Welcome Please grab a warmupbe sure to put
Welcome! Please grab a warm-up—be sure to put your First and Last name. Thank you!
Mindful Listening Mindfulness Practice Once we’re done listening, flip your warm up over and write about the things you heard—what stood out to you, what it reminded you of, etc. https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Znyj 6 UBjz 0 A
Resilience Life Skills Lesson
Share Out Does anyone want to share what they wrote about on their warm-up?
Agenda • Define Resilience • Identify strategies/actions that promote resilience • Learn about and practice Cognitive Reframing • Apply these skills to real-life situations 5
Visual example https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=yy. X 6 UULJEic Until 2: 45 ✢ ✢ What do you notice? How do the characters respond to the challenges they face? How do you think the characters feel about the situations? How is resilience related to survival?
What is Resilience? ✢ ✢ ✢ Ability to “bounce back” Adapting to hardships and setbacks in life Persevering despite disappointment Sometimes things happen that you might be unhappy about, and that is okay.
So what? Why Resilience matters. ✢ Resilient people: ○ Have a positive image of the future ○ Are less likely to engage in risky behavior ○ Have higher rates of self-esteem and self○ ○ respect Are more likely to set and achieve longand short-term goals Are less likely to experience mental-health challenges 8
Actions that Promote Resilience ✢ ✢ Get connected Laugh Learn from experience Remain hopeful ✢ ✢ ✢ Practice gratitude Accept and anticipate change Set and work toward a goal
Practice: Begin working on your Resilience Building Plan Worksheet
Actions that Promote Resilience Cognitive Reframing ✢ “Looking on the bright side” ✢ Focusing on the positive aspects of a situation rather than the negative. ✢ Flip the Switch 11
Practice: Read the sceneario cards together as a group, and discuss how you might practice Cognitive Reframing in each situation. . Be ready to share an example with the class
Share Out How did your group use Cognitive Reframing with those situations?
Practice: Individually, complete the Cognitive Reframing activities on your worksheet.
“Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it’s less good than the one you had before. You can fight it, you can do nothing but scream about what you’ve lost, or you can accept that and try to put together something that’s good. ” –Elizabeth Edwards
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