Youth Resiliency: What It Is & How To Promote It In Your Programs, Community & Home - February 23, 2016
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$20.00
$20.00 - $35.00
Joe Serio, MA, MSEd, LCPC, Director of Clinical Services, Streamwood Behavioral Healthcare System
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
12-1 PM - Lunch and Networking
1-3 PM - Workshop
Hanover Township Senior Center
240 South Illinois Route 59
Bartlett, IL 60103
630-483-5799
Resiliency is a concept used frequently when discussing working with young people, and the assumption is made that resiliency is important to foster. However, resiliency oftentimes is discussed in broad strokes without any specification about what exactly constitutes resiliency. This presentation is aimed at targeting the specifics that often get glossed over. What exactly is (and is not) resiliency? Where does resiliency come from? Can it be taught? Can it be encouraged? What types of services, supports or programs can foster resiliency? How do I know when a young person is resilient or not? What types of outcomes should we be looking for in our programs targeting resiliency?
Workshop Learning Objectives Include:
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
12-1 PM - Lunch and Networking
1-3 PM - Workshop
Hanover Township Senior Center
240 South Illinois Route 59
Bartlett, IL 60103
630-483-5799
Resiliency is a concept used frequently when discussing working with young people, and the assumption is made that resiliency is important to foster. However, resiliency oftentimes is discussed in broad strokes without any specification about what exactly constitutes resiliency. This presentation is aimed at targeting the specifics that often get glossed over. What exactly is (and is not) resiliency? Where does resiliency come from? Can it be taught? Can it be encouraged? What types of services, supports or programs can foster resiliency? How do I know when a young person is resilient or not? What types of outcomes should we be looking for in our programs targeting resiliency?
Workshop Learning Objectives Include:
- Establish a working definition of resilience
- Demonstrate the value/need for incorporating resiliency into youth service models
- Identify dynamic resilience factors and interventions/services that lead to an increase of resiliency
- Examine services and supports to increase resiliency across various settings including home, school and community