Guilford's Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19): Resources for Self-Help, Parenting, Clinical Practice, and Teaching

As a leading publisher of psychology, parenting, and education titles, Guilford Press is committed to offering support at this difficult time. See below for a wide range of free audio, print, and video resources from our books, plus tips, resources, and blog posts from Guilford authors.

This page will be updated regularly with additional free resources from published books as well as contributions from our authors.

In addition to the materials below, we invite professionals and students to take advantage of free access to Guilford journals and expanded access to e-books via university libraries.

• Mindfulness Audio Tracks
  • The Mindful Way through Anxiety, by Susan M. Orsillo and Lizabeth Roemer
    • Mindfulness of Emotions and Physical Sensations - stream – download
    • Mindfulness of Clouds and Sky - stream – download
    • Mountain Meditation - stream – download
    • Inviting a Difficulty in and Working with It through the Body - stream – download
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  • The Mindful Way through Depression, by John Teasdale, Zindel V. Segal, and Jon Kabat-Zinn
    • Mindful Standing Yoga - stream – download
    • Mindfulness of Sounds and Thoughts - stream – download
    • The Breathing Space - stream – download
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  • The Mindful Way through Stress, by Shamash Alidina
    • Two-Minute Mindfulness Exercise - stream – download
    • Mindful Belly Breathing - stream – download
    • Mini- Mindful Yoga - stream – download
    • Mindful Pause Meditation - stream – download
    • Mindful Walking - stream – download
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  • Mindful Movement in Psychotherapy, by Paul Salmon
    • Mindful Walking - stream – download
    • Flexible Stretching Practice - stream – download
    • Responding to Somatic Signs of Stress - stream – download
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  • Promoting Emotional Resilience, by Ronald E. Smith
    • Muscle Relaxation Training Exercise - stream – download
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  • Managing Pain Before It Manages You, by Margaret A. Caudill
    • Ocean Sounds - stream – download
    • Safe Place - stream – download
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  • Experiencing ACT from the Inside Out, by Dennis Tirch, Laura R. Silberstein-Tirch, R. Trent Codd III, Martin J. Brock, & M. Joann Wright
    • Centering - stream – download
    • Self-Practice with Acceptance - stream – download
    • Self-Practice Contacting the Present Moment - stream – download
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  • PDF w/Audio Tracks: 10 Self-Compassion Practices to Help You Cope with the Coronavirus Pandemic, by Christopher Germer and Kristin Neff, coauthors of The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook
  
  
  • YouTube: Oxford Mindfulness Audio Sessions: Session 3 - Stretch & Breath with Mark Williams
• Mindfulness Videos, Book Chapters, and Tips
  • Video: Chris Germer's YouTube Page
  
  
  • Video: The Mindful Way through Depression: Zindel Segal at TEDxUTSC
  
  
  • Videos: Prenatal yoga, from Expecting Mindfully, by Sona Dimidjian and Sherryl H. Goodman
    • Yoga Introduction
    • 10-Minute Yoga Practice
    • 25-Minute Yoga Practice
  • Video: The Mindful Way through Coronavirus Stress: 3 Tips from Shamash Alidina
  
  
  • Book chapters: The Mindful Way through Stress: The Proven 8-Week Path to Health, Happiness, and Well-Being, by Shamash Alidina
    • Chapter 1. How Mindfulness Helps with Stress
    • Chapter 11. Week 7: Taking Care of Yourself
  • Book chapters: The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook, by Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer
    • Chapter 1. What Is Self-Compassion?
    • Chapter 2. What Self-Compassion Is Not
    • Chapter 3. The Benefits of Self-Compassion
    • Chapter 11. Self-Compassionate Motivation
  • 3 Tips for Practicing and Teaching Mindfulness During a Pandemic, by Shamash Alidina
• Parenting: Stress, Mindfulness, and Everyday Challenges
  • Book chapters: Self-Compassion for Parents: Nurture Your Child by Caring for Yourself, by Susan Pollak
    • Chapter 1. “Make It Stop—I Can’t Keep Up!”: Parenting Is Overwhelming
    • Chapter 2. “Why Is This So Hard?”: Using Self-Compassion as a Life Raft
    • Chapter 5. “What Should I Do?”: Working with the Inevitable Uncertainty of Parenting
    • Chapter 7. “It’s All Too Much”: Tapping the Power of Compassion When Times Are Particularly Tough
  • Book chapters: Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential, by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare
    • Chapter 10. Ready-Made Plans for Teaching Your Child to Complete Daily Routines
    • Chapter 15. Teaching Task Initiation
    • Chapter 17. Fostering Organization
  • Website: Susan M. Pollak's Self-Compassion Audio Tracks
  
  
  • Blog: Rebecca Schrag Hershberg in Psychology Today, "Little House Calls"
  
