Emotional Resilience
With Character Education
Life Launch University is the comprehensive and engaging SEL program. As we saw how closely character education fit with social-emotional principles it made sense to create a perfect blending of the two. Using The School of Life’s time tested program and including all the most current research based principles from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and leading researchers like Brene Brown, Life Launch University is truly one of a kind.
Sample SEL Worksheets
Resilience Training
Brain Development
- 3 Areas of the Brain
- Hindbrain
- Midbrain
- Forebrain
- Life Long Brain Exercises
Resilience Model©
- Triggering Events / Emotional Hijacking
- Distress Tolerance Tools
- Sensations & Emotions
- Stories in my Head & Identify & Solve Problems
- Go with the Flow & Build Connections
Triggering Events
- Amygdala – Smoke Alarm
- Define Triggers – Cultural Triggers
- Social Experiences
- Anxiety & Depression
- Empathy & Numbing
Emotionally Hijacked
- Emotional Hijacking
- When You Don’t Deal With Hard Emotions
- Shoving It Down, Deflecting, Stuck In It
- Pros & Cons
- Check Intensity
Distress Tolerance Tools
- Distress Tolerance Tools
- Turn the Key
- Shift Gears
- Keep your Eyes on the Road
- Define what works for you/ My Mantra
Emotions & Sensations
- Define Sensations
- Helpful and Harmful Side
- Identify Safe People and Share Hard Emotions
- How to Co-exist with Emotions
- Foreboding Joy and Gratitude
Stories In My Head/ Identify & Solve Problems
- Stories In My Head
- Contributing Messages
- Reckless Thinking
- Identify & Solve Problems
- Pros & Cons Evaluate Outcome
Go With The Flow
- Bucket List
- My Assets
- Personal Mantra Application
- Practice of Gratitude
- Loving Kindness Phrases
Build Connections
- Support Group
- Oxytocin and Physical Touch
- Vulnerability and Empathy
- COURAGE
- Term Wrap Up
Character Education
Appreciate
- Gratitude = Happiness
- Always Say “Thank You”
- Stop & Smell the Roses
- Appreciation Replaces Negativism
- Send a Letter
Assist
- Service
- Personal Mission Statement
- Example Female Softball Teamwork
- Example Adult Toll Bridge
- Perform Act of Service
Attitude
- Positive Outlook
- Your Choice
- Viktor Frankel
- As A Man Thinketh
- Decide Attitude – Write on Mirror
Aim
- Revisit Goals SMART
- Aim For the Sun
- Priorities
- Balance
- Goals Midterms
Align
- Align
- World Record
- Managing Multiple Systems
- Big Rocks
- Organize Something in life
Action
- Rise & Shine
- 3 Types of People
- Do It Now
- Reach Your Dreams
- Take Action
Associate / Avoid
- Real Friends
- Look Up
- Associate
- Don’t argue
- Avoid
Adapt / Always
- Blind Pole Vaulter
- Life Story
- Adapt
- Heartwarming
- Always

Justin Keate
High School Principal
(435) 674-0885 Ext.141
justin.keate@washk12.org
Kip Kint
School of Life Director of Training
(435) 817- 8122
kip@schooloflifetraining.org
Leslie VandeMerwe
Clinical Director, LCMHC
(833) 803-3883
leslie@lifelaunchcenters.com