reMIND helps prepare students to navigate the college environment with a positive mindset, especially when faced with difficult obstacles on their path to graduation. reMIND liberates students from disempowered personal narratives, increasing their likelihood of practicing resilience and perseverance in the face of academic, social and financial challenges. reMIND leverages the insights and practices of psychology to deliver a powerful course that puts students’ belief and capacity for positive growth at the center. Without a growth mindset and a strength based personal narrative, students are far too vulnerable to the kind of doubt that can easily surface and derail them in the face of academic, personal or financial struggle. We then are often left scratching our heads when struggling students fail to engage in the many support resources available and continue to wonder what we could have done differently. We tell ourselves that we cannot want success more than the student, but fail to recognize that it is not a question of want or motivation, but rather a question of how much a student BELIEVES that what they want is actually possible. The first step in addressing the core issue is to intentionally – and with a deliberate approach founded on many principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Positive Psychology, Narrative Therapy and Strengths Based Coaching – develop students’ non-cognitive competencies and belief that they can be successful because of who they know themselves to be. Students are immersed in the kind of self-exploration that yields more stories of student success, because we start with their story in mind.
