We have summarised and critiqued the academic literature on school-based resilience approaches for young people aged 12 and up. The aim was to explain how and why these approaches do (or do not) work in particular contexts, and to present the results in a way that answered parents’ and practitioners’ most commonly asked questions.
Resilience Forum
An extensive review of resilience found some of the most important characteristics of resilience. An overview of the central characteristics may be a foundation for generating alternative ways of adjusting to the challenges of hardship.
A new national workplace resilience programme developed by The Resilience Space and the TUC aims to build resilience in workplaces. The session will look at what a trade union approach to resilience might look like and the important links between trade union education methods and resilience.
Sam and Claudia present their experiences of ‘collective resilience’, having successfully campaigned to make ‘stalking’ a separate law. They will look at the commonality of their own experiences, extreme fear, in some cases devastating loss. This sense of unity can also include understanding the profile of stalking perpetrators, whether they be ex-intimate partner or stranger stalkers.
Learners have an ‘acute need for positive mentoring’ and the quality of mentoring in early clinical experience can be a ‘make or break’ issue. SCPHN students enter the practice arena under the guidance and supervision of an experienced practitioner, known as a Practice Teacher .
This research challenges some common discourses on risk. It also contributes to theory building in relation to understanding protective processes, mechanisms, chain reactions and turning points which support the young men’s pathways to resilience, and resilience to reoffending.
Kris Fernandes and Sarah Wilkins presented some theories and current thinking around strength-based child protection models of practice. Kris discussed how a particular model is used within a community health trust and Sarah talked about her recent work with foster carers locally using the Resilience Therapy framework.
The In-Patient High Dependency Unit at Ticehurst Hospital works with young adolescents who have been through other psychiatric services but still remain with substantial problems. They usually attract a number of diagnoses and their difficulties have proved largely resistant to conventional treatment methods.
We know that having a view to the future, the ability to reflect on your life situation and negotiate services and support at times of trouble, helps to build resilience. Mentoring is frequently considered an effective route to launching these capabilities with children and young people. Can it be that simple?
Is panic a useful description of human behaviour during mass emergencies, or should we instead focus on the remarkable resilience that people and communities can show in the face of threat and adversity?
