SAMHSA Eight Dimensions of Wellness

https://www.samhsa.gov/wellness-initiative/eight-dimensions-wellness

CLIENT’S STATE OF WELLNESS YOUR STATE OF WELLNESS

Social Social

Emotional Emotional

Occupational Occupational

Financial Financial

Intellectual Intellectual

Spiritual Spiritual

Environmental Environmental

Physical Physical
 SAMHSA Eight Dimensions of Wellness
https://www.samhsa.gov/wellness-initiative/eight-dimensions-wellness

Recommended Reading
• Brown, B. (2010). The Gifts of
Imperfection: Let Go of Who You
Think You’re Supposed to Be and
Embrace Who You Are.
• Cloud, H. and Townsend, J. (2008).
Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How
to Say No.
• Harris, N. (2018). The Deepest Well:
Healing the Long-Term Effects of
Childhood Adversity
• Hassler, C. (2014). Expectation
Hangover: Overcoming
Disappointment in Work, Love and
Life.
• Levine, P. (2012). In an Unspoken
Voice: How the Body Releases
Trauma and Restores Goodness.
• Nakazawa, D. (2016). Childhood
Disrupted: How Your Biography
Becomes Your Biology, And How You
Can Heal.
• Perry, B. (2006). The Boy Who Was
Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories
from a Child Psychiatrist’s Notebook
Recommended Resources / Websites – What Traumatized Children Can
• Adverse Childhood Experiences Quiz Teach Us About Loss, Love and
https://acestoohigh.com/got-your-ace-score/ Healing
• Attachment Styles Test • Perry, B. (2010). Born for Love: Why
https://dianepooleheller.com/attachment-test/ Empathy is Essential –and
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | Trauma Resilience Resources Endangered.
https://www.samhsa.gov/capt/tools-learning-resources/trauma-resilience-resources • Van der Kolk, B. (2014). The Body
• StirFry Seminars and Consulting | Lee Mun Wah | “The Privilege of Numbness” Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and
http://www.stirfryseminars.com/resources/handouts/Topic-1-05.pdf Body in the Healing of Trauma.