Curriculum Request

Professional Resilience and Well-Being Curriculum

The Science of Professional Resilience and Well-being curriculum defines a new framework to help students build mental and emotional survival skills to get them workforce-ready. Students will learn to build the emotional resilience and mental toughness required to meet the demands, including exposure to high levels of traumatic stress, they will encounter at work.

This curriculum will help students learn how to enjoy the satisfaction of helping, caring for, protecting, or serving others without developing the harmful effects of working in highly stressful, intense occupations.

Effective for First Responder, Healthcare, and Mental Health Programs

Colleges and universities are now incorporating professional resilience curricula into their first responder, healthcare, and mental health academic and occupational programs. Our curriculum is intended to prepare and equip students with essential mental and emotional skills to navigate the chronic stress and traumatic experiences that accompany their career choices.

By adopting the Science of Professional Resilience and Well-being curriculum, colleges and universities can help reduce the risks of burnout, PTSD, and other mental health challenges, ultimately enabling students to excel and succeed in their work. In essence, a resilience-focused curriculum is vital for preparing students to effectively handle the demanding and high-pressure aspects of their future careers.

The Science of Professional Resilience and Well-Being curriculum will function as a career survival manual by fostering professional resiliency, enhancing well-being, and improving physical and mental health. The goal is to mitigate the effects of mental distress, burnout, traumatic stress, and compassion fatigue often experienced by those who provide self-sacrificing services, including: 

• • mental health and social service professionals 
  • Physicians and nurses
  • Caregivers and other healthcare professionals
  • Emergency dispatchers
  • Emergency medical technicians
  • Firefighters
  • Police officers, correctional officers, probation officers, and other law enforcement officers
  • Military
  • Foster parents
  • Anyone caring, serving, and protecting those in our community

Benefits of The Science of Professional Resilience and Well-being:

• • Engaging and interactive learning platform with a professional resilience and well-being curriculum, including journals and quizzes
  • Micro-certifications
  • Learning Management System (LMS) integration (Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, etc.)
  • Support team for faculty and students
  • Faculty training
  • Low cost

Key Features:

• • Students will gain a better understanding of the neurobiological effects of stress that impact professionals in relationship-intense occupations.
  • Students will explore mental and emotional survival skills to protect and heal the mind, body, and spirit.
  • Students will learn how to mitigate the adverse effects of exposure to high levels of traumatic stress.
  • Students will learn evidence-based methods to combat the debilitating effects of traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, burnout, and other forms of mental distress.
  • Students will practice effective methods to thrive and flourish despite the highly stressful nature of their careers.
  • Students will learn the most effective ways to regulate emotions and behaviors.
  • Students will learn the most effective ways to foster post-traumatic growth. 
  • Students will explore ways to increase purpose and meaning in life to promote career longevity and enhance performance at work.
  • And much, much more.

The curriculum is filled with evidence-based skills, real-life stories, hands-on exercises, and tried-and-true strategies. It comprehensively explores professional resilience and well-being, equipping students for national certification.

Submit your request below for free access to a curriculum designed to prepare your students for caring, protecting, and serving workforce industries. You can also inquire about faculty and staff training opportunities.

Resilience Curriculum Course Adoption:

• • • • • The Resilient Professional (Interactive e-book curriculum) 

Other Curriculum Topic Course Adoptions

• • • • • The Science of Trauma Therapy: Treatment and Recovery for Survivors (Interactive e-book curriculum) 
        • The Science of Trauma and Recovery: Treatment for Survivors (print version)
        • The Science of College Success (Interactive e-book curriculum)