  
  • Website: Ilyse Dobrow DiMarco, author of Mom Brain
  
  
  • Videos: Prenatal yoga, from Expecting Mindfully, by Sona Dimidjian and Sherryl H. Goodman
    • Yoga Introduction
    • 10-Minute Yoga Practice
    • 25-Minute Yoga Practice
  • "Helping Your Child Become a Reader," booklet by Donna M. Scanlon
  
  
  • "Tips for Caregivers and Parents on Schooling at Home: What Role Do Executive Skills Play?", by Peg Dawson
  
  
  • Webinar: In this webinar hosted by the Society for Research in Child Development, Joy Osofsky, editor of Clinical Work with Traumatized Young Children, answers questions from parents about helping their children cope with stress during the coronavirus pandemic
  
  
  • Video: James Mazza and Elizabeth Dexter-Mazza, coauthors of DBT Skills in Schools, share four simple, effective DBT skills for teachers, parents, and students
• Parenting: Learning Issues, ADHD, and Autism
  • 4 Tips for Parents with Children on the Spectrum During the COVID-19 Outbreak, by Raphael Bernier, author of What Science Tells Us about Autism Spectrum Disorder
  
  
  • Five Tips for Helping Kids with ADHD During the Coronavirus Outbreak, by Russell A. Barkley, author of 12 Principles for Raising a Child with ADHD
  
  
  • Book chapters: The Organized Child, by Richard Gallagher, Elana G. Spira, and Jennifer L. Rosenblatt
    • Chapter 2. From Parent to Coach: Taking on a New Mindset to Get Your Child Organized
    • Chapter 7. Tracking Assignments
  • Book chapters: Smart but Scattered Teens, by Richard Guare, Peg Dawson, and Colin Guare
    • Chapter 14. Teaching Task Initiation
    • Chapter 16. Fostering Organization
  • Blog: Joel T. Nigg in Psychology Today, Simple Strategies for Parents During COVID-19
  
  
  • Q & A: Peg Dawson and Richard Guare, coauthors of The Work-Smart Academic Planner: Write It Down, Get It Done, share some tips for fostering executive skills development in kids
• Relationships and Coping
  • Blog: Susan B. Pollack in Psychology Today, "The Art of Now"
  
  
  • Book chapter: The Lost Art of Listening: Second Edition: How Learning to Listen Can Improve Relationships, by Michael P. Nichols
  • Chapter 1. ”Did You Hear What I Said?”: Why Listening Is So Important
  • Nine Simple and Effective Strategies for Mindful Drinking During Quarantine, by Patt Denning
  
  
  • Video: Barry Jacobs, author of The Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers, offers 10 Tips for Family Caregivers During the Coronavirus
  
  
  • Video: Loss In the Time of Coronavirus: Coping with Grief by Froma Walsh, PhD
  
  
  • On this episode of APA's Speaking of Psychology podcast, Ann Masten, author of Ordinary Magic, discusses the role of resilience in the face of COVID-19
• For Mental Health Professionals
  • Resources from Cathy Malchiodi:
    • Blog: Psychology Today, "Trauma, Self-Regulation, and Expressive Arts Therapy"
    • Body Mapping Exercise, from Trauma and Expressive Arts Therapy: Brain, Body, and Imagination in the Healing Process
    • Book chapters: Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children: Second Edition, edited by Cathy A. Malchiodi
      • Chapter 1. Neurobiology, Creative Interventions, and Childhood Trauma, Cathy A. Malchiodi
  • Book chapters: Leaving It at the Office: Second Edition: A Guide to Psychotherapist Self-Care, by John C. Norcross and Gary R. VandenBos
    • Chapter 1. Valuing the Person of the Psychotherapist
    • Chapter 3. Recognizing the Hazards
  • Book chapters: Mindful Movement in Psychotherapy, by Paul Salmon
    • Chapter 1. Movement, Attention, and Health
    • Chapter 2. Foundations of Mindful Movement
    • Chapter 3. Mindful Movement in Existing Therapies
    • Chapter 7. Stress
  • Book chapters: Clinical Work with Traumatized Young Children, edited by Joy D. Osofsky
    • Chapter 1. Introduction: Trauma through the Eyes of a Young Child, Joy D. Osofsky
    • Chapter 15. Young Children and Disasters: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina about the Impact of Disasters and Postdisaster Recovery, Joy D. Osofsky
  • Video: In this video, produced by the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine (NICABM), Christine Padesky and Ronald Siegel discuss how to work with anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
  
