The Centre for Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma (CAST) have collated resources from around the Trust to support the Afghan Evacuee Response. These resources are for staff to use and show to patients. Patients are welcome to use the video and audio resources available on this page whenever they need them. The video and audio resources in Farsi should also be useful for Dari speakers.
Brief Screening Information Pack
The Brief Screening Information Pack contains revised editions of questionnaires and helpful resources. It contains: Afghan Repatriation - Brief Screening; CRIES-8 - Revised Child Impact of Events Scale; Young Child PTSD Screen (YCPS) – Parent Report; TSQ: Trauma Screening Questionnaire. To download the Brief Screening Information Pack, click the language you would like it in below:
Trauma Screening Questionnaire (TSQ)
The TSQ is a 10-item symptom screen that was designed for use with survivors of all types of traumatic stress. To download the questionnaire, click the language you would like it in below:
GAD-7 Questionnaire
The GAD-7 is a patient questionnaire which is used as a screening tool and severity measure for Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD). To download the questionnaire, click the language you would like it in below:
PHQ-9
The PHQ-9 is a multipurpose resource that helps screen, diagnose, monitor and measure the severity of depression. To download the PHQ-9, click the language you would like it in below:
Children’s Impact of Event Scale
The Children’s Impact of Event Scale (CRIES-8) is one of the most widely used resources for measuring traumatic stress symptoms in children aged 8 and older. To download the Children’s Impact of Event Scale, click the language you would like it in below:
Note: Farsi translations of the TSQ, GAD-7 and PHQ-9 courtesy of the Woodfield Road Trauma Service. CRIES-8 courtesy of the Children & War Foundation.
Guided imagery
A symptom management audio recording in English on guided imagery. Click the link below to listen:
Guided Imagery - English on Vimeo
Progressive muscle relaxation
A symptom management audio recording in Farsi or English on progressive muscle relaxation. Click the language you would like to listen to the recording in below:
Progressive Muscle Relaxation - English on Vimeo
Progressive Muscle Relaxation - Farsi on Vimeo
Soothing breathing exercises
A symptom management audio recording in English or Farsi on soothing breathing exercises. Click the language you would like to listen to the recording in below:
Soothing Breathing Exercises - English on Vimeo
Introductory Soothing Breathing - Farsi on Vimeo
Compassionate imagery
A symptom management audio recording in Farsi on compassionate imagery relaxation. Click the link below to listen:
Compassionate Imagery - Farsi on Vimeo
A very short introduction to grounding
An audio version of an exercise Touchstone IAPT use in Stabilisation treatment. Ideal for Farsi speaking people new to mindfulness, grounding and stabilisation techniques. Click the link below to listen:
Dropping the anchor ACT
An audio version of an exercise Touchstone IAPT use in Stabilisation treatment. Ideal for Farsi speaking people interested in mindfulness, grounding and stabilisation techniques. Click the link below to listen:
The 5-4-3-2-1 grounding technique
An audio version of an exercise Touchstone IAPT use in Stabilisation treatment. Ideal for Farsi speaking people wanting to learn mindful, grounding and stabilisation techniques. Click the link below to listen:
Diaphragmatic breathing
There are two videos on Diaphragmatic breathing, both in Farsi. Try both to find out which is most helpful to you. Click the links below to listen:
Here are links to films that were produced for patients being seen in Woodfield Trauma Service, an NHS stepped care service for refugees and asylum seekers with PTSD.
A film for patients and carers about PTSD psychoeducation
A film for patients and carers PTSD symptoms and memory storage during trauma, available in English and English with Farsi Translation. Click the language you would like to watch the film in below:
PTSD Psychoeducation 2021 English version - Vimeo.com
PTSD Psychoeducation Farsi 2021 - Vimeo.com
Sleep psychoeducation
A film for patients about basic sleep hygiene, available in English or English with Farsi translation. Click the language you would like to watch the film in below:
Sleep Psychoeducation English - Vimeo.com
Sleep psychoeducation Farsi - Vimeo.com
Welcome leaflets for Afghan evacuees
The information in the booklet is here to support Afghan Nationals, voluntary and professional organisations to find local mental wellness services within the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster. To download the welcome leaflets for Afghan evacuees, click the language you would like it in below: