A Crash Course in Resilience Education

This thought-provoking crash course introduces educators to a resilience-based approach to bullying prevention. Brooks Gibbs and Chris Schuffele explain how educators can help students become emotionally stronger, respond wisely to mean behavior, and develop the confidence to resolve everyday social problems.

You will learn how to describe aggressive behavior accurately, understand the motivation behind it, and choose a response that fits the situation. The training also provides practical tools for helping students manage hurt feelings while recognizing when conduct requires adult intervention.

In this training, you will learn how to:

• Replace confusing bullying labels with clear descriptions of what happened.

• Identify the four types of aggression and the four motivations behind mean behavior.

• Teach students effective responses to insults, criticism, jokes, exclusion, and provocation.

• Help students understand how their beliefs influence their emotional reactions.

• Equip students to manage their emotions and solve appropriate social problems independently.

Watch now to discover how resilience education can help students feel stronger and build skills they will use throughout their lives.