DEVELOPING RESILIENCE
Presentation to
School Council Orientation Day
October 5, 2013
Dr 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: Finding
Ways…
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!”
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