About LIFT
LIFT is a direct–to–student trauma-focused social emotional learning curriculum designed to teach teens important skills needed to manage stress from potentially traumatic events and/or adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).
LIFT is designed to be a universal and/or early intervention. It engages students in compelling activities that assess their stress levels and teach them a variety of problem-solving skills and coping strategies to help them build resilience, regulate their emotions, and move forward.
LIFT was developed by the original developers of CBITS, SSET, and Bounce Back. The course was designed with input from multiracial and multicultural teens in New Orleans, Anaheim, and Washington, D.C. The teens consulted on the course format and design, and they participated in a beta test.
LIFT developers studied the effectiveness of LIFT. A preliminary pilot study of the LIFT curriculum demonstrated improvements in users’ PTSD symptoms, behavioral difficulties, emotional difficulties, and self-reported ratings of stress.
LIFT is a self-paced, confidential way for teens to learn important coping strategies for handling stress and trauma. Although teens’ use of LIFT is completely confidential, they can print out documents at key steps to show their progress to parents or counselors. The course has seven modules, each requiring 20 to 30 minutes to complete, and it culminates in a game that lets teens try different strategies to see the likely consequences.
To aid delivery in schools with the support of a school counselor, we developed a guide that explains what is taught in each module and how to support teens as they progress through the course.
No training is necessary to use LIFT. Those trained in other trauma-focused interventions will easily recognize the techniques and strategies included in the course. LIFT can also be adapted to integrate into classrooms with our LIFT for Classrooms curriculum. To learn more, email us about scheduling a live training.
Access LIFT
LIFT accounts give students access to the online course. Fees cover server and technical support costs and are not used for profit.
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