Slide deck from a discussion on resilience

1. Rebuilding your
life after family
conflict.
Stronger. Wiser. Resilient.

2. Our Agenda
• Stronger – identifying and dealing with areas of vulnerability
• Wiser – learning from hindsight (yours and others)
• Resilient – what are the components of resilience?
• What can you take away from this webinar?

3. Joanne Law
• Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner and
educator
• Long journey to resilience

4. What is resilience?
Resilience is the ability to adapt well to
adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or other
significant sources of stress — such as family
and relationship problems, serious health
problems, or workplace and financial stressors.
It means “bouncing back” from difficult
experiences.
Even better would be to “bounce forward”.
Are you resilient in nature?

5. Stronger
Bouncing
back or
getting
stronger?
Physical
Social
EmotionalSpiritual
Learning

6. Physical
Well-being
- Health
- Physical Talents
Emotional
Stability
- Emotional skills
- Empathy
- Humour
Behavioural
/ Social Skills
- Life skills
- Communication
skills
Learning
Competency
- Academic skills
- Planning Skills
- Problem
solving
Spirituality
- Motivation
- Purpose in life
- Perseverance
Internal
Resilience
Promoting
Factors
Environmental Protective Factors
• Pro-social family values (compassion
and engagement in community)
• Low family stress
• Good relationships
• Good parenting skills (supervision
and discipline if a child)
• Parent / Child attachment
• Positive role models
• Strong extended family
• High expectations
• Family teaching / support
• Family guidance / counsel
• Opportunities for meaningful family
involvement
Environmental Risk Factors
- Anti-social values
- Abuse
- Poverty
- Family dysfunction
- Family conflictFrom Factors and Processes Contributing to Resilience - The Resilience Framework Karol L. Kumpfer

7. Wiser
• The ever present question –
“What can I learn from this for now and
the future?”
• Timeline – only take the learnings not
the pain into the future
• What has worked for you?

8. Resilience
Who I
have
Who I
am
What I
can do
Resilience
Your personal inventory
Who supports me – social connections and
environment
Who I am – respect and what makes me
worthy
What I can do – sense of purpose and ability

10. Continue the conversation
• Mi RMAB for mediators
• Support Group
• Mastermind Group
• ???
Suggestions to Joanne.Law @ mediationcentre.com.au