Continuing Education Programs for Understanding and Responding to Eco-Anxiety What's Going On? We offer six hours of CE credit* for reading or viewing any of the background material listed here in conjunction with completing a Course Guide we will e-mail to you. Each one provides information helpful in understand and responding to the environmental and economic issues underlying eco-anxiety. They can also be excellent additions to an agency or practice library for lending to clients or hosting group showings. We suggest beginning with one of the films as they provide a broad perspective on a range of environmentally-related issues and the anxiety so many are feeling about them. To learn more about them or purchase one, click on the book cover.                              CEU Course Guide and Certificate $20 Click here to order  Documentary Films                  The End of Suburbia Presented in a paradoxically light-hearted style at times, this 78-minuted documentary provides an introduction by a variety of experts to the implications a worldwide dwindling oil supply will have on our American way of life. At the time the movie was made this was an impending issue. Oil was still well below a $100/gallon. That many of the effects projected in this DVD are already beginning to occur makes the full-scope of issues presented here more compelling. Everything's Cool This 89-minute documentary provides a thorough background for understanding the difficult, long-traveled, and arduous road of dedicated professionals who have undertaken to call the issue of global warming to the attention of the scientific community, the media, our policy makers and the public. Produced and directed by award-winning directors Daniel B. Gold and Helfand. The Inconvenient Truth This Academy-award-winning documentary is a 86-minute amiable, low-key, and politically nonpartisan presentation by former vice-president Al Gore on the evidence and effects of global warming. Though it features a wealth of information-packed graphs and charts, the film is presented by director Davis Guggenheim in a thoughtful, compelling, sometimes humorous and always                   engaging way. What A Way To Go: Life at the End of Empire  Becoming quite a cult hit with the under 30 crowd, this 123-minute documentary  presents a more personal and psychological perspective on the overwhelming  challenges of peaking fossil fuels, degraded ecosystems, a changing climate, fast-  growing worldwide population growth, and vulnerable global economies present to  daily life as we know it. Books     Affluenza by Graaf, Wann, Naylor The All-Consuming Epidemic Identifies and explains the "painful, contagious, socially-transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more," its symptoms, historical, political, and socioeconomic, and the options for treatment, including examples and practical ideas for change. The High Price of Materialism by Tim Kasser An engaging and compelling summary and analysis of statistical research findings on the detrimental consequences of strong materialistic values associated with hyper-consumerism on self-esteem, well-being, happiness and success and its correlation with low self-esteem, depression, antisocial behavior and even a greater tendency to psycho-somatic symptoms.    The Long Emergency by James Howard Knustler Surviving the End of Oil, Climate Change, and Other Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century A caustic and unrelentingly grim portrait of what lies ahead for suburban American and the implications for the country that is difficult to ignore no matter how much readers might wish to. A classic in this field Middle-Class Lifeboat by Paul & Sarah Edwards Careers and Life Choices for Navigating a Changing Economy For those ready to explore alternatives and take action, a wealth of information, personal examples, and resources you can share for pursuing 50+ local, virtual, and green careers and adopting of imaginative lifestyles from simplifying to relocating, and living off the grid, abroad, on the road, or at sea. Includes cashless ways to extend your income. The Party’s Over by Richard Heinberg A more readable exposition of the issues we face than many other accounts with a wider discussion of the social implications and recommendations for personal, community, national and global action. Nonetheless highly compelling, another classic in this field.    Peak Everything by Richard Heinberg Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies Heinberg's most recent book, expanding into issues that include not only of fossil fuel shortages, but also water and food shortages' their history, implications, and alternatives. Includes a chapter on pre-traumatic stress and other psychological                  issues, as well a chapter on the implications for the arts. Reconnecting with Nature by Michael J. Cohen An excellent experiential introduction to the mismatch between how the natural world and our manmade world function, why they are no long compatible, and how to approach life from a natural perspective that will bring our lives and our culture into balance with nature. Sustainability by Bob Banner (ed.) Radical Solutions Inspiring More alternatives to share and explore from this anthology of over eighty articles divided along 11 themes  from activism and energy, to alternative living to eco-villages and permaculture. Some articles by notable figures such as Howard Zinn,                   Richard Heinberg, and Desmond Tutu. The Transition Handbook by Rob Hopkins From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience A comprehensive overview of the post-carbon issues local communities face followed by a clear vision and model individuals can come together to implement in their communities. Great resource for those ready to see options for the and wanting to act.   A World Made by Hand by James Howard Knustler A fictional account of what life might be like after world-wide fuel shortages. Balanced and imaginative and definitely not over done or over wrought. An excellent way to pique one's own ideas of what would be possible and practical, as well as to explore what one's own ideas of possible personal, emotional and                   relationship implications.  All our courses are certified for continuing education credit by the state of California for LCSW's, MFT's, and RN's.* Professionals from other fields like teachers, massage therapists, addiction counselors, coaches and career counselors also enjoy our CE courses.  *Our courses meet the qualifications for continuing education credit for MFCCs and/or LCSWs as required by the  California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Provider #2309 and for RN?s: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nurses for 6 contact hours, Provider #13577      Home  Coaching  Online Courses  Continuing Education  Newsletter  Books  Contact Us