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Resilience Trainer Assistance Course
(RTA-C)

Purpose

Provides training for Soldiers to serve as RTAs at the team, squad, platoon and company level and to assist BN MRT in conducting Resilience training, assisting the company commander in executing the Resilience Program, and helping Soldiers be more resilient in their personal and professional lives.

Course Description

RTAs are those who have received the entire resilience training block established by R2 and who then are able to assist certified MRTs in teaching resilience. RTA training is taught by a certified 8R MRT and consists of the 24 hour block of MRT core competencies (Modules 1 through 4). R2 recommends that the 24 hour block of instruction be taught over a 4 day period

Scope

The Resilience Trainer Assistance-Course (RTA-C) is a course that will produce junior leaders with the capability to assist Master Resilience Trainers (MRT) in teaching proven resilience skills to the Soldiers in their teams, squads, platoons and companies in order to enhance their performance and increase their resilience, both individually and collectively. The RTA-C is an established training program that has demonstrated efficacy in reducing behavioral health problems. Soldiers will review the myths about resilience and why resilience is critical for success and well-being, and they learn about the scientific literature of the core factors that predict resilience, with a specific focus on the factors that are amenable to change.

Course Outcome

Soldiers taking this course will return to the force as junior leaders with the ability to assist Master Resilience Trainers (MRT) in training these skills to those Soldiers in their unit. Additionally, they will serve as subject matter experts for their commanders. Soldiers will learn resilience and performance enhancing skills and how to teach them. These skills have proven efficacy in contributing success of teams and leaders, families, students, executives and military personnel. Skills learned include emotion awareness and regulation, impulse control, de-catastrophizing, putting it in perspective, effective communication, challenging negative beliefs, problem solving, and real time resilience. Additionally, several techniques proven successful by elite sports figures and athletes will be introduced such as imagining success, goal setting, energy management, etc.

Length

4 days (28 academic hours)

Course Prerequisites

Soldiers should be E-5 or above. All students attending to course shall be exempt for all additional duties while in attendance. Students cannot miss more than two (2) hours of class. Students will be rescheduled for a later class to insure they do not miss necessary appointments.

Note: All training is conducted by The Battalion, Units may request support from Fort Benning R2 Staff to assist.

For additional information contact:
R2 Performance Training center support Specialist, phone 706-626-8563.