Links, Client Education & Self-Help diversity


  
Silent Partners is committed to quality and affordable services and products. To extend the "shelf-life" of our services, we promote the use of self-help techniques to assist in transfer of learning and to allow "easy-access" support that sustains your efforts at personal and organizational transformation. Listed below, you will find a sample of internet links related to supporting your next step!
Mental Health Net
A valuable resource for current news related to mental health issues, such as anxiety, chemical dependency, depression, etc. 

Depression
 Consumer brochure covering a description of depression, its symptoms and treatments.  Take a self-test for depression for yourself and/or others.

Psychology Today

Quality website covering multiple mental health topics


ANGER
Information about anger and it's affects on yourself and others.  To read more, go to this website. 

 
Marriage & Family
 Tips for improving your relationship from the Gottman Institute.  Relationship quizzes from John Gottman, one of the top marriage and family experts in the United States.  Also, you can find an interesting newsletter/website on marriage building.  Many of these sites have useful links to other places.		 SelfhelpMagazine
A great source for articles, books, movies, reviews, and frequently asked questions. Has a nice magazine format.

 
ADD/ADHD - Children & Adults w/ADD (CHADD) 
A self-help support organization for all people affected by attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD).  For more information, go to their website.

If you are a student at Texas A&M University and have ADHD or other psychological health difficulties that impair your academic functioning, you may qualify for services from the office of Students with Disabilities.  Please go to the TAMU Student Life home page to access this and other services, including Student Counseling Services who says their goal is to help students achieve as much success as possible while at Texas A&M.  Please visit their web site for further information.
 www.Drugwatch.com - is a comprehensive Web site database featuring extensive information about thousands of different medications and drugs currently on the market or previously available worldwide. DrugWatch.com includes up-to-date information about prescription and over-the-counter medications and includes details about associated side effects to aid in the protection of patients and consumers.

links
Finding Help...Not sure where to turn for help? United Way’s First Call For Help links people in the Brazos Valley to health and human services available in the Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson and Washington Counties.  Go to their home page and click on 'Finding Help.'. Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous official home page. Look for useful resources. 
SelfGrowth.com
The most complete guide to information about self-improvement, personal growth, and self-help on the internet.  It is designed to be an organized directory, with articles and references to thousands of other web sites on the World Wide Web.

Growth Central
Help for Relationships, Anger Management, Assertiveness, Anxiety, Binge Eating, Marriage Counseling, Mental Health Resources, Professional Services and Consultation, Information via email.

 

 
Authentic Happiness:  Dr. Martin Seligman's research page. To access free services, follow these steps:  1) go to the website;

2) Register. See left column where is says "Eighteen Free Questionnaires for registered users." Click on that. Then click on the link that says "registration form." Use your email and create a password. The rest of the information is used to rank your results against your peers.

3) Next, use your login email and password to complete the questionnaire on signature strengths.

3) Also, to complete the Close Relationships questionnaire (in Authentic Happiness).

Go to this website for several quizzes:

 http://psychcentral.com/quizzes/