This morning I was talking to the social worker for one of my high schools, about a situation between teens I had seen earlier in the week after school. She mentioned how the school was planning to set up a "safe zone" of sorts, for students to go to when they are feeling overwhelmed. My co-worker said the stress level among many students at the school was very high and the school wanted to develop a wellness program that includes managing stress. This particular school is very competitive, academically, and there are all kinds of pressures that students put upon themselves in addition to the standard teen trials of life.
I asked her if she thought the students came to school--this school--with good resilience. Her straightforward answer, "No."
I think of resilience as meaning, how do you deal with set-backs, with horrible things that happen to you or with just being disappointed. It probably means a whole lot more. As OTs I think we already have lots of ideas for helping students develop resilience and maybe we'll be called upon to be involved with school programs more and more. Here's some background info; well, it's really a lot of info!
Resilience-in-the-Millenial-Adolescent-Maggie-Dent.pdf
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