Building Resilient Children 2.0

Building Resilient Children 2.0: Effective Counseling Strategies for Today’s Youth 

Course Summary  

Resiliency, recovering readily from difficulties, is more relevant to mental health struggles and recovery than licensed mental health professionals might recognize. Fragile children do not believe in themselves, lack confidence, give up quickly, and fear failure, which can lead to mental health issues later in life. Learning about resiliency’s many benefits will inspire participants to share new ideas with parents and teach children how to struggle well. Children need not be over-protected or rescued too soon from challenging experiences. However, they can grow through hard experiences and create resilience that will benefit them later in life.    

Learning Objectives   

Participants will…   

1. Describe what resiliency is and what it causes, and predict which clients are not resilient based on descriptions
2. Explain what the lack of resiliency causes and how and why helicopter, lawnmower, and bulldozer parents can harm their children
3. Identify why recommended strategies are related to resiliency, and specifically spiritual resiliency for willing Christian clients, including communication ideas, and understand and describe how they will improve or eliminate mental health challenges 

Course Lessons and Descriptions 

RESL 101: Resiliency: Definition, Advantages, and the Danger of Allowing Children to Be Fragile 
Kathy Koch, Ph.D. 
In this lesson, resiliency is defined and thoroughly explained, and numerous benefits that help children live an abundant life are explained and described. Resiliency can prevent mental health struggles and allow children to make helpful changes. The dangers of helicopter, lawnmower, and bulldozer parenting styles are identified.  
Run Time: 1:02:03

RESL 102: Beliefs and Strategies that Make Resiliency More Likely: What to Do and Not Do 
Kathy Koch, Ph.D. 
In this lesson, participants will learn beliefs and actions licensed mental health professionals can teach parents to increase the possibility that children will be resilient. Many strategies are explained so participants know why they specifically relate to resiliency, what to do that’s helpful, and what to avoid. Some of these strategies include building trust, teaching children what to do vs. expecting them to know what to do, helping them process emotions associated with struggling, and the value of complimenting specifically and correcting and not criticizing. 
Run Time: 1:03:38

RESL 103: Communication That Makes Resiliency More Likely: What to Do and Not Do 
Kathy Koch, Ph.D. 
Children’s resiliency is negatively affected when they don’t understand truths about mistakes, failure, and struggles. Therefore, how to present these concepts accurately and use the words carefully is proposed in this lesson. Other communication keys, including the role of optimism, acknowledging children's pain, and avoiding toxic positivity, are highlighted. Important truths related to children developing spiritual resiliency for willing Christian clients are included. 
Run Time: 1:06:32

Presenter   

Kathy Koch, PhD (pronounced “cook”), is the Founder of Celebrate Kids, Inc., and a co-associate founder of Ignite the Family. She has influenced thousands of parents, educators, young adults, teens, and children in over 25 countries through keynote messages, conferences, seminars, chapels, and other events. She podcasts at Celebrate Kids with Dr. Kathy, Facing the Dark, and Dr. Kathy Says. Kirk Cameron chose her as an expert in two of his documentaries, and she is the author of seven books for Moody Publishers. Dr. Kathy earned a Ph.D. in educational psychology and reading from Purdue University and served as an associate professor, school board member, teacher, and coach, all before founding her ministry. 

Continuing Education   

3.0 CE Credits available for LPC, LMFT, and LCSW.  
3.0 CE Credits available for IBCC Credential Holders. 

The American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) offers some psychologists, therapists, counselors, social workers and play therapists Continuing Education (CE) credit due for good standing with certain states and a limited number of professional organizations. It remains the responsibility of each participant to be aware of state licensure and CE requirements.  

Participants should check their state and/or local regulations regarding required continuing education hours. For more information Light University Continuing Education programs, please visit: https://lightuniversity.com/continuing-education-statements/