Resilience

Resilience represents overall adaptability and coping

Importance of Resilience

• Essential for human thriving
• An ability necessary for the development of healthy adaptable young people
• Helps/Enables children to emerge from challenging experiences with a Positive sense of themselves and their future.
• Enable them to face disappointment

1. Learn from failures
2. Cope with loss
3. Adapt to change

Resilience is part of the COMPASS ADVANTAGE(To build positive youth development)

The ability to meet and overcome challenges in ways that maintain/promote well-being plays an essential role in how students learn to achieve academic and personal goals.

RESILIENT YOUNG PEOPLE FEEL:

1. Sense of control over their future.
2. They know they can reach out to others for support when needed.
3. Readily take initiative to solve problems.

 

1. PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE-“Mental Fortitude” ability to mentally withstand/adapt to uncertainty, challenges and adversity.

• People who exhibit psychological resilience develop

1. Coping Strategies
2. Capabilities to remain calm and focused during crisis
3. EMOTIONAL RESLIENCE- cope emotionally with stress and adversity. How a person respond to stress and adversity triggers a flood of emotions.

• Emotionally resilient people understand

1. What they are feeling & why?
2. Realistic and optimistic
3. Pro-active in using internal & external resources which results in managing emotions in a healthy and positive way.
4. PHYSICAL RESILIENCE- Body’s ability to adapt to challenges- Maintain stamina & strength, recover quickly & Efficiently.

• Physical resilience can be maintained by having:

1. Healthy lifestyle choices
2. Building connections
3. Making time to rest and recover
4. Deep breathing
5. Engaging in enjoyable activities.

SOCIAL SUPPORT, ADAPTIVE COPING SKILLS & Ability to tap on one’s INNER STRENGTHS can help develop and strengthen resilience in an individual.

 

RESILIENCE TRAINING

Resilience can be learned

• Reframe Negative thoughts
• It’s not about avoiding obstacles/resisting change. It’s about utilizing flexibility to reframe thought pattern and learn to tap into strength based approach to working through obstacles.

 

HOW TO BUILD AND CULTIVATE RESILIENCE

1. Develop Self Awareness-Understanding how you typically respond to stress and adversity

This include

1. Understanding your strengths and
2. Knowing your weaknesses
3. Build Self Regulation-Remaining focused in the time of stress and adversity is important but not easy
4. Stress Reduction technique-
5. Guided imagery
6. Breathing Exercises
7. Mindfulness training
8. Learn Coping Skills- helps in dealing with stressful and challenging situations
9. Coping skills include-
10. Journaling
11. Reframing thoughts
12. Exercising
13. Spending time outdoors
14. Socializing
15. Improving sleep hygiene
16. Tapping into creative outlets
17. Increase Optimism-optimistic people tend to feel more in control of their outcomes
18. To Build Optimism-
19. Focus on what you can do when faced with a challenge
20. Identify positive problem solving steps that you can take.
21. Strengthen Connections- support system plays vital role in resilience

• This includes-

1. Bolster your existing social connection
2. Find opportunities to build new ones
3. Know your Strengths- people feel more capable and confident when they can identify and draw on their talents and strengths.

THE CHARACTERISTCS OF RESILIENT PEOPLE

• Locus of Control-focus on how you as opposed to external forces can control the outcomes of events.
• Social Support- rely on family, friends when needed.
• Problem Solving Skills- identify ways within your control to work and resolve a problem.
• Optimism- when the going gets tough, believe in your ability to handle it.
• Coping Skills- find techniques to reduce stress and anxiety.
• Self Care- Make your mental, emotional & physical health top priority.
• Self Awareness- Know your strengths, weaknesses and how to put internal resources to work.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO HANDLE SITUATIONS EFFECTIVELY

7C’S MODEL-Specifically Addresses Resilience building in Kids and Teens

 

THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (APA) LISTS 10 TIPS FOR BUILDING RESILIENE IN YOUNG PEOPLE

1. Foster Social Connection
2. Help children by having them help others
3. Maintain a daily routine
4. Take breaks from sources of stress
5. Teach Self-care
6. Set realistic goals
7. Nurture a positive self image
8. Keep things in perspective
9. Encourage Self discovery
10. Accept change as part of life