Institute on Fostering Resilience Prevention and Early Intervention Pillar 2

Professionals who work with individuals affected by trauma may experience secondary traumatic stress (STS). GAINS is a single-session, self-paced online intervention grounded in growth mindset and behavioral activation principles. 

The program helps professionals understand their responses to work-related stress, recognize their own capacity for growth, and strengthen self-efficacy by identifying meaningful, achievable steps toward change. 

Participants develop a personalized action plan that builds on their own experiences, strengths, and goals.

It takes about 40 minutes and includes:

• Learn growth-mindset strategies for preventing and addressing occupational distress
• Hear from colleagues who have experienced and navigated professional setbacks
• Develop a personalized action plan 

More than one in three children in the United States (37.4%) experience a Child Protective Services investigation, and mothers often carry most of the caregiving responsibility. 

Services offered through child welfare can help families, but many parents are reluctant to start them, and dropout rates are high.

When child welfare becomes involved, many mothers feel afraid. GAINS helps them see that change is possible.

It takes about 30 minutes and includes:

• Information that normalizes common reactions
• Stories from mothers who have been involved in child welfare
• Hands-on practice with skills drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)