Dealing with Psychosis Toolkit (DWP)
There are many ways to use this toolkit. You can start in any section and work through the toolkit in any order. Some of the topics may be more useful to you than others. Pick and choose what parts you want to work on. There are many activities in this toolkit. Some of the activities are challenging. Give yourself time and be patient. Learning new skills takes time.
Download Single Sections of the Toolkit
| Download | About this Toolkit and Monitoring your Progress Information on how to use the toolkit and monitor your progress. |
| Download | What is Psychosis? Learn about the symptoms of psychosis and the six different facts that may contribute to the onset of psychosis. |
| Download | What Can You Do About Psychosis? This section focuses on the importance of learning new skills, finding good support and taking effective medication. There are some worksheets here you can use to better understand the medication you are prescribed. |
| Download | Taking Care of Your Health Information on sleep, exercise and other factors that contribute to a healthy lifestyle. |
| Download | Managing Stress Learn techniques to help you deal with and manage your stress. |
| Download | Solving Problems Here you will find a popular and effective six-step method used to identify and solve problems. |
| Download | Setting Goals and Moving Forward This section provides tips and worksheets to help you set and achieve goals for yourself. |
| Download | Understanding Cognition Here you will find useful ways that you can better deal with any difficulties concerning memory, attention and other aspects of cognition. |
| Download | Connecting With Other People This section contains activities to help you examine your current social circle and identify opportunities for connecting with other people. |
| Download | Preventing Relapse The activities in this section include identifying triggers for psychosis, recognizing early warning signs of relapse and developing a full relapse prevention plan. |
| Download | Dealing With Symptoms This section offers suggestions for different strategies for dealing with symptoms of psychosis. |
| Download | Additional Resources, Extra Worksheets and Acknowledgements Here you will find links to other sources of information that you may find helpful. There are extra copies of the worksheets located in this section as well. And you can read a bit about how the toolkit was developed in the acknowledgements here. |
| Download | Section For the Support Person This section is designed specifically for your support person to help them best support you. You should provide your selected support person with a copy of this section or direct them to this website. And feel free to look through this section if you are curious. |
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EPI Support
Many EPI Support documents are available in different languages including French (Français), German (Deutsch), Korean (한국어), Punjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ), Chinese (中文) and Hindi (हिन्दी).
Information on how to cope with a loved one experiencing episodes of psychosis.
This flyer describes psychosis and its phases.
Speaks about the causes of psychosis and how to decrease vulnerability and stress.
Speaks about the relationship of drugs and alcohol to psychosis.
A flyer regarding the benefits of early intervention and how it relates to long term treatment.
How to improve your quality of life through goal setting
How your quality of life can be improved through lifestyle choices.
A guide to medications used in the early treatment of psychosis.
What to do if you continue to experience persistent symptoms.
A guide on strategies to assist in problem solving.
A guide to different methods of treatment.
How to manage if relapse occurs.
A relapse prevention worksheet.
Social support promotes recovery.
Stress and how it relates to psychosis. Some strategies to deal with stress.
More strategies to help with stress.
Standards and Practices
Client Worksheets
| Download | What is Psychosis? | Download | Preventing Weight Gain |
| Download | What Causes Psychosis? | Download | Phases of Psychosis |
| Download | Treatment for Psychosis | Download | Persistent Symptoms |
| Download | Telling Others | Download | Persistent Symptoms Ratings |
| Download | Stress Management | Download | Moving Forward |
| Download | Stigma | Download | Goal Setting |
| Download | Social Circles | Download | Enjoyable Activities |
| Download | Problem Solving | Download | Drugs and Alcohol |
| Download | Preventing Relapse | Download | Checklist for a Good Sleep |