Research Project 1
11th April, 2012
Class: Introduction to Social Work Research
Social Work Research Class Assignment
1. In order to build resilience children should grow up in a stable family.
We live in turbulent times, on the edge of uncertainty where family life and the world that we live in have changed so dramatically in recent years that while we are eager to have strong and enduring relationships, we are unsure how to shape and sustain them to weather the storms of life. It is the responsibility of the family to teach children from a very early stage in life to be or become resilient. A family resilience approach aims to identify and fortify important interactional processes that will enable families to withstand and rebound from disruptive life challenges. A resilience lens shifts perspective primarily from viewing distressed families as damaged to seeing them as challenged, affirming their potential for repair and growth.
Resilience can be defined as the capacity to rebound from adversity strengthened and more resourceful. It is described as an active process of endurance, self-righting and growth in response to crisis and challenge. The ability of one to overcome adversity challenges our culture’s conventional wisdom. The severe trauma can’t be undone; the adverse experiences always damage people sooner or later. Resilience is made up of more than merely surviving, getting through or escaping a harrowing ordeal. Survivors are not necessarily resilient, some become trapped in positions of victims, nursing their wounds and blocked from growth by their anger and their blame.
In contrast, the qualities of resilience enables one to heal from painful wounds, take charge of their lives and go on to live and love appropriately. In order to understand resilience, it is important to distinguish it from faulty notions of ‘invulnerability’ and ‘self-sufficiency’. As one may see, resilience is forged through openness to experiences and interdependence
Class: Introduction to Social Work Research
Social Work Research Class Assignment
1. In order to build resilience children should grow up in a stable family.
We live in turbulent times, on the edge of uncertainty where family life and the world that we live in have changed so dramatically in recent years that while we are eager to have strong and enduring relationships, we are unsure how to shape and sustain them to weather the storms of life. It is the responsibility of the family to teach children from a very early stage in life to be or become resilient. A family resilience approach aims to identify and fortify important interactional processes that will enable families to withstand and rebound from disruptive life challenges. A resilience lens shifts perspective primarily from viewing distressed families as damaged to seeing them as challenged, affirming their potential for repair and growth.
Resilience can be defined as the capacity to rebound from adversity strengthened and more resourceful. It is described as an active process of endurance, self-righting and growth in response to crisis and challenge. The ability of one to overcome adversity challenges our culture’s conventional wisdom. The severe trauma can’t be undone; the adverse experiences always damage people sooner or later. Resilience is made up of more than merely surviving, getting through or escaping a harrowing ordeal. Survivors are not necessarily resilient, some become trapped in positions of victims, nursing their wounds and blocked from growth by their anger and their blame.
In contrast, the qualities of resilience enables one to heal from painful wounds, take charge of their lives and go on to live and love appropriately. In order to understand resilience, it is important to distinguish it from faulty notions of ‘invulnerability’ and ‘self-sufficiency’. As one may see, resilience is forged through openness to experiences and interdependence