Holistic resilience is valuable for women, and this series focuses on resilience as a means to thrive.

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Through Women in Industry, Point Park University offers online non-credit certificate programs and professional development training courses* that offer flexibility while allowing you to expand your expertise. You are not required to enroll in the University to participate in these programs.

 

*Some programs may offer PDCs as noted

Holistic Resilience Certification and Courses:

In this Women in Industry series, we’re exploring Holistic Resilience, accessing Personal, Professional and Organizational Resilience to transform your life and help you develop the tools to thrive. The American Psychological Association (APA) defines resilience as “the process and outcome of successfully adapting to difficult or challenging life experiences, especially through mental, emotional, and behavioral flexibility and adjustment to external and internal demands.” (1) We can think about resilience as the ability to adapt to adversity. Holistic resilience is valuable for women, and this series focuses on resilience as a means to thrive.

 

  • How can resilience add value?
  • What are the components of Holistic Resilience?
  • What tools do I need to develop to become resilient personally and professionally?
  • How can Holistic Resilience transform my life?


In this six-part series, you will enhance your ability to build personal and professional resilience, connecting with tools and techniques that will help you build a more resilient you. Complete all six sessions to earn a certificate in Holistic Resilience or select and complete individual sessions as desired.

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Please note that each session designated with an asterisk (*) is valid for 1 PDC for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®.
Please indicate your interest in earning PDC’s when you register ($25 fee applies).

For questions about PDC’s for these sessions, don't hesitate to contact us!

For more information about SHRM certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.

(1) American Psychological Association. Resilience. Available at: https://dictionary.apa.org/resilience


WIN Holistic Resilience Course Descriptions:

1. Introduction to Holistic Resilience*

Begin your journey to building and sustaining transformative resilience! In this one-hour virtual workshop, you will explore why resilience is important to women, components of Holistic Resilience, tools to develop to become resilient personally and professionally, and how Holistic Resilience can assist in the transformation from surviving to thriving.

Prof. Sandy Mervosh and Dr. Dorene Ciletti

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2. Holistic Resilience: Building Personal Resilience*

Continue your journey to building and sustaining Holistic Resilience! In this one-hour virtual workshop, you will learn how to identify, understand, and manage stress and how to use mindfulness to develop resilience.

Christy Stuber, MSW, ACC, Certified Life Coach and Jennifer Ferris-Glick, owner of Above to Below Consulting

3. Holistic Resilience: Building Professional Resilience*

Continue your journey to building and sustaining Holistic Resilience! In this one-hour virtual workshop, you will enhance your ability to grow and benefit with resilient mindsets, become a more resilient professional and leader, create a resilient organization, and transform and thrive through resilience.

Prof. Sandy Mervosh and Dr. Dorene Ciletti

4. Holistic Resilience Toolkit: Design Thinking for Resilience*

Continue your journey to building and sustaining Holistic Resilience! In this one-hour virtual workshop, you will explore design thinking and learn how design thinking can be used to enhance resilience in your personal and professional life with sample exercises and activities.

Darci Ratliff, Human Centered Design Director and Consulting Expert, CGI

5. Holistic Resilience Toolkit: Communication and Presence for Resilience*

Continue your journey to building and sustaining Holistic Resilience! In this one-hour virtual workshop, you will understand how communication and presence can be used to enhance personal and professional resilience, learn how resilience can be promoted and obtained by the way we present, react, and respond in both our personal and professional lives, and recognize how to communicate with strength and authenticity, especially in uncertain times and situations.

Dr. Shannon Gregg, President, Cloud Adoption Services

6. Holistic Resilience Tool Kit: Practices and Processes*

Continue your journey to building and sustaining Holistic Resilience! In this one-hour virtual workshop, you will explore and incorporate values and a culture of inclusion & diversity in the resilience process, learn tools for assessment of resilience and readiness for action, build your resilience model toolkit, understand community resilience and the factors that make a community resilient, and learn how individuals can work to support community organizations while avoiding burnout.

Dr. Helena Knorr and Dr. Heather Starr-Fiedler of Point Park University

Supplemental Holistic Resilience Panel Discussions

These complementary sessions, moderated by Prof. Sandy Mervosh and Dr. Dorene Ciletti with Point Park University’s Rowland School of Business, supplement the Holistic Resilience series, bringing resilient concepts, tools, and examples to the forefront through shared stories and experiences.

TWENTY Won: Female Entrepreneurs Share Their Stories of Personal Resilience During a Global Pandemic

Featuring TWENTY Won authors Lori Ball, founder and partner of Faith & Gratitude, MJ Callaway, author of Bounce-Up: Outpower Adversity, Boost Resilience, Rebound Higher, Elly Sheykhet, founder of Alina’s Light, and Jessi Wagner, founder of Mama Mantras

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The Impacts of Gender on Resilience

Featuring Kimmi Baston, Managing Director for Strong Women, Strong Girls, Britney Brinkman, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology for Point Park University, expert in the psychology of gender and social justice, Maureen Mulvihill Ph.D., President & CEO for Actuated Medical, Inc. and Alannah Owens, Human Resources Coordinator for CCO and Enneagram coach.

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Are You Born Resilient? Addressing Myths About Resilience

Featuring Diane Houser, Director of Employee Relations for ConnectiveRX, Myah Moore Irick, Senior Vice President and Private Wealth Manager for The Irick Group | Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., Tracey McCants Lewis, Vice President, Human Resources and Deputy General Counsel for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and Elesha Ruminski, Ph.D., Professor of Communication Studies and Coordinator of Leadership Studies for Frostburg State University.

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TWENTY Won: Female Entrepreneurs Share Their Stories of Professional Resilience During a Global Pandemic

Featuring TWENTY Won authors Melanie Colusci, founder and president for From Start-Up to Success®, Li Connolly, founder and president for Connolly, Steele & Company, Kelli Komondor founder and president for K2 Creative & PR , Merilee Smith, certified professional coach with Claim Your HappYness , and Cori Wamsley, founder and CEO for Aurora Corialis Publishing.

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Exploring Resilience: Building our Future Together

Featuring Kimmi Baston, Managing Director of Strong Women, Strong Girls, Paige Beal, Associate Professor of Sports, Arts, and Entertainment Management at Point Park, and Lara Kallander, PhD, MAPP, Thriving Through Adversity Coaching

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