Week 8 - Mental Health Literacy

Resilience vs Resiliency

Resiliency focuses on a person internal traits.

Resilience focuses on processes that involve the individual and their environment.

Resilience

Resilience is both the capacity of individuals to navigate their way to the psychological, social, cultural, and physical resources that sustain their well-being, and their capacity individually and collectively to negotiate for these resources to be provided in culturally meaningful ways.

Resilience is a process.

• Resilience is about the capacity of the individual and the capacity of the individual's environment. Capacity is not a fixed entity; it changes as circumstances change.

• Resilience involves navigating, and negotiating with, your internal and external resources. Navigating and negotiating can take time; there is no expectation that these should happen quickly.

• The responsibility of resilience does not lie solely with the individual - it is a shared responsibility.

• The environment plays an equally important role in an individual's capacity for resilience.

• Resources need to be culturally sensitive and meaningful to the individual.

• Resilience is not always about bouncing back it’s about moving forward.

Resilience Paradox

The resilience paradox refers to the idea that the very challenges, setbacks, and hardships that cause stress and discomfort are often the same experiences that help people develop resilience.

What is the social ecology model of resilience

The Social Ecology Model of Resilience views resilience as more than just an individual's ability to cope with challenges. Instead, it suggests that resilience is influenced by the interactions between people and the social, cultural, and environmental systems around them.

What is the individual level of the ecology model of resilience?

• Personal strengths and skills

• Self-esteem and self-confidence

• Problem-solving abilities

• Emotional regulation and coping skills

Relationship level

• Support from family, friends, mentors, and peers

• Positive social connections

• Healthy attachment and a sense of belonging

Community level

• Schools, workplaces, community organizations, and neighbourhoods

• Access to healthcare, education, recreation, and social services

• Safe and supportive environments

Societal and cultural level

• Social policies and laws

• Cultural values and beliefs

• Economic opportunities

• Social justice and equity

What is the resilience doughnut?

1.    The internal characteristics that help a person to recover from adversity

2.    The external (environmental) factors that contribute to a person's internal competencies

3.    The interaction between these internal and external factors

 

What is the inside of the doughnut?

• I have, which refers to your awareness of your social resources (people who you trust, who support you and want the best for you, and who you can turn to for help in times of need)

• I am, which refers to your sense of self. This includes respect for yourself and willingness to be responsible for your actions

• I can, which refers to self-efficacy, and which involves confidence in your skills and beliefs in your capability of succeeding in a particular situation. (belief in your own capasity).

What is on the outside of the doughnut

The external forces include seven 'contexts' or aspects of your social environment:

1.    partner

2.    skills

3.    family

4.    education

5.    friends

6.    community

7.    work and money management

Worsley's research indicates that you do not need all seven of these external factors to be strong - having three strong external factors that interact with your three internal capacities is enough to support and strengthen your resilience. 

How do resiliency campaigns (e.g., The Stanford Project - Stanford I Screwed Up) promote resilience in post-secondary students?

1. They show that it’s okay to have failures and that’s just part of being a univeristy student.

2. Even those who appear to be brilliant have had setbacks.

3. Helps to create a sense of belonging to show that you’re not alone.