EVEnt report:

Keynote Presentation by:
Dr. Michael Ungar (Halifax, Nova Scotia).

Keynote information:
“Nurturing Resilience Among Children, Youth and Families with Complex Needs.”
Dr. Ungar is an internationally renowned family therapist and a Social Work professor at Dalhousie University. He is currently the Network Director of the Children and Youth in Challenging Contexts Network and founder and Co-Director of the Resilience Research Centre that coordinates more than five million dollars in funded research in a dozen countries.
Dr. Ungar has written over 100 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters published on topics including social work practice, raising children, and the social   ecology of resilience.
Event objectives
Explain and promote the relationship between resilience and health in children and youth. Moreover, identify steps for building resilience in children and youth. 


Topics explored
  • The evolution of resilience theory (promoting self-esteem, self-efficiency, reducing negative chain reactions, and opening opportunities).
  • Discussed the meaning of psychological resilience; the capacity of individuals to navigate their way to the psychological, social, cultural, and physical resources that sustain their well being; and negotiate for resource provision.
  • Elaborated on the 7 factors of resilience: 
  • Identity
  • Relationships
  • Cultural adherence
  • Cohesion
  • Access to material resources
  • Social justice 
  • Power & control.




Participants:
  • Community Organizations/ Partners: Child and Community Resources, Social Planning Council of Sudbury, Child and Family Centre, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Program, Pediatric Centre of Excellence Health Sciences North, Larch Street Kids, and Alexander Kids, Rainbow District School Board.
  • Government: City of Greater Sudbury,
  • Other Researchers and Graduate Students from Laurentian University: School of Nursing, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Social Work, Rural and Northern Health. 
  • Co-hosts: Continuing Education and professional development, Northern Ontario School of Medicine; Research Development and Creativity Office, Laurentian University

Funded by: 
CIHR Planning Grants - Priority Announcement: Integrated health services, Developmental Origins of health (reference #132308).
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