DEVELOPING RESILIENCE
Presentation to
School Council Orientation Day
October 5, 2013
Dr Tim Hogan
Supervisor
Psych Services
OCDSB
A Bit of History
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Bronfrenbrenner
Garmetzy
 The
invulnerable child
Study Of the Vulnerable Child
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The victim of:
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Poverty
Deprivation
Abuse
War & Terror
Family Violence
Study of the Invulnerable Child
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The Sib of the Vulnerable Child who
survives
May even thrive
Invulnerable Child
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The fire that melts butter tempers
Steel!
The study of Resilience
Resilience
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Resilience is a dynamic process
encompassing good or positive
outcomes in an individual despite
experiences of serious or significant
adversity or trauma.
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Climie
Resilience
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Bouncing Back to Normal
Not showing Negative effects
Post traumatic growth
The Tree after the ice storm!
The Tree after the drought!
Resilience
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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
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Impact of:
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Culture
History
Community values
Geographical circumstance
Resilience in the face of:
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Adversity/Risk
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Socio-Economic Status
Chronic Exposure to Violence
Aggression
Traumatic Life Events
Resilience: Achievement of
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Positive Adaptation
Social Competence
Academic Success
Secure attachment
The skills one needs to interact
effectively
RESILIENCE: Finding
Ways…
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to Cope
to Problem Solve
to Effectively make Decisions
To Relate Purposefully
To experience happiness
To find Meaning
Resilience: learning
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Personal empowerment
Self reliance
Independence & interdependence
Community…cohesion with others
RESILIENCE from a Aboriginal
Perspective
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Belonging
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Knowing you are appreciated,
respected & cared for.
Mastery
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Discovering what you can do
Seeing what you can do as an asset
Finding out what you are capable of
FROM AN Aboriginal Perspective
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Independence…Empowerment,
“power on the inside”
Know your own Goodness:
Generosity…Altruism
Resilience
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Reimagining oneself
Seeing myself for whom I’m meant
to be
Resilience is all about:
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Skills…Skill development
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Attitude!
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Determination!
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can Overcome….
Resilience Skills:
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Study skills
Self management skills
Cooperation/Compliance skills
Anger/frustration Management
Skills
Social skills
Conflict Resolution Skills
Self Talk Skills
In the classroom
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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
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A sense of belonging
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A sense of Involvement
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A growing sense of accomplishment
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A growing sense of interdependence
In the Classroom
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Learned Helplessness!
Cinderella Effect
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First define “It”
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Then Let the mantra be:
“We can do it!...
I can do it!...
I can do it!”