Resilience

an article from the Mind and Soul Foundation

Warning: I remind you that Mind and Soul is overtly Christian. That does not stop its advice and suggestions being valuable to others.

Resilience is the new buzzword in mental health, but is it really any better than the words we had before - like 'self-esteem' or 'confidence'. It's been glibly defined as the ability to 'bounce back' or 'emotional toughness' but surely it must be a bit more complex than that.

The resources below are from the Korus Connect conference for youth chaplains in Melbourne in 2018 when Dr Rob Waller gave

1. a keynote introduction to youth mental health issues,
2. a keynote on resilience including a model, and
3. a seminar for youth chaplains and other people who work in stressful environments about how you can build your own resilience.

There is lots of detail in the slides - which are available as PDF downloads - and you can choose audio or video for the sessions themselves.

Links to all the information are here

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