Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Resilience is a process that advisors and educators in higher education can influence positively. While many students experience exceptionally high amounts of stress that can cause anxiety, depression, suicidality, and disengagement, it is possible to nurture the factors associated with resilience when young adults face adversity.
In this presentation, Dr. Michael Ungar will share seven factors that have been shown to predict resilience across cultures and contexts. Based on both his clinical practice and research in more than a dozen countries, he will show how relationships, a powerful identity, experiences of power and control, social justice, material security, a sense of cohesion and belonging, and cultural adherence can dramatically change a student’s ability to cope when stressors pile up.
Using case studies and results from his research, Michael will explore practical ways those working with young adults can help them improve their capacity to cope.
Relevant Books and Articles at UBC Library
Ungar, M., Scholars Portal Books: Canadian Electronic Library, & Canadian Publishers Collection. (2004). Nurturing hidden resilience in troubled youth. Toronto: Buffalo. doi:10.3138/9781442677975 [Link]
Ungar, M. (2006). Strengths-based counseling with at-risk youth. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Corwin Press.
Ungar, M. (2002). Playing at being bad: The hidden resilience of troubled teens. East Lawrencetown, N.S: Pottersfield Press.
Ungar, M., & Ebooks Corporation. (2015; 2014). Working with children and youth with complex needs: 20 skills to build resilience. New York, NY: Routledge. [Link]
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