26LC 03 001 BESC - Nurturing Children’s Resilience: Approaches from Positive Psychology

Developing children’s resilience is now more vital than ever, as children face increasing challenges to their mental health. We need to equip children with the skills they need to flourish and thrive, despite these many difficulties and obstacles. The field of Positive Psychology, which is the science of well-being, can offer us many approaches and ideas for nurturing children’s resilience, through a combination of support and skills.

This talk will share insights and research on resilience, as well as a number of practical resilience skills, several of which will be explored in detail

Suitable for primary & second-level teachers

Learning Outcomes:

That participants will:

1. Gain a deeper understanding of the concept of resilience
2. Gain a deeper understanding of the protective factors involved in nurturing children’s resilience
3. Explore a number of resilience skills from the field of Positive Psychology, to support the development of children’s resilience