This forum looked at how we can still hold on to the benefits of a neuroscientific understanding of childhood adversity while drawing on a positive resilience framework.
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Barry Luckock, Lecturer in Social Work and Social Policy, University of Sussex, and Angie Hart Principal Lecturer in Health and Social Policy and
Practice, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK
We will describe what supports are available for young carers and their families in Blackpool and explore what we have learned from applying the concept of resilience to our practice.
Anne Rathbone reports back from the European Conference on Resilience in Education, Malta. Read all about how she got on at the event.
PhD student Josie reports back from the 4th World Congress on Resilience in Marseille. Read all about how she got on at the event.
‘Building Community Resilience’ has become a buzz phrase in Nepal, especially in the post-earthquake context. PhD student Shubhendra Man Shrestha will talk about the strategies used to build community resilience in these areas.
This Resilience Forum features a group of artists who are studying on the Inclusive Arts Practice and Creative Media postgraduate degree course at the University of Brighton. There will be a chance to view their artwork as well as hear about how the theme of resilience shaped their work.
We will describe Blackpool’s own Friend for Life project, a mentoring/befriending project that matches Our Children aged 10-12 years with volunteer adults. This session will be of interest to all members of the Blackpool community.
Social marketing encourages voluntary behaviour change for individual or social good and has something valuable to offer resilience researchers and practitioners – together they could be a powerful force for social change.
What happens when you give families, living with prepayment electricity meters, the opportunity to be able to produce and consume (‘prosume’) their own solar power? What impact would it have on their domestic life, finances, resilience and wellbeing?
