Description

People often wonder why it is that some children fare better in the face of adversity than others and ask what we can do to promote resilience in high-risk children. This talk considers what we mean by resilience, provides a brief overview of the types of protective factors that might be important, and then provides an example from our own research on resilience in young people who have a parent with depression.

Learning Objectives

A. To understand that children differ in how they respond to adversity

B. To understand that the concept of resilience relates to better-than-expected outcomes given risk

C. To recognise that resilience involves biological, psychological, and social processes that play out over development. 

D. To understand that different methods can be used to study resilience

Related Content Links

Effects of parental depression on their offspring's mental health
Positive Wellbeing and Resilience following Adolescent Victimisation

Paper Link

https://acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcv2.12240