In this session, participants will be introduced to the boundaries and characteristics of resilience.  We will also study intervention strategies to develop a robust resilience to manage negative emotions and stress. Participants will explore mental resilience guidelines for becoming more resilient for themselves and the youth they work with. Participants will learn the working definition of Emotional Intelligence and will determine how, based on their current amount of Emotional Intelligence, impacts their current resilience to challenging situations. Participants will walk away with strategies to increase their own resilience through Emotional Intelligence competencies.