International expert and much-sought presenter, Michael Ungar PhD, will present a one-day program that describes an ecological approach toward understanding and supporting resilience in young people and their communities. His model of intervention creatively combines clinical practice with aspects of case management and advocacy for providers in many settings. Dr Ungar is Canada Research Chair in Child, Family and Community Resilience and Professor of Social Work at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia. He is the author of 14 books that have been translated into five languages, numerous manuals for parents, educators, and employers, as well as more than 150 scientific papers. Dr. Ungar’s immense influence comes from his ability to adapt ideas from his research and clinical practice into best-selling works like Working with Children and Youth with Complex Needs, Too Safe For Their Own Good: How Risk and Responsibility Help Teens Thrive andI Still Love You: Nine Things Troubled Kids Need from their Parents. His blog Nurturing Resilience appears on Psychology Today’s website.
At the conclusion of the program participants will be able to:
- Discuss how individuals and families with complex needs use “problem” behaviors to enhance their resilience and well being when more socially acceptable solutions are not available
- Identify evidence-informed skills associated with a social ecological approach to individual and family intervention that nurtures resilience
- Discuss the Child and Youth Resilience Measure, an assessment tool that can help professionals explore the hidden resilience of children and youth
- Define nine aspects of resilience necessary for positive development
- Develop strategies for working without resistance with hard-to-reach, culturally diverse children, adolescents, and their families
- Discuss ways services can be structured for children, youth and families to make resilience more likely to occur
The program has a registration fee. Group discount may be available for two or more attending from an agency. Detailed information for program, faculty, registration, continuing education, and venue may be found at Building young people's resilience - April 24 2018
Questions?: We are glad to hear from you at els2e@virginia.edu Edward Strickler
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