A Full Value Approach to Building Resilience:
Helping Students Navigate Life’s Challenges
Offered in partnership with the University of New Hampshire Professional Development and Training Program*
When: October 10, 2025
Where: CIC, 9 Church Street, Bernardsville, NJ 07924
Time: 9:00 to 4:00 PM
A recent study of Vermont youth revealed the following: “Research finds depression rates in Vermont youth have nearly doubled in recent years. The most recent survey from 2023 found that about one-third of high school students and one-quarter of middle school students say their mental health is not good most of the time or always. The number of students who report self- harm and make a suicide plan has also steadily increased over the past decade.”
These findings are not unique to Vermont and are evidence that we are still stuck in a pandemic trough.
Are you concerned about the emotional and physical safety of your students during these challenging times? This workshop will introduce you to the tools needed for effective intervention.
We focus on integrating the Five Factors of Resilience—as identified in the National Institute of Health 2022 report, Suicide Resilience: A Concept Analysis—into classroom practices.
Workshop Objectives
Participants will:
• Learn the Five Factors of Resilience that reduce self-injurious behavior in children.
• Connect these factors to practical classroom strategies using the Full Value Commitment framework.
Key Themes
• Help-Seeking Normalization – Encouraging openness in asking for and offering help.
• Fostering Belonging and Support – Creating inclusive, supportive classroom environments.
• Coping Strategies – Teaching mindfulness and emotional regulation techniques.
• Inner Strength – Helping students recognize and build personal strengths.
• Goal Setting for Meaning – Guiding students to set purposeful, personally meaningful goals.
Approach
• Experiential learning through hands-on activities.
• Focus on theory-to-practice connections.
• Emphasis on community, emotional intelligence, psychological strength, and personal responsibility.
This workshop will also offer the opportunity to learn and practice strategies and techniques for self-care, as caring for oneself enhances the ability to care for others!
To register for this workshop that we offer through the University of New Hampshire, click the button below.
*This course can be used for CEUs and to fulfill a partial requirement for the University of New Hampshire Behavioral Health Certificate.