What is Master Resilience Training

(MRT)for Families program?

MRT for Families will provide the missing link,

teaching Soldiers and Families to become more

resilient in five aspects of total fitness: physical,

emotional, social, spiritual and family strength.

MRT is promotes Army of balanced and healthy

Soldiers, families and civilians, whose total

fitness will help them thrive in a high-tempo era

of persistent conflict, according to Comprehen-

sive Soldier Fitness (CSF) vision. Army leaders

believe an emotionally and physically healthy

force will result in a reduction in rates of

depression, post-traumatic stress disorder,

anxiety, indiscipline, domestic violence, alcohol

abuse, suicide and absences without leave.

What makes MRT training important

to me?

MRT marks a new era for the Army by compre-

hensively equipping and training our Soldiers,

Family members and Army Civilians to

maximize their potential and face the physical

and psychological challenges of sustained

operations. We are committed to a true

prevention model, aimed at the entire force,

which will enhance resilience and coping skills

enabling them to grow and thrive in today's

Army.

How long is the Family Resilience

Academy?

The academy is conducted once weekly, for five

weeks. Students are asked to commit for the full

five week session, just like a college course. At

the end of the training students, who attend all

sessions, will receive a certificate of training.

A r my Communi ty A r my Communi ty Se r v i ceSer v i ce

p r es en tspr es en ts

ARMING THE FAMILIES OF TODAY

FOR THE BATTLES OF TOMORROW

What do I need to do to enroll in the Family

Resilience Academy?

Contact Soldier & Family Readiness Branch,

288-2794 for registration information.

Do I have to attend all five (5) sessions to

get the certificate of training? Yes—

certificates will not be issued for parts of the

training, only for the entire course.

What is the schedule of classes? Classes will

meet each Wednesday, 0830—1430, beginning

3 November 2010 and ending 1 December

2010.

Session Breakdown:

Session 1— Resilience and MRT Competencies;

Hunt the Good Stuff; Action, Thought,

Consequence Model

Session 2—Avoiding Thinking Traps; Detect

Icebergs; Energy Management

Session 3—Problem Solving; Put It In

Perspective; Real-time Resilience

Session 4—Identify Strengths in Self and

Others; Use Strengths in Challenges

Session 5—Assertive Communications; Active

Constructive Responding and Praise; Closing

Thoughts and Big Themes

RESILIENCE—

COMING TOGETHER BEATS

FALLING APART!

FAMILY

RESILIENCE

ACADEMY

For more information on this and other trainings,

contact Army Community Service, Soldier &

Family Readiness Branch, Mobilization and

Deployment

(254) 288-2794

COURSE CURRICULUM:

Module 1—Resilience and MRT

Competencies

Participants learn about resilience and the com-

petencies that contribute to it: Self-awareness,

Self-regulation, Optimism, Mental Agility,

Strengths of Character, and Connection. All of

the skills that participants will learn throughout

the MRT course build resilience by targeting one

or more of the MRT competencies.

Unit One: Resilience and MRT

Competencies: Grow and thrive in the face of

challenges and bounce back from adversity.

Build core competencies that enable mental

toughness, optimal performance, strong leader

ship, and goal achievement.

Unit Two: Hunt the Good Stuff: Counter

the negativity bias, create positive emotion, and

notice and analyze what is good.

Module 2— Building Mental Toughness

Participants will learn seven skills that will

enhance their effectiveness and well-being by

building their mental toughness. These seven

skills will also develop their ability to understand

the thoughts, emotions, and behaviors of

themselves and others.

Module Two Units:

Unit One: ATC: Identify your thoughts about

an Activating Event and the Consequences of

those Thoughts.

Unit Two: Avoid Thinking Traps:

Identify and correct counterproductive patterns

in thinking through the use of Critical Questions.

MODULE 4 - Building Strong Relation-

ships

Participants will master skills to strengthen

their relationships through communication

strategies. They will learn how to discuss

problems assertively, respond constructively

to positive experiences, and praise effectively.

Module Four Units:

Unit One: Assertive Communication: Communicate clearly and with respect.

Use the IDEAL model to communicate in

a Confident, Clear, and Controlled

manner.

Unit Two: Active Constructive

Responding and Praise: Respond to

others to build strong relationships and

use Praise to build mastery and winning

streaks.

Module Two Units: (continued)

Unit Three: Detect Icebergs: Identify

deep beliefs and core values that fuel out-of-

proportion emotion and evaluate the accuracy

and usefulness of these beliefs.

Unit Four: Energy Management: Regulate emotion and energy levels to enable

critical thinking and optimal performance.

Unit Five: Problem Solving: Accurately identify what caused the

problem and identify solution strategies.

Unit Six: Put It In Perspective: Stop

catastrophic thinking, reduce anxiety, and

improve problem solving by identifying the

Worst, Best, and Most Likely outcomes of a

situation.

Unit Seven: Real-time Resilience: Shut down counterproductive thinking to enable

greater concentration and focus on the task at

hand.

Module 3—Building Character

Strengths Rationale:

Participants will identify their top strengths and

the top strengths of others and learn to use these

strengths to overcome challenges and build

effective teams.

Module Three Units:

Unit One: Identify Strengths in

Self and Others: Identify strengths in

yourself and in others to recognize the

best of yourself and the best of others. BEND—DON’T BREAK!

Find out more of what you can do to in-

crease your resilience by visiting the CSF

website:

http://www.army.mil/csf/

for online training and Global Assessment

Tool (GAT) of strengths