The volume probes the interplay of individual, family, community and social factors to emphasise the human ability to cope with things and bounce back, which is vital for success.
The writings presented here by practitioners and academics in fields of psychology, management science, art, social work and spirituality discuss the concepts of coping and resilience. They delve into the concept of emotion regulation or the ability to control negative feelings in times of adversity, the importance of self-efficacy or the belief that one has control in one’s world and use of resilience to change self-defeating behaviour in the cycle of addiction and co-dependence. They include case studies illustrating deploying of resilience intervention with youth with disabilities and art therapy to help female victims of childhood sexual abuse.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Andrew Shatte
Dr. Andrew Shatte is the President of Phoenix Life Academy - a company that trains and coaches Resilience. He is a research professor in the College of Medicine at The University of Arizona, a highly-decorated teacher from the unversity of Pennsylvania, and a Fellow with the Brookings Institution. He co-authoeed Thr Resilience Factor.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Shane Warren
Shane Warren is a psychotherapist in private practice in Sydney, Singapore and Hong. He is a Dirctor of the International Resilience Institute and facilitator of leadership development programs eithin a resilience framework for multinational corporations, not-for-profit groups and small nusinesses throughout the Asia-Pacific Region.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Venkat Pulla
Dr. Venkat Pulla is a Tata Dorabji Merit Scholr from the Tata Institute of social science, India. His reserach interests are in human coping and resilience, spirituality and social work, and green social work. He is the founder of the Brisbane Institute of Strengths Based Practice.
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