Category: Previous resilience forums

We look from a holistic perspective at the principles and attitudes that actually build resilience in at risk young people. It will also look at the importance of them interfacing in a positive way with their communities and their place in the larger whole.

The building blocks of self-empathy can be created within a few hours. Sustainability and resilience grow as it is applied regularly at home or work. Yehuda gives examples for each stage of empathy and how they can be used to change emotional and physical issues with individuals, groups in clinical, educational, business and creative settings.

Dr Hoult uses science fiction films and books to imaginatively explore alternative futures with the participants, as well as the links between plural reading practices and resilience. She considers the role that hope plays in the formation of resilience and illustrates how imagining utopias can lead to the articulation of personal hopes for the future.

Resilience to re-offending highlights local research carried out in Hastings with 8 young men who had previous involvement in the criminal justice system from various local organisations, aimed at understanding the processes and mechanisms that support young men to turn their lives around after engaging in criminal behaviour.

A growing body of policy, research and practice is concerned with understanding how young people develop resilience. The research specifically investigated how retired professionals from a range of disciplines have used participation in structured activities (often leisure/learning) to help young people respond to the challenges they face.