Welcome to the Resilient Well-Being Program

The Wellness Council of South Africa (WELLCOSA) is proud to bring you one of our latest mental health training courses – the Resilient Well-Being Program.

This Well-Being Program is an evidence based holistic 5 week training to help individuals enhance their Emotional Intelligence (EQ) on all levels and strengthen their Resilience. Through behavioural change norms, the ERCP shares practical and evidence-based strategies to manage well-being, both in the work environment, and with family and friends.

What is Emotional Resilience?

Emotional resilience is when you are able to calm your frantic mind after encountering a negative experience. It is intrinsic motivation, an inner force by which we can hold ourselves through all the downsides of life. In a broad way, emotional resilience means bouncing back from a stressful encounter and not letting it affect our internal motivation. It is not a “bend but don’t break” trait, rather resilience is accepting the fact that ‘I am broken’ and continuing to grow with the broken pieces together.

Why is Emotional Resilience Important?

An important aspect of building emotional resilience is accepting the fact that it is inseparably linked with other walks of life. For example, building resilience at work would also make you resilient in your personal relationships, and vice versa. Emotional Resilience is important because it gives people the strength needed to process and overcome hardship. Those lacking resilience get easily overwhelmed, and may turn to unhealthy coping mechanisms. Emotional Resilient people tap into their strengths and support systems to overcome challenges and work through problems.

Our Emotional Intelligence (EQ) directly contributes to our Resilience. So, what is EQ?

What Is Emotional Intelligence (EQ)? Why It’s Key to Career Growth?

This Program includes:

1. Basics of mindfulness and positive psychology.
2. Understanding and overcoming stress and learn tools how to manage stress in your life.
3. Understanding Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and the inter relationship with strengthening Resilience.
4. Focus on self-confidence and self-esteem that is an essential aspect of becoming more self-resilient.
5. Understanding the concepts of SMILE (building blocks of this program).
6. Deeper aspects of behavioural science, neuropsychology and emotional management– factors that are responsible for making a person resilient or non-resilient.
7. Self-Assessments and qualitative assignments to keep track of one’s own progress and gauge the resilience that is achieved at the end of the program.
8. Techniques and tools to master stress, enhance EQ and strengthen your resilience.

Emotional Resilience is when you are able to calm your frantic mind after encountering a negative experience. It is intrinsic motivation, an inner force by which we can hold ourselves through all the downsides of life.

Program Overview

Welcome and Overview
• Course Outcomes
• The Implications of COVID-19 for Mental Health

The Concept of Emotional Resilience
• What is Emotional Intelligence (EQ)?
• What is Resilience?
• Health Assessment: Get Your Resilience Score
• Developing Emotional Resilience
• Personal Benefits
• Work Life Benefits

Introduction to SMILE
• Learning all about SMART and how it enhances emotional resilience
• SMILE Acronym
• EQ and SMILE
• Evidence Based Research

Stress Management
• Understanding & Identifying Your Stressors
• The Relaxation Response
• Relaxation & Affirmation Exercise
• Benefits of Managing Your Stress
• Practice Sessions

Mindfulness
• The Mindfulness Concept
• The Importance of Correct Breathing
• The Mind-Body Connection
• Practice Sessions

Imagination & Visualisation
• The Need for Imagination & Visualisation
• Creating Your Reality
• Practice Sessions

Laughter & Lifestyle
• Laughter – the Best Medicine
• Benefits of Laughter
• Creating and Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle
• Practice Sessions

Energy & Exercises
• Everything in the Universe is Energy!
• How to Create Brain Integration
• The Importance of Exercises/Movement

Maintaining Your Emotional Resilience
• Ideas & Plans
• The Future is in Your Hands

ERCP Evaluation
• Evaluation

Program Assessment
• Final Assessment