Resilience & Mental Fitness

Goal 
To introduce the paradigm of mental fitness and the 16 resilience factors, associated with skills or mental activities, exercises that with practice, serve to increase psychological strength and mental fitness. Who should take this course? This beginner level course is designed for anyone looking to enhance their career or skillset by learning how to build resilience. This online resilience training course would be useful for people who have suffered through stress and/or are working in, or aiming to work in, high-pressure environments. 

Course objectives 

• Understand that you can increase your psychological strength, fitness, and resilience with mental exercise. 
• Appreciate that stress is pressure that when positively engaged, serves as the counterweight and stimulus for growth. 
• Describe how the brain is like a muscle, that requires nourishment and exercise, it adapts to and is shaped by (sculpted in response to) experiences, stress levels, and behaviour. 
• Identify the 16 mental activities, behaviours that can be actively engaged in, and with practice, serve to increase psychological strength and mental fitness. 
• Articulate that developing mental strength takes work, and with a resilient mindset and regular exercise, you can increase your mental fitness and ability to manage stress.