Adult Resilience

The Adult Resilience curriculum provides innovative, coping, resilience skills for adults of all ages and all walks of life. The human brain is capable of lifelong improvement, and it is never too late to learn positive coping tools. It is specially useful for existing and expecting parents, to increase their resilience, parenting skills, and ensure that the FRIENDS “language” is spoken at home. If the whole family participates, everyone will be empowered with effective ways to cope.

Challenges

The Adult Resilience program is ideal for adults who may be dealing with a dramatic increase in pressure from school (or finishing high school), choosing a career, social lives, and home. This may lead to stress and anxiety about exams, relationships, and body image, among other things. Because of this, it is not uncommon for teenagers to experience anxiety or depression, which limits their ability to thrive during this time. The Adult Resilience program equips participants with the skills necessary to rise to and overcome these challenges. This enables them to find fulfilment in creativity and productivity and flourish in whatever stage of life.

Skills and tools

Backed by years of research, the Adult Resilience program is evidence-based and proven to equip participants to be the best version of themselves, and reduce anxiety by equipping them with skills and tools such as:

Relaxation techniques similar to those used by athletes

Mindfulness skills and exercises to stay in the moment, focus, and relax

Prevent bullying

Resist peer pressure and develop positive relationships

Compromising in tricky situations and avoiding conflict

Choosing appropriate role models

Setting realistic and achievable life or study goals

Organisation and focus skills

Developing non-internet-based friendships and relationships

Developed by Dr Paula Barrett, the Adult Resilience program has helped the lives of thousands of participants by providing tools to navigate the challenges of adolescence into adulthood. The Adult Resilience program has also helped families become stronger, as parents may apply the skills learnt from undertaking the Adult Resilience Program in their own lives.

Sessions

  • Being aware of our feelings
  • Learn to be mindful
  • Inner helpful thoughts
  • Focusing our attention on positive aspects
  • Feeling resilient
  • Values based role models and support teams
  • Coping with challenges - Communication skills
  • Exploring solutions and coping step plans
  • Enjoying a healthy lifestyle
  • Be prepared for future challenges