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!”