The purpose of this presentation is to discuss practical strategies for enhancing student resilience in CSD programs. Students entering academia face many challenges. While financial considerations are a factor in student dropout, literature increasingly shows that many students change schools/career tracks or dropout of programs due to decreased confidence, sense of belonging, and resilience when faced with challenging coursework. Resilience is not just a soft skill that is passively obtained through life experience; rather, strategies to enhance resilience can be explicitly taught. These strategies often encompass “small teaching” principles, many of which educators can implement quickly into current or planned coursework. Shifting mindset from “hard things are bad” to “hard things are manageable challenges” prepares future clinicians to be life-long learners, critical thinkers, and innovators.

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