Resilience

Emma Sue Prince14th April 2015

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• What is resilience?

• What it’s not

• Nature or nurture?

• Can resilience be developed?

• Can it be taught?

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REDUNDANCY

What is resilience?

• Responding well to pressure

• Being goal-oriented

• Keeping a sense of proportion

• An “adaptive survival mechanism”

• Acceptance of setbacks and challenges

• Strong link with positive psychology and optimism

• Adversity two ways

What resilience isn’t • Not a fixed character trait – it’s an ability and a

capacity

• Not about strength

• Not about “willpower”

Nature or nurture?

1) Personality/individual characteristics

1) Environment

1) Person and environment

Resilience – 3 ways

Person and environment

Personality/individual characteristics

Environment

You develop and improve your resilience skills

The role of adversity…• Can build resilience but the extent of this still depends on

the personality/environment equation

• A recent study on resilience and economic recession showed that capacity to be resilient increased MOST during the toughest of times

Why is one person able to bounce back more easily than another?

Let’s take two different people who have each lost their jobs…..

Can we develop resilience?

• Perseverance and ability to focus

• Belief in fixed mind-set

• Risk-aversion

KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH…

C = criticismR – rejectionA - **holesP = pressure

Teaching resiliencePositive psychology says the key to building resilience is learned optimism

Penn Resiliency Programme (University of Pennsylvania Positive Psychology Centre)

Based on CBT – resilience concepts shown through roleplay, short stories and cartoons.

Skills practised are: assertivness, negotiation, decision making, social problem-solving and relaxation.

Teaching resilienceUniversity of Westminster Centre of Resilience

Clinical assessments that measure wellbeing, lifestyle and stress hormones

Coaching and courses for leaders in understanding and developing resilience in the workplace

Stress workshops – how to address stress

Performance and productivity

Everyday resilience

Getting perspective

Ask for help Know your strengths

Keep your options open

Take more risks

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• Adaptability

• Critical thinking

• Empathy

• Integrity

• Optimism

• Resilience

• Being proactive