Resources for Resilience from the Foreign Service Institute

The Foreign Service Institute’s (FSI) Center of Excellence in Foreign Affairs Resilience (CEFAR) provides resilience training, education, and support for U.S. Government foreign affairs agencies. Resilience is the ability to adapt and manage change effectively, be creative in the midst of change, and foster individual, family, community, and workplace team resilience in healthy productive ways. Articles and resources written by FSI’s resilience instructors and trainers will be uploaded here: 

– “Seven Strategies for Thriving on Telework“

– “Reach Out to Build Resilience“

– Resilience Skills and Tools Handout

– “Making Space“

– “The Power of Imagination in Building Resilience“

– “Getting Real: Supporting COVID-19 Positive Friends and Others“

– “Supporting Your Graduating High School Senior During a Pandemic“

Many of CEFAR’s engagements include resilience strategies following a worldwide pandemic.  For more information related to COVID-19 Response and Recovery, visit the Department’s COVID-19 Response and Recovery page.