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DEVELOPING RESILIENCE
Presentation to School Council Orientation Day
October 5, 2013Dr Tim Hogan
Supervisor Psych Services
OCDSB
A Bit of History
Bronfrenbrenner
Garmetzy
The invulnerable child
Study Of the Vulnerable Child
The victim of:
Poverty Deprivation Abuse War & Terror Family Violence
Study of the Invulnerable Child
The Sib of the Vulnerable Child who
survives
May even thrive
Invulnerable Child
The fire that melts butter tempers Steel!
The study of Resilience
Resilience
Resilience is a dynamic process encompassing good or positive outcomes in an individual despite experiences of serious or significant adversity or trauma.
Climie
Resilience
Bouncing Back to Normal Not showing Negative effects Post traumatic growth
The Tree after the ice storm! The Tree after the drought!
Resilience
The ability to interact with the environment
Processes that promote well being Processes that protect one against
the overwhelming influence of risk factors.
Protective factors
Resilience
Impact of: Culture History Community values Geographical circumstance
Resilience in the face of:
Adversity/Risk Socio-Economic Status Chronic Exposure to Violence Aggression Traumatic Life Events
Resilience: Achievement of
Positive Adaptation Social Competence Academic Success Secure attachment
The skills one needs to interact effectively
RESILIENCE: FindingWays…
to Cope to Problem Solve to Effectively make Decisions To Relate Purposefully To experience happiness To find Meaning
Resilience: learning
Personal empowerment Self reliance Independence & interdependence Community…cohesion with others
RESILIENCE from a Aboriginal Perspective
Belonging Knowing you are appreciated,
respected & cared for.
Mastery Discovering what you can do Seeing what you can do as an asset Finding out what you are capable of
FROM AN Aboriginal Perspective
Independence…Empowerment, “power on the inside”
Know your own Goodness: Generosity…Altruism
Resilience
Reimagining oneself
Seeing myself for whom I’m meant to be
Resilience is all about:
Skills…Skill development
Attitude!
Determination!
I can Overcome….
Resilience Skills:
Study skills Self management skills Cooperation/Compliance skills Anger/frustration Management Skills Social skills Conflict Resolution Skills Self Talk Skills
In the classroom
What can the student do? What skills does (s)he need to learn Opportunities to respond Engagement in a cooperative
environment Participation in one’s own goal
setting High expectations for one’s own
student achievement
In the Classroom
A sense of belonging
A sense of Involvement
A growing sense of accomplishment
A growing sense of interdependence
In the Classroom
No Learned Helplessness!
Cinderella Effect
First define “It”
Then Let the mantra be:
“We can do it!...I can do it!...
I can do it!”