On-DEMAND WEBINAR

Reframing Resilience

Join Dr. Stuart Shanker as he unpacks the concept of resilience, offering a definition that is both science-based and practical. He will show how Self-Reg supports and enhances children’s resilience, and in turn, their well-being and development.
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Why register for this webinar?

Over the past 30 years, resilience has become one of the most widely studied aspects of children’s development and well-being, sparking a veritable industry of advice and programs designed to build the resilience of children and youth in order to enhance and protect their mental, emotional, and social health. However, much like self-regulation, not everyone defines resilience in exactly the same way. And, even more to the point, how do we, as caregivers and educators, support resilience? Can resiliency be taught? If so, how?

In this webinar, Dr. Stuart Shanker unpacks the concept of resilience, offering a definition that is both science-based and practical. He will show how Self-Reg supports and enhances children’s resilience, and in turn, their well-being and development.

Topics include:
  • The difference between the self-control-based and Self-Reg–based views of resilience
  • Concepts of resilience coming out of personality psychology, sociology, and biology, and the relationship between the three approaches
  • Resilience as an internal state, not an internal trait.
  • Distinction between maladaptive and adaptive resilience
  • The seeds of resilience: linkages between stress, self-regulation, relationships, and restoration
  • How we can use Self-Reg knowledge and practices to support and enhance resilience in children and youth
Meet the instructor

Dr. Stuart Shanker

Stuart Shanker is the author of the Self-Reg trilogy: Calm, Alert, and Learning: Classroom Strategies for Self-Regulation (Pearson 2012), Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child (and You) Break the Stress Cycle and Successfully Engage With Life (Penguin 2016), Reframed: Self-Reg for a Just Society (UofT Press 2020); and with Susan Hopkins, Self-Reg Schools: A Handbook for Educators (Pearson 2019). In 2012, Stuart founded The MEHRIT Centre as a Self-Reg learning and information centre for parents, educators, the leaders of today, and the leaders of tomorrow.
Patrick Jones - Course author
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