Resilience in Action

by Liebenberg, Linda; Ungar, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780802092694
• ISBN10: 0802092691
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-06-02
• Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr

Summary

Mental health specialists and researchers contend that the development of resilience in youth is facilitated at several levels. Relational, cultural, individual, and governmental factors all have a strong influence over the mental well being of young people. Resilience in Actionlooks at youth interventions with a view to fostering resilience in those living in adverse situations and conditions. In order to provide a practical approach to the issue, the essays in this volume explore the components of successful interventions, encouraging the transmission of effective practices from one community to another across borders. It is organized into four sections, each dealing with a different aspect of work with at-risk youth. The first section focuses on individual health and the ways in which intervention and therapy strengthen personal resources. The second section explores the dynamics of interventions in relation to specific contexts and localized relationships, emphasizing holistic approaches to youth work. A review of the cultural relevance of resilience follows in section three, and the fourth considers ways of increasing the accessibility to resources that encourage healthy development. Featuring contributors from a variety of academic and cultural backgrounds, Resilience in Actionoffers diverse answers to many of the persistent questions mental health professionals ask regarding how to enhance resilience.

Author Biography

Linda Liebenberg is director of research with the Resilience Research Centre in the School of Social Work at Dalhousie University. Michael Ungar is a professor in the School of Social Work at Dalhousie University and principal investigator of the International Resilience Project.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Understanding Youth Resilience in Action: The Way Forward

Putting Resilience Theory into Action: Five Principles for Intervention

Promoting Individual Well-Being

Understanding Adolescent Self-Injury from a Resilience Perspective: A Model for International Interpretation

Discovering How Resilient Capacities Develop in the Midst of Surviving Incest

Fostering Post-traumatic Growth in Adolescent Immigrants

Building a Better Mousetrap: Risk and Resilience Processes, the DSM, and the Child Psychiatrist

Promoting Resilience and Coping in Social Workers: Learning from Perceptions about Resilience and Coping among South African Social Work Students

Structuring Services for Youth

Supporting Resilience among Homeless Youth

The Impact of an Informal Career Development Program on the Resilience of Inner-City Youth

Resilience as Process: A Group Intervention Program for Adolescents with Learning Difficulties

Youth Expedition Programming in Singapore: Building Resilience and Positive Personal Development

Australian Approaches to Understanding and Building Resilience in At-Risk Populations

Cultural Relevance

Synchronicity or Serendipity? Aboriginal Wisdom and Childhood Resilience

Resilience in Japanese Youth

Chinese Approaches to Understanding and Building Resilience in At-Risk Young People: The Case of Hong Kong

Government Policy and Service Provision

Raising Youth Voices in Community and Policy Decision Making

Policy Responses to Youth in Adversity: An Integrated, Strengths-Based Approach

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