/Anger

• Battered Women: Understanding and Helping Survivors (CE Notes)
• Child Abuse (CE Notes)
• Domestic Violence Survival Guide
  (New Hope Notes)
• How Can My Granddaughter Recover from Being Molested? (Ask Dr. Bill)
• Learning Spiritual Martial Arts
• New Hope to the Rescue
• Resentful Callers
• Responding to Calls from Child Molestors
• Recovering From Sexual Abuse: (CE Notes)

Addictions/Compulsive Behavior (see also Sexuality)

• Are You Addict? (Self–Test)
• Are You Caught in the Internet’s Web? (Self–Test)
• Caught in the Internet’s Web (New Hope Notes)
• Don't Bet On It (New Hope Notes)
• Gambling (Self–Test)
• Internet Addiction: Understanding and Helping a New Culture (CE Notes)
• New Hope for Aholics (New Hope Notes)
• Recovery from Addictions & Compulsions (CE Notes)

Anxiety/Stress

• Antidotes to Anxiety (New Hope Notes)
• Are You Reactive or Responsive? (Ask Dr. Bill)
• Are You a Perfectionist? (Self–Test)
• Defeating Perfectionism Before it Defeats You (New Hope Notes)
• Do you have Anxiety? (Self–Test)
• Help! I’m Having a Panic Attack
• Let Go of Perfectionism and Awake to Possibilities!
• Life Stress Test (Self–Test)
• Money and Moods
• Optimal Stress (New Hope Notes)
• Overcoming Fear
• Rebalance Life

Co-Dependency

• Sample Boundaries to Teach Boundary-less Callers
• Recovery from Co-Dependency

Crisis Intervention

• How to Respond to a Suicidal Chatter (Case Discussion)
• How to Respond to a Crisis (Case Discussion)
• New Hope for the Suicidal: How to Help Prevent a Suicide (New Hope Notes)
• Suicidal Caller Case Examples
• Suicide Contact Sheet
• Suicide Intervention Instructions
• The Crux of Crisis Counseling: T-L-C for S.O.S.
• The Ray of Life in the Darkness of Suicide

Depression

• Are You Depressed? (Self–Test)
• Living with Bi-Polar Disorder
• Dark Clouds, Silver Linings: Moving From Bad Depression to Good Depression (CE Notes)
• Has Too Little Sunlight Given You S.A.D.?
• Help for Depression (New Hope Notes)
• How Do I Stop Being so Depressed? (Ask Dr. Bill)
• Overcoming Negatives with Positives
• Rejoice and Be Glad
• Time for a Fresh Start (New Hope Notes)

Eating Disorders

• Do You Have an Eating Disorder?
• Food Feelings
• I've Used Bulima to Ease My Pain (Ask Dr. Bill)
• Recovery from Eating Disorders

Family/Relationships

• Do You Overreact Emotionally? (Self–Test)
• Healing Father Wounds
• How to L-I-S-T-E-N (Case Discussion)
• Inviting Intimacy
• Is My Spouse Having an Affair? (Ask Dr. Bill)
• Listening Skills 101: How to Care and Connect by Listening (New Hope Notes)
• Loneliness to Loveliness: Developing Attachments & Appreciativeness (CE Notes)
• My Wife Loves Another Man (Ask Dr. Bill)
• Relationship Satisfaction Survey (Self Test)
• Should I Reconcile with my Ex-husband? (Ask Dr. Bill)
• Think With Your Heart and Feel With Your Head (New Hope Notes)
• Tips to Temper Sibling Rivalry (New Hope Notes)
• What it Takes to be a Soul Mate
• What You Can Do To Improve Your Marriage (New Hope Notes)
• You Dont Have To Be Lonely: Get Connected (New Hope Notes)

Grief

• Help with the Grieving Process (New Hope Notes)
• How to Facilitate Grief (Case Discussion)

Health/Medical

• Hope for Chronic Pain (CE Notes)

Helping Others

• The A-B-C’s of New Hope Counseling Checklist
• Brainstorming (Case Discussion)
• Collaborating with People to Solve Their Problems (CE Notes)
• Contact Sheet
• Counselor and Caller Relationship Guidlines
• Counseling & Morality: Can They Work Together? (CE Notes)
• Do You Need a Time Out?
• Giving the Help that Helps
• Helpful Counseling Techniques (CE Notes)
• How People Change
• How to Give UN-Helpful Help: 10 Counseling Mistakes to Avoid (CE Notes)
• How to Handle Frequent Callers — You Can Do It! (CE Notes)
• How to Respond to Someone Who Is Angry With You (CE Notes)
• How Well Do You Know Yourself?
• In and Out: New Hope Style
• Kind People have Boundaries Too
• Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
• New Hope Burnout Barometer
• Sample Boundries with Difficult Callers
• Stick to Active Listening (Case Discussion)
• Helping Stuck Frequent Counselors (CE Notes)
• The Blessing of Giving: 3 Styles of Giving

Mental Health

• Do You Have Attention Deficit Disorder? (Self–Test)
• Help for Depression, Anxiety, Addiction, & Schizophrenia (CE Notes)
• Help for Schizophrenia (New Hope Notes)
• How to Increase Closeness, Care, & Competence (Emotional IQ) (CE Notes)
• How Can I Increase My Emotional IQ (Ask Dr. Bill)
• Talk and Write Your Way to Better Health

Self-esteem

• Do You Esteem Yourself? (Self–Test)
• Do You Have Self-esteem? (New Hope Notes)
• Esteem Yourself as God Does! (CE Notes)
• Hear God Say “I Love You!” (New Hope Notes)
• Should We Think of Ourselves as Worthless? (Ask Dr. Bill)
• Strategies to Strengthen Self-esteem (New Hope Notes)

Sexuality

• Are you a Sex Addict? (Self–Test)
• Free to Love, Free from Lust (New Hope Notes)
• Is My Husband a Sex Addict? (Self–Test)
• How to Respond to a Homosexual Caller (Case Discussion)
• Recovery from Sex Addiction (CE Notes)
• Sexual Purity in an R-Rated Culture (CE Notes)
• What Would Jesus Do?

Spiritual

• Praying the Scriptures for One Another (CE Notes)
• Be Still and Know the Lord (New Hope Notes)
• God’s Love, Our Xmas Gift (New Hope Notes)
• Forgive and Set Your Soul Free! (New Hope Notes)
• How Do I Know God's Will (Ask Dr. Bill)
• How Can I Feel God’s Love? (Ask Dr. Bill)
• How Can I Find God? (Ask Dr. Bill)
• How to Feel Closer to God
• Jesus Feels Our Pain and Offers His Comfort (CE Notes)
• Overflowing with Living Water for Thirsty Souls
• Sample Prayers
• Surprising Ways to Grow in God’s Wisdom
• The Power of Thankfulness (CE Notes)
• What is Your Image of God (Self–Test)
• When God is the Enemy (CE Notes)

Where to Search for Referrals or Information

• Referral List
• Using Referrals & Resources (CE Notes)