Teacher Training - Build Resilience and Strengthen Youth & Teen Mental Health
Resilient Youth Teach-the-Teacher Program
The Resilient Youth Teach-the-Teacher program empowers school faculty to bring coping skills and life management tools into the school environment to help students better manage daily stress, and positively impact their academic performance, health and well-being. At the same time, it supports teachers with practices to help them feel re-energized and focused.
This comprehensive & research-validated resiliency curriculum was developed by researchers from Harvard Medical School and the Benson-Henry Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital. Contact us to set up a program for your school/district or keep reading to learn more.
““This was one of the most worthwhile courses I have taken in my 21 years of teaching! I feel that what I learned will be most beneficial for our students, today! Youth resilience is such a needed course, and I’m glad that I took part in it!””
““Tom is incredible! Teachers always say they want strategies they can use ‘the-very-next-day’ and Tom delivers. The presentation was personable, engaging, immersive and practical. I highly recommend this training.” ”
Teach-the-Teacher Program Components
As part of our Teach-the-Teacher Program, your faculty and staff will receive:
10-hour educational session delivered in-person or virtually
Access to the Resilient Youth Teacher’s Guide. This comprehensive guide provides full curriculum, class activities, scripts, etc.
Student workbooks for grades 1-4, 5-8, or 9-12
Post-program coaching and implementation support throughout the school year
Weekly “Mental Fitness Technique of the Week” micro-learning videos with additional strategies and tips to share with students
Periodic virtual Resilient Youth Office Hour sessions to…
Review concepts
Share ideas other schools have implemented
Answer questions
Provide a deeper dive into many of the strategies and techniques
After the program, your teachers will be ready to implement a research-based curriculum that helps students:
Recognize personal stress triggers
Recognize when stress becomes a problem and not just an inconvenience
Master techniques to stay calm in stressful situations
Foster lifelong positive habits that enhance personal resiliency
““As a school social worker, I am so grateful and excited to share this with my colleagues and students. The lessons are simple and meaningful. The training was a valuable experience. Highly recommend!””
““The Program focuses on valuable life skills. The curriculum, the instructor, and the techniques provided for instruction are not only well organized but also relevant and easy to quickly implement.””
Stress Management
Just as kids with good muscle tone excel at sports, kids who practice relaxation techniques are good at responding to and recovering from emotional stress.
Proactive Program
Equip all students with coping skills and resiliency strategies to support their well-bing and prepare them for life’s inevitable challenges.
Build Resilience
Invest in this training and help students manage emotions and impulses, relate to others, improve academic performance, and increase self esteem.
““I wanted to implement some kind of resiliency program for our students, but struggled to conceptualize and organize the content. The Resilient Youth Program puts the learning in a well-organized and easy to follow format. Once a student consistently applies these concepts throughout their everyday life, they will become better prepared to manage themselves in practically every situation.”
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Get Started
Contact us to schedule a virtual or in-person teach-the-teacher session, or a customized program for your school or district.
Why Resiliency Programs are Vital to Our Schools
Learn from Teachers Who Successfully Implemented the Program
Dawn Glassburn, Physical Education Teacher at Byron High School, provides some ideas and tips for other schools that are implementing the Resilient Teen Program
Todd Elkei, PE, Health and Driver's Education Department Chair from Lockport Township High School, provides some tips for those implementing the Resilient Teen Program
““In many cases we wait until kids are in a crisis to teach them these skills, but that is the wrong way to go about it. These should be basic skills taught to every single child because they help them in just about every aspect of their lives — school, extra-curricular activities, peer relationships. The bonus then is that when the child faces a crisis later in life, they are more resilient and better able to handle that crisis because they have built these habits and practices before the crisis happened.””