ROLL-OUT TRAINING OF

DIVISION OFFICE NON-

TEACHING PERSONNEL ON
RESILIENCE IN TIME OF
PANDEMIC
MARCH 10, 2021
SAMAR BAYPARK HOTEL
MR. FERNANDO P.
MEDRINA
SEPS-SMN & DIO
FIVE KEY STRESS
RESILIENCE
SKILLS
1. _______is the ability to
recover quickly and easily
from stress, upsets and set-
backs.
Stress Resilience
is the ability to recover
quickly and easily from
stress, upsets and set-backs.
2. __________ is a composite
skill-set that can be learned and
developed with the right tools
and training. And the foundation
is a set of what we called mind-
body skills. 
Resilience is a composite skill-
set that can be learned and
developed with the right tools
and training. And the foundation
is a set of what we called mind-
body skills. 
3. ____________________
-managing the mind-body
connection (relationship between
experience and biological processes
in the body) so that it works for you
rather than against you.
Mind-body skills
-managing the mind-body
connection (relationship between
experience and biological processes
in the body) so that it works for you
rather than against you.
FIVE KEY MIND-BODY SKILLS
1. Self-awareness
2. Attention – flexibility & stability of focus
3. Letting go (1) – physical
4. Letting go (2) – mental
5. Accessing & sustaining positive emotion
1. SELF-AWARENESS
-body responses and -thoughts and
processes thinking patterns
-feelings
-desires
-urges to act
1. SELF-AWARENESS
- prerequisite for choice and
control
 1. SELF-AWARENESS
- foundation of resilience and
emotional intelligence skills
 2. ATTENTION
Flexibility & stability of focus
 focus
 training
and
here and now
development
 2. ATTENTION
Mindfulness
 key tool for training attention

Present-moment awareness
 Receptive, accepting, kindly and appreciative
3. LETTING GO!
PHYSICAL

-calming the body

-reducing restlessness
-agitation and physiological arousal
4. LETTING GO!
MENTAL
-means mental sense
-separating yourself from your own thinking
-thoughts
-beliefs
-stories about the world, from the
world in itself.
5. ACCESSING &
SUSTAINING
POSITIVITY
-positivity is not simply the absence of negative
emotion, or even the opposite.
5. ACCESSING &
SUSTAINING
POSITIVITY
- Accessing positivity is a relatively distinct
skill, that can be trained and developed
MIND-BODY SKILLS ARE
FOUNDATIONAL

will-power
- includes resisting impulses to act on
short-term desires that conflict with your
higher-level goals (e.g. eating a cake when
you want to lose weight).
This desire is an embodied
process, and you need to be
aware of it in both mind and
body (self-awareness).
You need to stop fighting or resisting the
feelings (letting-go) and instead focus on your
wider goals (attention) and your motivation for
achieving them (which means accessing
positivity).
FIVE KEY MIND-BODY SKILLS
1. Self-awareness
2. Attention – flexibility & stability of focus
3. Letting go (1) – physical
4. Letting go (2) – mental
5. Accessing & sustaining positive emotion
7 C’S
OF RESILIENCE
1. COMPETENCE 
 is the ability to know how to handle
stressful situations effectively
2. CONFIDENCE  
 isthe belief in one’s own abilities and is
rooted in competence
3. CONNECTION
 arelikely to have a stronger sense of
security and sense of belonging
4. CHARACTER
a strong sense of self-worth and confidence.
5. CONTRIBUTION 
 enhancing ones competence, character, and sense of
connection
6. COPING  
 person who have a wide repertoire of coping skills
(social skills, stress reduction skills) are able to cope
more effectively and are better prepared to overcome
life’s challenges.
7. CONTROL
 make choices in a way that they can bounce
back from life’s challenges.
 RESILIENCE IS “THE
CORE STRENGTH
YOU USE TO LIFT THE
LOAD OF LIFE.” 
— AMIT SOOD, MD
FOUR (4) TYPES
OF RESILIENCE
1. PHYSICAL RESILIENCE
 keep moving
 works out the kinks
 makes physical activity a priority
 2. MENTAL RESILIENCE
 test your brain  play board games
 do puzzles  try new hobbies
• read new books • Gr
• stay engaged in work
 3. EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE
 engage in regular reflection on
-beautiful, fanciful, visionary things).
 capable to imagine, dream, plan and create
 It fortifies the soul
 allows to find positive things even when circumstances
stay grim.
 4. SOCIAL RESILIENCE

 stay in touch with others socially

 Hugs and handshakes stimulate the brain
 Having a friend who you look forward to
visiting with and
 taking the initiative to stay engaged.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!