We Are Resilient™
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Helps you stay centered while navigating the daily stressors of being an educator, especially during COVID-19 uncertainties, and the rapid changes we are all experiencing.
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Helps to mitigate the effects of vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue of the profession.
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Defines resilience in a meaningful way and connects Social Emotional Learning (SEL) to personal resilience, relational resilience, and group resilience.
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Transform ACEs and trauma awareness into a source of healing, normalizing the formative stressors of life.
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Identifies common reactionary patterns and gives skills to help you move from reactivity to choice.
Provides a common language to strengthen communication and greater self awareness
“I found it valuable to learn new content related to my own self development. I also appreciated getting to share with colleagues and hearing their thoughts. I liked the model of the circle. This made the circle feel like a place where everyone’s contributions were important and allowed us all to think critically about the material.”
The We Are Resilient™ Approach
We Are Resilient™ offers simple, effective, and research-based skills that help school administrators,
teachers, and staff members cope with stress and develop a stronger team.
These skills help us Center, Connect, and Collaborate.
STEP 1: Starts with Noticing our Protective Patterns
When facing a challenge, our initial response can be a common pattern of reactive resilience. These default reactions can be:
• Normal under stress
• Developed as protective mechanism
• Helpful in certain circumstances
• Limiting for us
• Assessed for each situation: Is my reaction helping or making it worse?
STEP 2: Skills for Centering Myself
When facing a challenge, we can choose our Centering Skills to mindfully engage our Personal Resilience. These skills can:
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Restore inner balance
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Relieve stress and anxiety
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Reduce negative thoughts
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Enable focus on the present
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Support pursuit of goals
STEP 3: Skills for Connecting with Others
When a relationship is experiencing difficulties, we can choose our Connecting Skills to grow our Relational Resilience. These skills can:
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Create safety, trust, and belonging
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Enable an open mind and curiosity
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Reduce blame, judgement, and bias
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Encourage equity
STEP 4: Skills for Collaborating Together
When a group is not working well together, we can choose our Collaborating Skills to strengthen Group Resilience. These skills can:
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Foster a shared vision
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Honor contributions of all
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Encourage healthy boundaries
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Create shared accountability
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Support pursuit of common goals
