A prevention-focused initiative to protect mental health
“Resilience is not what happens to you, it’s how you React to, Respond to and Recover from what happens to you”
– Jeffrey Gitomoew
Proudly facilitating Mental Health First Aid Training and pioneering Resilience First Aid Training across Australia.
Resilience Assessment
The Starting Point
Resilience First Aid
Courses & Certification
Workshops
Skills Building For Teams
Mental Health First Aid
Courses
Reframing the value of Resilience
Reframing resilience in today’s world means recognizing that it is not just about bouncing back from tough times. It’s also about being able to adapt to change, finding common ground with others, and prioritizing our own well-being. The continual challenges we are all experiencing both locally, nationally and on a global level have left their mark.
9 out of 10 Australians are below the protective range of resilience, putting them at higher risk of depression and anxiety.
We can ALL take action to prevent mental health issues from increasing, to protect ourselves and future generations. The fundamental key is resilience skill building and education. It’s time to reframe the way we think about resilience and recognize just how important it is in today’s world.
It is the single most impactful action we can take – to proactively build resilience as a means to protect mental health and be a positive influence to those around us. J Rossouw
Resilience Assessment
The Starting Point
Resilience is not just about coping, being tough or pushing through, but rather, it’s a skill and an ability that anyone can learn and develop. Being able to effectively measure where your resilience currently sits will help to give a better understanding of your ability to be resilient and employ resilient skills.
Our certified practitioners use a scientifically validated psychometic resilience assessment tool. Taking just 3 minutes to complete online, this scores relative strengths across six domains of resilience and gives a sound foundational starting point.
Resilience First Aid
Resilience First Aid is a mental health certification that teaches strength-based skills to support resilience in others and build meaningful relationships.
The key course objectives include: identifying when others may be experiencing low resilience, developing skills in strength-based and proactive conversations and hold a space for others and yourself to build resilience and move forward.
Upcoming Course Dates
Resilience First Aid Course Online
Tuesday 28th February & 7th March 2023 : 9am – 5pm
Wednesday 8th March & 22nd March 2023 : 9am – 11am
Monday 1st May & 22nd May 2023 : 8:30am – 10:30am
Tuesday 9th May & 16th May 2023 : 9am – 5pm
Workshops
A suite of interactive workshops is available and can be customised to meet the needs of your organisation or group.
The workshops range in timing from one-hour sessions, to one day or can be delivered monthly which ensures the skills and knowledge build over time for each participant.
The focus of each session is taking a deeper, more constructive, and proactive look at what resilience really is, based on what happens in the brain. Participants also explore the 6 Domains of Resilience – Vision, Composure, Reasoning, Tenacity, Collaboration & Health in more detail and can start applying them to their life and those around them.
Mental Health First Aid
The 12-hour Standard Mental Health First Aid course teaches adults (18 years and over) how to provide initial support to adults who are developing a mental illness or experiencing a mental health crisis. The course teaches about the signs and symptoms of common and disabling mental health problems in adults, how to provide initial help, where and how to get professional help, what sort of help has been shown by research to be effective, and how to provide first aid in a crisis situation.
Upcoming Course Dates
News & Updates
New National Resilience Index Report for 2022
Driven’s new National Resilience Index Report for 2022 is officially released. The report tracks Australia’s evolving...
November 2022 Update
Since the beginning of the year, the uptake for Resilience First Aid has been great. Iris Foundation has delivered...
It is the single most impactful action we can take – to proactively build resilience as a means to protect mental health and be a positive influence to those around us.
– J Rossouw
About Us
Reframing Resilience is dedicated to enhancing each and every person’s ability to survive and thrive. Our work instils the message to build and hold hope for the future, to develop the skills and knowledge to face adversity, the resilience to overcome challenges and to build connections and a sense of belonging.
We have a team of Certified Resilience Coaches (CReC), Resilience First Aid Trainer and Mental Health First Aid Trainer to support individuals, community and businesses to strengthen mental wellbeing. Our Certification gives access to world-leading peer-reviewed resilience tools, including assessments, coaching resources and a neuroscience-based digital app.
Reframing Resilience is a project of Iris Foundation, a ‘for purpose’ organisation that works to reduce the risk of suicide by facilitating and supporting awareness campaigns, programs and partnerships which enhance community connectedness and well-being.