  • Video: In this video, produced by the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine (NICABM), Ronald Siegel discusses how to help frontline workers who are overwhelmed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• For Educators and School Practitioners
  • English Language Learners
    • Book chapter: Assessing Language and Literacy with Bilingual Students: Practices to Support English Learners, by Lori Helman, Anne C. Ittner, and Kristen L. McMaster
      • Chapter 1. Understanding Assessment with Multilingual Students
      • Chapter 6. Assessing Academic Language and Comprehension in the Content Areas
    • Book chapter: Handbook of Research on Reading Comprehension: Second Edition, edited by Susan E. Israel
      • Chapter 25. Comprehension Strategies Instruction for Learners of English, Rachel Brown
    • Book chapter: Best Practices in Literacy Instruction: Sixth Edition, edited by Lesley Mandel Morrow and Linda B. Gambrell
      • Chapter 6. Best Practices for Teaching Dual-Language Learners, Michael Domínguez & Kris D. Gutiérrez
    • Book chapter: Best Practices of Literacy Leaders: Second Edition: Keys to School Improvement, edited by Allison Swan Dagen and Rita M. Bean
      • Chapter 16. Academic Language and Literacy Development for English Learners, MaryEllen Vogt
    • Book chapter: Building Literacy with English Language Learners: Second Edition: Insights from Linguistics, by Kristin Lems, Leah D. Miller, and Tenena M. Soro
      • Chapter 10. Literacy, Language Learning, and the Digital Revolution
    • Book chapter: Best Practices in Writing Instruction: Third Edition, edited by Steve Graham, Charles A. MacArthur, and Michael Hebert
      • Chapter 16. Instruction for English Learners, Adrian Pasquarella
    • Book chapter: Adolescent Literacies: A Handbook of Practice-Based Research, edited by Kathleen A. Hinchman and Deborah A. Appleman
      • Chapter 16. Let’s Translate!: Teaching Literacy Concepts with English Language Learners, Kelly Puzio, Christopher Keyes, and Robert Jiménez
      • Chapter 21. How Practice-Based Research Informs Adolescent English Language Learners’ Composing and Compositions, Jill Fitzgerald
    • Book chapter: Phonological Awareness: Second Edition: From Research to Practice, by Gail T. Gillon
      • Chapter 4. Phonological Awareness Development in Speakers of Languages Other Than English, with Amir Sadeghi and John Everatt
  • Remote Teaching/Digital Learning
    • Book chapters: Handbook of Research on Reading Comprehension: Second Edition, edited by Susan E. Israel
      • Chapter 6. An Evolving Perspective of Constructively Responsive Reading Comprehension Strategies in Multilayered Digital Text Environments, Byeong-Young Cho & Peter Afflerbach
      • Chapter 26. Family Literacy Initiatives and Reading Comprehension, Patricia A. Edwards, Maria Selena Protacio, Marliese Peltier, & Laura Hopkins
    • Book chapter: Reading the Web: Second Edition, by Elizabeth Dobler and Maya B. Eagleton
      • Chapter 1. Opportunities and Challenges
    • Book chapter: Comprehension Instruction: Third Edition, edited by Sheri R. Parris and Kathy Headley
      • Chapter 24. Reading Digital: Designing and Teaching with eBooks and Digital Text, Bridget Dalton and David Rose
    • Book chapter: Best Practices in Literacy Instruction: Sixth Edition, edited by Lesley Mandel Morrow and Linda B. Gambrell
      • Chapter 15. Best Practices in Teaching the New Literacies of Online Research and Comprehension, Lisa Zawilinski, Elena Forzani, Nicole Timbrell, & Donald J. Leu
    • Book chapter: Handbook of Effective Literacy Instruction, edited by Barbara M. Taylor and Nell K. Duke
      • Chapter 7. Digital Literacy, Susan Watts Taffe and Laurie B. Bauer
    • Book chapter: Developing Conceptual Knowledge through Oral and Written Language, edited by Melanie R. Kuhn and Mariam Jean Dreher
      • Chapter 7. Teaching and Learning in a Digital World: Digital Literacies for Disciplinary Learning, Jill Castek & Michael Manderino
    • Book chapter: Literacy Learning Clubs in Grades 4-8: Engaging Students across the Disciplines, by Heather Kenyon Casey
      • Chapter 2. 21st-Century Membership
    • Book chapter: Best Practices of Literacy Leaders: Second Edition: Keys to School Improvement, edited by Allison Swan Dagen and Rita M. Bean
      • Chapter 13. Literacy and Leadership in the Digital Age, Jill Castek & Carolyn B. Gwinn
    • Book chapter: Best Practices in Writing Instruction: Third Edition, edited by Steve Graham, Charles A. MacArthur, and Michael Hebert
      • Chapter 8. Writing with Digital Tools, Rachel Karchmer-Klein
