Building Resilience: Practical Strategies for Improving Mental Wellbeing
- Type
- Course
- Date of Publication
- July 8, 2025
- Price
- See Agrilife Learn
Overview
Course Information
Build Resilience. Reduce Stress. Take Back Control.
Practical Strategies for Improving Mental Wellness is a supportive, self-paced course designed for anyone who wants to feel more calm, focused, and emotionally resilient in daily life.
You'll learn how to recognize stressors, develop a self-care routine, and apply effective coping strategies (like breathing exercises and cognitive reframing) to feel more grounded, calm, and in control.
Course Objectives
Once you finish this course, you will have:
- A better understanding of your personal stress triggers
- A self-care strategy you can actually stick with
- Mental resets you can use anytime; at work, in class, or on the go
- Tools to self-regulate stress and stay calm, focused, and in control
Who is this for?
Extension professionals, university staff, faculty, students, or anyone looking to manage stress proactively and scientifically.
Course Certification
This course is eligible for 1 Clock Hour of training.
Further information on certification requirements will be provided after you enroll in the course.
Course Length
This is a self-paced online course and will take approximately 1 hour to complete.
Your progress in the course will be saved if you exit AgriLife Learn.
In just one hour, this course gives you simple, proven tools to reduce stress and build lasting personal resilience.
Take a mindful pause. Enroll today-Start building a more resilient you.
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