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Expert on resilience offers workshop for families

Wed, 17 Mar, 2021

News item: Expert on resilience offers workshop for families

We recognize how challenging the past year has been for students and families. With that in mind, we’re offering two workshops to give parents and caregivers resources that support resilience and positive child and youth development, even during a pandemic.

The workshops will be led by Dr. Michael Ungar, a family therapist and professor of social work at Dalhousie University, whose research on resilience around the world and across cultures has made him one of the best-known scholars in the field. In his story-filled presentation, Dr. Ungar will share examples from his work on six continents showing how students, families and communities can work together to support student well-being.

WORKSHOP DETAILS

For families of K-6 students

Pathways to resilience: nine ways families, schools and communities nurture a child’s well-being (even during a pandemic) 

Thursday, April 8, 2021 
5:00–6:15 p.m. 
To attend this virtual session, fill out the registration form.

For families of Grades 7-12 students

Pathways to resilience: nine ways families, schools and communities nurture an adolescent’s well-being (even during a pandemic) 

Friday, April 16, 2021
5:00–6:15 p.m. 
To attend this virtual session, fill out the registration form.

Both workshops will be held virtually over Zoom and will include a 45-minute presentation followed by a 30-minute question period. Participants will receive an email a few days prior to the event with information about how to access the workshop. 

The registration deadline for both workshops is Tuesday, April 6 at 4 p.m.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Dr. Ungar will provide practical strategies you can use to support your child. During this presentation you will:

  • learn how children or youth under stress sometimes use “problem” behaviours to enhance their resilience and well-being when more socially acceptable solutions are not available
  • become familiar with how to assess your child’s resilience
  • learn about resources necessary for positive child and youth development, even during a pandemic
  • develop strategies that are culturally relevant to diverse young people and their families
  • discuss services and supports that make resilience more likely to occur

For more information about this workshop, contact research@epsb.ca.