...significant difference between resilience and resistance. Resilience can be defined as a community’s ability to return to its former state after a disturbance. Resilience based approach to community development is founded on the belief that all citizens have the capability to rise above adversity and to thrive in spite of the adversity. Resilience theory is a strengths based model, which means attention is on giving the opportunities and supports that encourage life success, instead of attempting to get rid of the issues that promote failure. Sometimes resilience is confused with the idea of resistance. Resistance is an effort to stop or prevent disruptive events from occurring. Some strategies applied in resistance include physical countermeasures like creating firewalls to shield computer systems from attack. On the other hand, resilience presupposes that resistance might not always be an option and therefore incorporate the provision of or access to optional services and resources if the resistance approach fails. Resilience is not antithetical to resistance. Resilience encompasses resistance because if a society can resist an interruption, its resources are sufficient to prevent the interruption from reducing society functioning with no need for adaption. However, an approach that just directs resources towards resisting threats will almost surely be expensive, and maybe conflict with individual and societal liberties. Resilience is also much better because...
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...Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) present with a number of behavioral, social, and academic challenges. However, the importance of understanding the strengths and abilities of these children should not be overlooked, particularly in the school environment. First, it is important to understand common areas of strength in children with ADHD. In what areas are these children successful, and how are parents and educators able to support their growth and development in both areas of strength and need? Identifying areas of potential strength across children with ADHD will serve to provide a broad understanding of the unique capabilities of this population. Recent research examining strengths in children with ADHD has begun to identify a number of areas in which these children are no different from those without ADHD. Children with ADHD have been found to demonstrate cognitive strengths in the areas of logical thinking and reasoning, emotional intelligence, and creativity. There is a need to continue this avenue of research so as to better understand areas of ability and how they can be used to support success. Second, it is important to understand what protective factors may be most influential for children with ADHD. Protective factors are those that serve to shield children with ADHD against further negative outcomes, such as the development of comorbid conditions, depression, and oppositional defiant disorder. These protective factors, both internal...
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...Promoting Wellness and Resilience in the LGBT Community Lisa J. Ware Capella University LGBT is a minority group that continues suffering from inequalities, discrimination, and acts of hate crimes, in addition to, being faced with the challenges that causes mental, emotional and health problems. The sexual orientation of LGBT was once known as a mental illness, however, the individual that classify as having same-sex attraction and/or sexually attract to both male and female, experience great levels of minority stress that result in mental and emotional problems. Minority stress, if experienced in severity over long periods of time will contribute to mental and physical illness. Therefore, individual in this community has developed modifiers to help cope with stressors. A mental health counselor will work with these individuals by informing on how to deal with stress through intervention planning and preventative education, that will last through out the lifespan, as a practice, when stress arrive. The Wellness and Resiliency Model The wellness model in counseling is based from research that help form the evidence bases for practice in the counseling field. The wellness approach used by mental health counselor involves a perspective that promotes a holistic approach of the mind, body, and spirit that emphasize empowerment, wellness, normal development, intervention, and prevention. Within this approach, the therapeutic goals, when working with the client, are to improve their...
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...Appendix 1: Literature Review Report to the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Scoping study into approaches to student wellbeing Literature Review PRN 18219 July 2008 Erebus International Australian Catholic University Table of Contents Appendix 1: Literature Review 1 Table of Contents 2 Executive Summary 4 Section 1: Project Overview 4 Section 2: What is Student Wellbeing? 5 Section 3: The Outcomes of Student Wellbeing and its Pathways 6 1. Physical and Emotional Safety 6 2. Pro-social values 7 3. A supportive and caring school community 7 4. Social and Emotional Learning 7 5. A Strengths-based Approach 8 6. A sense of Meaning and Purpose 8 7. A Healthy Lifestyle 9 Section 4: International Focus on Student Wellbeing 9 Section 5: Student Wellbeing in the Australian Educational Context 9 5.1: Australian Government National Frameworks in Education 9 5.2 Report on the of the Responses of State and territory and non-government education authorities to the Concept of a National Student Wellbeing Framework 11 5.3 Student Wellbeing in State and Territory Curriculum and Policy Documents 11 Section 6: Whole School Approaches to Student Wellbeing: Issues of School Leadership, Implementation and Sustainability of Student Wellbeing Initiatives 12 Section 1: Project Overview 13 1.1 Introduction 13 1.2 Project Objectives 13 1.3 Methodology 14 Section 2: Student Wellbeing and its Pathways 16 2.1 What is Student Wellbeing...
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...to succeed. Jones et al. (2002) Mental toughness (MT) has been applied in personal life, health, employment, and sporting contexts. Specifically, MT assists persons in maintaining performance levels during moments of adversity, perceiving pressure as a challenge, and as a spring board for prospering. Jones et al. (2002) The purpose of the current questionnaire was to explore the role, relevance, and correlation of selected psychological constructs: reboundability, resilience, concentration, confidence and factors that affect confidence; and motivation. Constructs were examined using the Mental Toughness Questionnaire (MTQ),...
