Building Resilience In Your Young Client

Course overview

It has long been observed that there are certain children who experience better outcomes than others who are subjected to similar adversities, and a significant amount of literature has been devoted to the question of why this disparity exists. Research has largely focused on what has been termed ?resilience.? Health professionals are treating an increasing number of children who have difficulty coping with 21st century everyday life. Issues that are hard to deal with include excessive pressure to succeed in school, bullying, divorce, or even abuse at home. This course provides a working definition of resilience and descriptions of the characteristics that may be associated with better outcomes for children who confront adversity in their lives. It also identifies particular groups of children ? most notably those with developmental challenges and learning disabilities ? who are most likely to benefit from resilience training. The bulk of the course ? presented in two sections ? offers a wide variety of resilience interventions that can be used in therapy, school, and home settings.