With respect for the individual and the determination to facilitate positive, lifelong outcomes, we have developed a research-based process to assist individuals in building upon their inner strengths for individual and agency development. It is the CERD Resilience Process and it can be developed as a skill set in virtually any environment.

Accessing deep reserves of human strength.

The goal of The CERD Resilience Skills Building Process is to engage hearts and minds—to help each participant experience what is known as a felt sense of meaning. When an individual can be inspired to delve inward to identify their own strengths and interests, they access their intrinsic motivation to grow. This is critical to the process. Because the person who has felt a connection with another—who has experienced opportunities to truly participate and set high self expectations—has the greatest potential to thrive.

Making transformation possible.

Substantial neurobiological research supports a linkage between emotions and learning which is consistent with our findings—that the greatest opportunities occur by creating emotional states of readiness for perception, learning and development. We know that adversity can be used as springboard and it must be acknowledged. As we turn the focus to resilience and its most basic protective factors, transformations are made possible.

A skills building process with universal application.

Leaders and trainers of The CERD Resilience Skills Building Process have dedicated their careers to understanding the entire spectrum of cognitive, motor and emotional intelligence skills. Our process is dynamic—it is designed to be an evolving aspect of human engagement. Our coaching principles are universal and can be applied to any situation.

• Business organizations
• Non-governmental community service organizations
• Government organizations
• Social welfare and public health community service organizations
• Colleges and universities

An assessment is integral to development of a strategic plan.

When planning for transformational change in an organization, every aspect matters. What are the goals? What are the existing strengths and available resources? Before resilience can be integrated into the culture of an organization, our CERD team considers the current operation in full. This constructive, collaborative, strengths-based assessment provides the basis for a strategic plan—a plan based on the individual strengths of your team so that together, they are more directed, productive and connected.

Resilient Development Awareness Coaching (RDAC): Developing targeted strengths-based connections with all learners.

We base our skills building training workshops on the key protective factors predicting long term learning and development—connectedness, opportunities to participate and contribute, and clear expectations. Because it is through the ‘experience’ that an emotional state of readiness can be reached, participants use the CERD proprietary resilient development awareness coaching (RDAC) system to learn by making specific strengths-based connections that produce the learning and productivity outcomes based on your needs. We work with three distinct disciplines: Human Development, Physiological Psychology and Educational Psychology. By reinterpreting, adapting and applying your coaching experience in your own professional setting to address your timely issues the CERD’s proprietary and flexible RDAC system adapts easily into the fabric of your organization.

Studying your organization’s policies and programs from a strengths-based perspective.

The goal is to make certain the programs and policies you have in place are working in the best interest of your organization and the people you serve. As an objective third party, advocate and trained observer, we use a unique, science-based methodology to review your daily operation. We have a number of useful tools at our disposal—surveys, statistical analysis, interviews, focus groups—each, toward custom crafting an approach in response to your needs and your situation.