Master Resiliency Training: Effective Praise and Active Constructive Responding

Resilience is the ability to grow and thrive in the face of challenges and bounce back from adversity.  It is built through a set of core competencies that enable mental toughness, optimal performance, strong leadership, and goal achievement.

Accurately identify what caused the problem and identify solution strategies.   Create “winning streaks” by using effective praise to name strategies, processes or behaviors that lead to good outcome. Active Constructive Responding is a style of responding to someone’s good news.   It is the only style that strengthens the relationship. ACR is based on the work of Dr. Shelly Gable.

• • Constructive, Active: Joy Multiplier-  Authentic interest, elaborates the experience
• • Constructive, Passive: Conversation Killer- Quiet understated support, conversation fizzles out
• • Destructive, Active: Joy Thief- Squashing the event; negative focus
• • Destructive, Passive: Conversation Hijacker- Ignoring the event, changing conversation to another topic

 This is a VTC projected class. For additional information about VTC classes, contact your local Army Community Service offices.

• For SHAPE: CIV: +32 (0)65-32-6824  OR DSN: (314)366-6824
• For Brussels: CIV: +32 (0)2-717-9783 OR DSN: (314)368-9783
• For Schinnen: CIV: +31(0)46-443-7500 OR DSN: (314)360-7500