    • Book chapter: Vocabulary Assessment to Support Instruction: Building Rich Word-Learning Experiences, by Margaret G. McKeown, Paul D. Deane, Judith A. Scott, Robert Krovetz, and René R. Lawless
      • Chapter 7. The Role of Technology to Support Adaptive, Flexible, and Scalable Assessments
      • Chapter 8. Resources for Developing a Nation of Word Learners
    • Book chapter: Assessment Literacy: An Educator's Guide to Understanding Assessment, K-12, by Thomas DeVere Wolsey, Susan Lenski, and Dana L. Grisham
      • Chapter 5. Artifacts and Tools for Assessment
    • Book chapter: Children's Literature in the Reading Program: Fifth Edition: Engaging Young Readers in the 21st Century, edited by Deborah A. Wooten, Lauren Aimonette Liang, and Bernice E. Cullinan
      • Chapter 13. Where Do We Go from Here?: Resources to Connect, Engage, and Inspire, James W. Stiles & Thomas Crisp
    • Book chapter: Adolescent Literacies: A Handbook of Practice-Based Research, edited by Kathleen A. Hinchman and Deborah A. Appleman
      • Chapter 17. Acquiring Processes for Responding to and Creating Multimodal Digital Productions, Richard Beach, Jill Castek, and John Scott
    • Book chapter: Early Intervention for Reading Difficulties: Second Edition: The Interactive Strategies Approach, by Donna M. Scanlon, Kimberly L. Anderson, and Joan M. Sweeney
      • Chapter 12. Strategic Word Learning
    • Article from Language Magazine: "The Wonderful World of Words" - five strategies to drive vocabulary development in the classroom or during distance learning
    • Q&A with Kathy Ganske, author of Mindful of Words, Second Edition, and Sharon Walpole, author of Differentiated Literacy Instruction in Grades 4 and 5, Second Edition.
      • How will distance learning impact differentiated instruction?
  • School Psychology
    • Book chapter: Motivational Interviewing in Schools: Conversations to Improve Behavior and Learning, by Stephen Rollnick, Sebastian G. Kaplan, and Richard Rutschman
      • Chapter 1. Conversations about Change
      • Chapter 12. Working with Families
    • Book chapter: Handbook of Social and Emotional Learning: Research and Practice, edited by Joseph A. Durlak, Celene E. Domitrovich, Roger P. Weissberg, and Thomas P. Gullotta
      • Chapter 34. Current and Potential Uses of Technology to Enhance SEL: What's Now and What's Next?, Robin S. Stern, Tucker B. Harding, Allison A. Holzer, & Nicole A. Elbertson
    • Video: Barbara Gueldner and Laura Feuerborn, authors of Social and Emotional Learning in the Classroom, Second Edition, discuss the latest edition of their book and share some effective tips for teachers
      • Tips and Strategies for Promoting Social and Emotional Learning in the Classroom
  • Special Education
    • Book chapter: Teaching Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities, Second Edition, by Diane M. Browder, Fred Spooner, and Ginevra R. Courtade
      • Chapter 1. Introduction to the Education of Students with Severe Disabilities
    • Book chapter: Comprehensive Reading Intervention in Grades 3–8, by Lynn M. Gelzheiser, Donna M. Scanlon, Laura Hallgren-Flynn, and Peggy Connors
      • Chapter 2. Responsive Instruction for Student Independence
    • Book chapter: Coaching College Students with Executive Function Problems, by Mary R. T. Kennedy
      • Chapter 1. Executive Functions and Self-Regulation
    • Book chapter: Best Practices of Literacy Leaders: Second Edition: Keys to School Improvement, edited by Allison Swan Dagen and Rita M. Bean
      • Chapter 14. Literacy Leadership in Special Education, Donna M. Scanlon, Virginia Goatley, & Kathleen Spring
    • Book chapter: Best Practices in Writing Instruction: Third Edition, edited by Steve Graham, Charles A. MacArthur, and Michael Hebert
      • Chapter 15. Instruction for Students with Special Needs, Amy Gillespie Rouse
    • Book chapter: Adolescent Literacies: A Handbook of Practice-Based Research, edited by Kathleen A. Hinchman and Deborah A. Appleman
      • Chapter 6. What Research Says (and Doesn’t Say) about Literacy for Youth with Disabilities, Kelly Chandler-Olcott, Michelle Duffy, and Joanna Robertson
    • Book chapters: Phonological Awareness: Second Edition: From Research to Practice, by Gail T. Gillon
      • Chapter 5. The Importance of Phonological Processing Skills in Dyslexia, with John Everatt
      • Chapter 6. Phonological Awareness Development in Children with Spoken Language Impairment, with Brigid McNeill
      • Chapter 11. Phonological Awareness in Children with Complex Communication Needs, with Sally Clendon
• OCD Resources
  • International OCD Foundation: Resources for the OCD and related disorders community during the COVID-19 outbreak





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