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...psychology and master resiliency training (MRT). They compare in that one’s life, to be successful whether in the civilian world or military it is essential that the mindset maintains a positive outlook, additionally they are different in content rather than context. Positive Psychology and Resilience Factor In a tactical shift from contemporary definition of psychology, positive psychology refers to the study of happiness. For a long time, psychology sought to define dysfunction among people with more focus on individuals who suffered mental illness and/ or psychological related problems. Psychologists always have the intention to help their patients, positive psychology regards it as one sided because it does not consider the positives of a psychologically tormented patient (Shatte & Reivich 2002). Therefore, this new field of psychology looks at how people can attain more happiness and life fulfillment. In this field, psychology researchers look at issues such as pleasure, strengths, and talents among others. The ability to carry on even when things are not going your way best defines resilience. When this happens, an individual is able to adapt to changes in situations. Resilience is a much needed ingredient to happiness and a happy life (2002). In this paper, analyses of positive psychology are discussed; furthermore, it will compare advocating a positive outcome, the development of self-esteem, and an individual’s choice of success. Additionally this paper will contrast...
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...My name is Dermot Vibert. I work with Rio Tinto Japan. On March 11, 2011 I was in our office when we were hit by an extremely strong earthquake. Among the many issues we faced immediately after the earthquake was what would we do on the Monday morning when we had to supposedly return to the office and recommence business. What caused this issue to arise and why is it important? B) Causes Identify the importance of the Causes to the organisation concerned. What Caused these Issues to arise? The reasons underlying the Issues will be explicit in the Causes identified. The earthquake in the afternoon of March 11 was, although it struck 520 kilometers from Tokyo, it was an extremely strong one for us in Tokyo. The buildings shook severely two or three times, and then many, many times thereafter because of the aftershocks. On at least two occasions we had to go under our desks with our helmets on and literally hold on to the legs of the tables. It was that strong. The earthquake knocked out a lot of the power system, and as a result the trains were not able to function normally, and because there was not enough power as well, things like traffic lights, lights in buildings, etc., all these things were affected. There were many unknowns such as what damage there really was in the Tokyo area, for how long would trains not be running, would there be adequate food in two or three days time, what was going to happen with fuel supply, because when we were watching on television,...
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...Regulations on Assessment Misconduct and understand what plagiarism is. * I am aware of the penalties for plagiarism as laid down by Whitireia Community Polytechnic. * This is an original assessment and is entirely my own work. * Where I have made use of the ideas of other writers, I have acknowledged the source. * This assessment has been prepared exclusively for this course and has not been or will not be submitted as assessed work in any other course. STUDENT SIGNATURE: Mohan, Apratim. DATE OF SIGNATURE: August , 2011. Analysis Report Case Study: Towards 2040 - A Smart Green Wellington 1. Executive Summary: This report is an attempt to analyse and evaluate, both critically and otherwise, the strategic approach of Wellington City Council towards its endeavour to take the city to a highly elevated level in terms of several such aspects which make a city offer all the amenities and luxuries of a wonderful life. Wellington City Council (referred to as ‘WCC’ hereafter) has well identified and acknowledged the need to adapt and respond to the changing external environment. The WCC has proposed a strategic plan in this direction with a vision: Towards 2040 – A Smart Green Wellington. This report is aimed...
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...Presenting Problem I will begin with a problem related to sexual abuse and the ensuing family problems and legal issues following it. I am currently working in my field placement at Lifespan Family Services, (LFS), with a 16-year-old boy who was discharged from a residential treatment facility to a foster home from this agency. The boy we will call Brian, was referred by the Jefferson County Probation Department with the goal of transitioning him back to the home of his maternal grandparents who currently take care of one of his older brothers. Brian and his two older brothers share the same biological father who perpetrated sexually on all three boys. During the first several years of Brian's life he lived in the home where the incidents took place. After it was discovered that the father was abusing the boys, Children and Youth Services, (CYS), of Jefferson County removed all three boys from the home pending charges against the biological father. The father of the three boys was eventually convicted of a multitude of charges related to his perpetrating on the boys and was given a lengthy prison sentence. Brian's mother was involved with a multitude of paramours’ in short term relationships one of which resulted in the birth of a girl. Brian's mother eventually remarried and maintained custody of the three boys and their younger sister. The stepfather had very little interest in fathering the three boys and would have almost no positive interaction with them. The union between...
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...Introduction Oppression and resilience of people have been in practice since the beginning of human existence. Oppression can be defined as a person or group of people weighted down by a dominant force. This force has the power to define and label groups. They control societal ideologies of every aspect of our lives including sexuality, family relationships, and self respect. Those who have this power hold it sacred and dear. Their fear of a power shift from the dominant to the subordinate or the majority to the minority continues to guide them in enforcing ideas and laws within society that a particular gender or race has little or no value. Resilience is the ability of those oppressed to continue surviving after being compressed by such a powerful force. It is the oppressive forces of the majority group that have smothered minority groups (women and people of color) for hundreds of years and it is the resilience of those oppressed who continue to inspire change throughout history. Historical Oppressive Forces The Noel Hypothesis is a social learning theory that explains the development of a minority group. It suggest that if two or more groups come together characterized by a differential in power, ethnocentrism, and competition the result will be ethnic/racial stratification (Guadalupe lecture notes, 2008). This theory can also be used to explain the development of gender stratification as well. The majority group in relationship to this paper would be...
