Our Program
The RBP®-U is an evidence-based approach to social and emotional learning (SEL) that teaches the skills of resilience, and it was developed by mental health professionals, with input from teachers, counselors, administrators and afterschool coaches. It based on years of research and clinical application.
Program Format
- RBP is a teacher-implemented intervention to teach skills in the classroom to help children thrive and overcome daily challenges
- 12 total topics, consisting of 25 15-minute mini-lessons
- Each topic focuses on a different resilience-building skill
- Each of the 12 skills have been supported by decades of research and were hand-picked by teachers who helped pilot the program.
Program Materials
The following materials are all provided:
- Step-by-step teacher guides (including scripts)
- Brief, engaging instructional videos
- Classroom activities
- Handouts and worksheets
- Family newsletters
All you will need is your classroom, and occasionally other small items (sticky notes, posterboard, chart paper, and/or a whiteboard).
What to Expect
All aspects of RBP®-U have been designed keeping your interests in mind.
- Minimal amount of prep-work required.
- Teaching resilience skills can help to increase your students’ classroom engagement overall, allowing you to do what you do best – teach!
Our Research
RBP®-U is a school-based or after school intervention adapted from the original Resilience Builder Program® (RBP®).
- The RBP®-U is a manualized group therapy program focused on enhancing resilience skills using a cognitive behavioral framework.
- Groups for youth from kindergarten through high school have been conducted since 1992 at Alvord, Baker u0026amp; Associates, LLC, founded by Dr. Mary Alvord, which is a private psychotherapy practice in the Washington DC area.
Based on the success of the RBP® in the school setting as demonstrated by our research, we set out to adapt the program in such a way that would expand access to the intervention. As such, RBP-U™ was born.
Sharing with the Community: On May 23, 2018, we were featured on NPR’s “All Things Considered”: To Teach Kids to Handle Tough Emotions, Some Schools Take Time Out for Group Therapy. To learn more, please click here.
Resilience Across Borders, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit dedicated to expanding access to mental health interventions and resources to all children and adolescents. Our current initiative is the development and dissemination of the Resilience Builder Program®-Universal for schools and afterschool programs, with a focus on economically marginalized communities.
Learn more about Resilience Across Borders, Inc. here