Resilience Program

Why participate in the Building Resilience Training?

This training covers the mind-body connection, and the role providers play in helping youth and families focus on mental health and building resilience. After at least 50% of pediatric providers in a practice complete our Building Resilience Training, they are invited to order the following free materials for program implementation:

• "Leo's Road Trip": This bilingual book (written in both English and Spanish) about feelings, was created to help parents and other caregivers introduce and practice identifying emotions with toddlers. The book is designed to be given out at any well-child visit between the ages of 1 and 3.
• "Unwind Your Mind: A Journaling Journey": This journal was created to provide kids with opportunities to reflect on their thoughts, feelings and behaviors and is designed to be given out to patients between the ages of 9 and 12. The first half of the journal includes prompts and the second half is made up of both blank and lined pages.
• Resilience sheets: These handouts provide evidence-based recommendations to help families develop resilience in their child(ren). The colorful sheets are available in both Spanish and English and are written at or below the sixth-grade reading level. They are designed to be distributed at each applicable well-child visit, from birth to 18 years.
• Coping skills tip sheets: These handouts are available to introduce different coping strategies for patient families to practice, including deep breathing, guided imagery, progressive muscle relaxation, grounding and journaling. These sheets are designed to be given out on an as-needed basis to patient families who are interested in improving their child(ren)’s ability to manage feelings and cope with stress.
• Behavioral and mental health referral information and referral clinician list: For families in search of the right mental health professional, this handout offers information about the different types of clinicians and therapy, things to know about therapy, and questions to ask when searching for a mental health professional.
• Feelings posters: These posters are meant to be displayed in exam rooms to help clinicians initiate conversations about emotional wellness and to assist patients with identifying and sharing feelings during visits. There are multiple versions available for children of all ages, from toddlers to teens.

After completing the initial Building Resilience Training, providers are eligible to participate in two deep-dive training courses covering communication and coping.

Communication Deep-Dive Training

This 1-hour workshop-style training takes the communication building block a step further, covering strategies to help patients (and their families) feel more comfortable sharing their feelings with you.

Coping Skills Deep Dive Training

This 1-hour workshop-style training expands upon the mind-body connection and offers sample language to help providers integrate coping skills and emotional regulation conversations in their clinical setting.

All Strong4Life Resilience Progam events are hosted virtually via WebEx. New training dates and times are added each month at the registration link.

If you completed the Strong4Life Building Resilience Training and are interested in registering for the Communication and Coping Skills Deep Dive Training sessions, email Strong4LifeProvider@choa.org.

Physician Education Credits

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is accredited by the Medical Association of Georgia to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Children's designates this internet live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Stark Law Disclaimer

In order for Children’s to meet Stark Law regulatory requirements that allow Children’s to provide a limited amount of non-monetary compensation to physicians, we must note your participation in this CME activity at a value of $25 per credit hour. This amount will be applied to your non-monetary compensation allowance. No action is required on your part, and you will be notified if you are nearing the limit by the physician education team. The total non-monetary compensation allowed for 2024 is $507.