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Resilience Resources

Definition

Resilience is the ability to bounce back from adversity.

Signs of Resilience

• The ability to quickly recover strength, spirits, good humor, etc. successful adaptation and transformation despite risk and adversity.
• "…resilience is manifested in having a sense of purpose and a belief in a bright future, including goal direction, educational aspirations, achievement motivation, persistence, hopefulness, optimism, and spiritual connectedness."
  —Bonnie Benard

Resources for Adults

• Take the Resiliency Challenge©
  Test your bounce back quotient

• Resiliency Project - Core Concepts of Resiliency

  Books and Articles

• Boost Your Bounce Back Quotient - An article by Marion Moss Hubbard, Ph.D.
• The Resiliency Advantage - A book by Al Siebert, Ph.D.
• The Resilient Spirit: Heart Talk for Staying Rightside Up in a World That's Upside Down - A book by Eileen McDargh
• The Resilience Factor: 7 Keys to Finding Your Inner Strength and Overcoming Life's Hurdles - A book by Karen Reivich, Andrew Shatte
• Resilience at Work: How to Succeed No Matter What Life Throws at You - A book by Salvatore R. Maddi, Deborah M. Khoshaba
• Losing Your Job-Reclaiming Your Soul : Stories of Resilience, Renewal, and Hope - A book by Mary Lynn Pulley
• Resilience - Article by Attorney John Starzynski

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Resources for Building Resiliency in Children and Teens

• Resiliency Net
  Information for helping children and families overcome adversities
  

• Countering Depression With the Five Building Blocks of Resilience
  Edith H. Grotberg

• Resiliency in Action

• Children, Teens and Resiliency
  American Academy of Pediatrics

• Fostering Resilience in Children - Health @ Health.com

• Children and Resiliency - Webpage by Linda Goldman

  Books and Articles

• Fostering Resilience in Young Children at Risk for Failure: Strategies for Grades K-3 - A book by Melissa Stormont
• Nurturing Hidden Resilience in Troubled Youth - A book by Michael Ungar
• A Parent's Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Your Child Roots and Wings - A book by Kenneth R. Ginsburg
• Fostering Resiliency in Children - Article by Bonnie Benard
• Promoting Resilience in Children: What Parents Can Do Information for Families - Article by Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice (PDF)

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