Summary: <p>Building Resilience</p> <p>Counseling CEs are available for this presentation at <a href="https://www.allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/709/c/">https://www.allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/709/c/</a></p> <p>The Art of Resilience<br> ~ Resilience is a process or lifestyle that enables people to bounce back in the face of adversity<br> ~ “a dynamic process encompassing positive adaptation within the context of significant adversity” (Luthar, Cicchetti, & Becker, 2000)<br> ~ Resilience develops over time as people are exposed to, and successfully navigate, stressors<br> Resiliency Theory<br> ~ The central principles of the theory include<br> ~ Risk factors/mechanisms<br> ~ Vulnerability factors<br> ~ Protective factors/mechanisms.<br> ~ Risk factors and mechanisms are the events or conditions of adversity that cause distress in early life<br> ~ Poverty<br> ~ Prematurity<br> ~ Residential mobility / lack of family or community ties<br> ~ Addicted or dysfunctional family environment<br> ~ Illness (cancer, M.S., chron’s disease)</p> <p>The Art of Resilience<br> ~ Vulnerability factors are traits, genetic predispositions, or environmental and biological deficits which may cause heightened response, sensitivity, or reaction to stressors.<br> ~ Cognitive impairment (FASD)<br> ~ Lack of social support<br> ~ Emotional dysregulation<br> ~ Ineffective coping skills<br> ~ Mood or addictive disorders in the person<br> ~ Poor physical health (pain, nutrition, hormones, sleep)</p> <p>The Art of Resilience<br> ~ Protective factors and mechanisms are things which enhance or promote resistance, or which may moderate the effect of risk factors.<br> ~ Rutter (1987) suggests that protective mechanisms may operate in one of four ways to allow overcoming adversity:<br> ~ Reducing risk impact<br> ~ Reducing negative chain reactions to risk factors<br> ~ Promoting resiliency traits<br> ~ Setting up new opportunities for success.<br> The Art of Resilience<br> ~ Fergus and Zimmerman (2005) identified two types of protective factors.<br> ~ Assets are positive factors that reside within individuals, such as:<br> ~ Self-efficacy and self-esteem<br> ~ Social competence and communication skills<br> ~ Resources refer to factors outside individuals, such as:<br> ~ Social support<br> ~ Opportunities to learn and practice skills<br> ~ Wellness programs that support biological health<br> 6-Cs of Resilience<br> ~ 6-Cs<br> ~ Coping<br> ~ Control<br> ~ Character<br> ~ Confidence<br> ~ Competence<br> ~ Connection (resource)</p> <p> </p> <p>Characteristics “Assets” of Resilient People<br> ~ Coping: Can effectively balance negative and positive emotions and manage strong impulses.<br> ~ Emotion Regulation / Prevent or mitigate vulnerabilities<br> ~ Distress Tolerance<br> ~ Problem Solving Skills<br> ~ Control/Autonomy: A sense of personal identity and ability to act independently to exert some control over one’s situation<br> ~ Who are you, and who and what is important to you?<br> ~ What things can you change in this situation?<br> ~ The situation?<br> ~ Your reaction to the situation?<br> Characteristics “Assets” of Resilient People<br> ~ Character and a sense of purpose and future:<br> ~ Purposeful Action: Make realistic plans for a meaningful life based on what is important to you<br> ~ Take the steps necessary to achieve goals<br> ~ Notice positive, forward moving thoughts and behaviors in yourself and others<br> ~ Confidence in one’s strengths and abilities<br> ~ What are your strengths?<br> ~ In what ways does your response [to this stressor] make sense?<br> ~ How did you get through similar situations?<br> ~ What helpful or self-defeating thoughts are you telling yourself?<br> Characteristics “Assets” of Resilient People<br> ~ Competence<br> ~ Ability to mitigate emotions and successfully problem solve<br></p>
