The Mindful Resilience Series | Session 1: The Resilient Facilitator

Big news! We're thrilled to launch The Mindful Resilience Series, a 5-session program designed to help Youth Development Professionals build emotional capacity, prevent burnout, and empower their communities.

This isn't just about self-care—it's about transformation and impact. Over five dynamic sessions, you will receive hands-on training and tangible tools that will enable you to:

• Heal Yourself: Cultivate deep personal wellness and build resilience.
• Empower Your Community: Become a Wellness Facilitator, equipped to lead and support others in your organization and community.

As a Youth Development Professional, the demands on your emotional and mental capacity are immense. This five-session series gives you simple, powerful tools to handle stress, prevent burnout, and stay emotionally strong. We start by helping you take care of yourself first. Then, you gain the skills to lead and create safe, caring spaces for the young people you work with. When you finish, you'll become a Wellness Facilitator, ready to bring health and resilience to your whole community.

From Burnout to Breakthrough: The 5-Session Path to Wellness Facilitation for Youth Development Leaders

Session 1 | Nov 18: The Resilient Facilitator: The Six Pillars of Wellness

* Outcome: An introduction to the Six Pillars of Wellness: Mind, Body, Spirit, Sleep, Connection, and Joy. Start a personal wellness plan to make small shifts that create big results in your life.

* Skill: Establish your own stable emotional baseline for effective facilitation.

Session 2 | Dec 2: Mind and Body

* Outcome: Learn to incorporate movement as an antidote to stress and trauma. Explore mindfulness even for fidgety children (and adults!).

* Skill: You’ll leave with practical tools to incorporate movement and mindfulness into your programming.

Session 3 | January 6, 2026: Spirit

* Outcome: A clear sense of purpose is directly connected to happiness. Connect with the Why of your work and your life. Learn to guide others in identifying their why.

* Skill: We will explore our Why through a Healing Circle format. You’ll experience this and learn to facilitate Healing Circles in your own program.

Session 4 | January 20, 2026: Rest and Joy

* Outcome: We’ll cover rest as a radical practice, and develop a Joy Plan.

* Skill: Learn to facilitate Joy Plans with both adults and youth.

Session 5 | February 3, 2026: From Participant to Wellness Facilitator: Integration & Action Plan

* Outcome: Solidify your role as a Wellness Facilitator.

* Skill: Develop a concrete action plan for implementing the series' techniques consistently within your organization.

Attend the full 5-part series or à la carte!

Reminders from the DCYF Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Team:

Virtual Workshops

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After registering through Eventbrite, you will receive a confirmation email. If you do not see it in your inbox, check your junk/spam folder first, then contact the TA/CB team.

Some sessions may be recorded. If you have questions about recordings or confidentiality, please contact the TA/CB team.

If you’ve registered for a workshop but are no longer able to attend, please cancel your registration via Eventbrite, or notify the TA/CB team.

Participation

All workshops are designed to encourage collaboration, creativity, learning, and sharing. Please be mindful that workshops are interactive, and may include video, chat, or audio participation.

If you're unable to actively participate, let the facilitator know during the workshop.

We understand the many responsibilities you may have, and we strive to be flexible and accommodating. If you have questions about participation, please reach out to the TA/CB team.

Feedback

At the end of each workshop, you will receive a survey. We greatly appreciate any feedback you provide!

Questions

Please send any questions to ta@dcyf.org.

Thank you, and enjoy your workshop.