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...Building resilience will help children to better be able to adapt to adversity, trama and stress. Keeping that in mind I think one the best approaches to accomplishing resilience in children is to create relationships between schools, families, and communities. This can be accomplished through school activates that include families and members of the community which help build stronger relationship with one another. Another approach that could be used to teach children resilience is to have them help others. This can help children who may feel helpless to feel empowered by helping others; it can be as simple as brainstorming with other students in a school setting. A third approach that can used is teaching children self-care. Teaching them that it is important to exercise, eat healthy and rest properly will help them learn how to stay balanced and better be able to deal with stressful situations. A fourth approach that can be used is to keep things in perspective. Even at the youngest of age, if a child can have help to see that there is a future beyond their current situation and that future can be positive it can help make the harder times easier to deal...
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...Credit risk Credit risk is a fast changing discipline at the leading edge of risk management practice. The recent credit crisis brought into focus the need for effective risk management control and highlighted many of the deficiencies of the banks’ approach to measuring credit risk. This has resulted in many financial institutions reviewing their existing approach to the management of credit risk from a process, organisational and systems perspective. At the same time, many institutions are also continuing to develop more sophisticated methods of risk management, such as measuring and hedging Credit Valuation Adjustments (CVA) and modelling economic capital and incremental risk Definitions of Credit risk: ❖ Credit risk is the risk of loss due to a debtor's non-payment of a loan or other line of credit (either the principal or interest (coupon) or both). ❖ Is the risk that another party to an investment transaction will not fulfill its obligations. Credit risk can be associated with the issuer of ❖ The likelihood that an individual will pay his or her credit obligations as agreed. Borrowers who are more likely to pay as agreed pose less risk to creditors and lenders. ❖ Risk of loss that may arise on outstanding contracts should a counter party default on its obligations. ❖ The risk that a counter party to a transaction will fail to perform according to the terms and conditions of the contract, thus causing the holder of the claim to suffer a loss. ...
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...Case Study: W.L. Gore & Associates Gore’s Organization Structure The Gore Company has historically been one of the most successful and innovative in the world. Current market conditions have influenced their decision to diversify production and spread business teams over three continents. Obviously, it is impossible for any company to become widely known without accepting the rules of globalization. Gore Company has shown that their practices are quite effective and contribute to success of all their business teams working on different products. Of course some practices could be adjusted or changed to accommodate modern realities. First of all, Gore Company should be more focused on modern technologies and continuing to research and develop new products. New technologies like Oculus Rift or Google Glass will provide better possibilities for collaboration in the nearest future, thus integration of innovative technologies is a key aspect helping to retain a competitive advantage while considering the economies of their scope. In addition it is to hire only the best professionals from all over the world that understand the importance of confidentiality and fierce competition. According to the case study, it is more difficult to be accepted to Gore Company than to any elite university, which indicates a focus on a high level of Talent Acquisition. Gore should hone in on the “Intrapreneuring Associates” by allowing them the freedom and opportunity to research new technologies...
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...factors displayed throughout the article on some of his experiences while growing up. We are able to recognize components such as resilience, race, spirituality, and mental health. This paper will focus on these different elements and how they were defined in Shawn’s life. We will also discuss how a bio-psycho social approach may help us better understand human behavior in the social environment. In Shawn’s life, we see a great deal of risk and resilience that displays a wonderful example of what each factor may look like. Shawn, who spends a great amount of his young life falling into his own stereotype, finds a way to break the chains of the standards that he was born into. At 11 years old, he was a messenger for the neighborhood drug dealers. Two years later, he had a .25 caliber pistol and headed down a very dark path. However, when Shawn was 17 years old, he turned his life around. He was the co-captain of his track team, an honor student and a youth leader at his church. Although, he had hit a high point in his life, Shawn began stumbling upon a reoccurring dream that spoke of the violent environment that he had been a part of for so long which made him realize he had to break away. Shawn’s father was a heavy drinker and drug user, who left him and his mother when he was 13 years old. We see an extraordinary amount of resilience as he makes an attempt to build his own separate identity from what society views as a typical young black male. Despite expressions...
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...research related to Hurricane Katrina. Each model illustrates some aspect of the spectrum of disaster preparedness and recovery, beginning with risk perception and vulnerability assessments, and proceeding to notions of resiliency and capacity building. Concepts like social resilience are related to theories of ‘‘social capital,’’ which stress the importance of social networks, reciprocity, and interpersonal trust. These allow individuals and groups to accomplish greater things than they could by their isolated efforts. We trace two contrasting notions of community to Tocqueville. On the one hand, community is simply an aggregation of individual persons, that is, a population. As individuals, they have only limited capacity to act effectively or make decisions for themselves, and they are strongly subject to administrative decisions that authorities impose on them. On the other hand, community is an autonomous actor, with its own interests, preferences, resources, and capabilities. This definition of community has also been embraced by community-based participatory researchers and has been thought to offer an approach that is more active and advocacy oriented. We conclude with a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of community in disaster response...
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