Research Snippets

What qualities do resilient people have?

  • prosocial orientation
  • stong interpersonal skills
  • committment to school or work

Across studies of resiliency, what is the most common finding that differentiates resilient children and youth from those who are struggling?

  • a relationship with a supportive adult

2009 Workshops

February 13, 2009

Promoting Resiliency in Schools

Coquitlam Board of Education, Coquitlam, B.C

February 20, 2009

Building Resiliency Promoting Practices into Community Services Programming

Trinity Western University, Langley, B.C

February 20, 2009

Resiliency and Attachment in Clinical Practice

Trinity Western University, Langley, B.C

May 6, 2009

Child Care Needs on the North Shore

North Shore Resource and Referral, North Vancouver, BC

May 22, 2009

Measuring, monitoring and reporting on the health, learning and social development of Canadians

Presentation at the Health, Learning and Social Development Conference and Symposia, Ottawa, Ont.

October 28, 2009

Supporting the Development of Emotional Intelligence in Children

Delta Parent Advisory Committee,  Delta, B.C

November 16 - 18, 2009

Fostering Social Emotional Intelligence in Children

Sanguine Consulting, Auckland, New Zealand

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December 3, 2009

School-Aged Child Care: Needs and Alternatives

YMCA of Greater Vancouver and United Way of the Lower Mainland, Burnaby, B.C.

Recent Publications

Words to Ponder

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

Confucius