# Presentation: 238335

## Module 10  Developing Resilience

## Learning Objectives

**Identify negative and positive effects of doing trauma-related work.**
**Describe the five core elements of resilience.**
**Develop personal strategies to strengthen your resilience.**

## What Is Resilience? 

## Negative Impact of Trauma Work 

**Secondary stress**
**Burnout**
**Compassion fatigue**
**Vicarious traumatization**
**Cumulative stress**
**Countertransference**
**Emotional contagion**

## Negative Personal Effects of Working in the Trauma Field 

**Numbing defenses**
**Rage**
**Shame**
**Horror**
**Grief**
**Disturbed sleep**
**Anger**
**Fear**
**Nightmares**

**Flashbacks**
**Irritability**
**Anxiety**
**Alienation**
**Loss of control**
**Suicidal thoughts**
**Physical distress**
**Low self-esteem**
**Disturbing images **

## Positive Aspects of Working in the Victim Services Field 

**	****Many victim service workers are strengthened and energized by the work that they do.**** **

## Activity

***What Keeps You Coming Back?***

## Resilience 

**Resilience is:**
**One’s ability to return to healthy functioning after being in a stressful situation.**
**The power to cope with adversity and adapt to challenges or change.**

## Five Core Elements of Resilience 

## Core Elements of Resilience 

**Self-knowledge and insight**
**Sense of hope**
**Healthy coping**
**Strong relationships**
**Personal perspective and writing**

## Resilience Core Element 1: Self-Knowledge and Insight 

**Knowing who you are**
**Having a clear sense of what you believe and how you feel **
**Identifying your strengths and weaknesses**

## Components of Self-Knowledge and Insight 

**Positive self-esteem**
**Strong inner locus of control**
**Independence**

## Strategies To DevelopSelf-Knowledge and Insight

**Explore motivation for working with victims of crime.**
**Identify own strengths and challenges.**
**Identify themes associated with discomfort.**
**Clarify goals, mission, and boundaries of organization.**
**Know your code of ethics.**
**Recognize limits of control.**
**Get adequate training.**
**Individualize services to each victim.**

## Resilience Core Element 2: Sense of Hope 

**Believe that situations can get better.**
**Believe that future will be better than the present or past.**
**Recognize difficulty of the experiences of the victims you serve, yet maintain a positive view of the challenges of life.**

## Components of Sense of Hope 

**Optimism: Capacity to envision a solution**
**Sense of humor and ability to have fun**

## Strategies To Develop Sense of Hope 

**Develop opportunities to succeed.**
**Practice gratitude.**
**Change or expand your job description.**
**Give praise.**
**Diversify client types.**
**Seek advanced professional development.**
**Decorate your office.**
**Find appropriate ways to have fun.**

## Resilience Core Element 3:  Healthy Coping 

**Balancing the negative aspects of work with positive activities.**
**Paying attention to physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual needs.**
**Planning for and addressing negative feelings proactively.**

## Components of Healthy Coping 

**Utilization of skills and abilities**
**Creativity**
**Effective planning**
**Addressing negativity proactively**

## Strategies To Develop Healthy Coping 

**Learn to identify physical stress reactions.**
**Balance your life.**
**Get adequate sleep.**
**Develop calming and modulation techniques.**
**Assess safety in your work environment.**
**Utilize regular supervision.**
**Utilize technology and resources wisely.**

## Resilience Core Element 4:  Strong Relationships 

**Belonging is a basic human need.**
**Positive connections with others.**
**Personal networks of support. **

## Components of Strong Relationships 

**Attachments to others.**
**Seeking and giving support. **

## Strategies To Develop Strong Relationships 

**Enhance communication skills.**
**Learn boundaries of confidentiality.**
**Collaborate.**
**Discuss cases.**
**Seek inclusiveness and diversity.**
**Foster a team approach.**
**Address conflict resolution proactively.**
**Strive to be genuine, empathetic, and warm.**

## Resilience Core Element 5:  Personal Perspective and Meaning 

**Personal points of view—weighing the costs, losses, and benefits associated with victim services work.**
**Individual morality, integrity, spirituality.**
**Coherent meaning for life.**

## Components of Personal Perspective and Meaning 

**Morality and integrity**
**Spirituality**
**Coherent life meaning**

## Strategies To Develop Personal Perspective and Meaning 

**Assess your personal values.**
**Integrate new understanding in your work.**
**Assess your perspective of suffering.**
**Question old beliefs.**
**Foster altruism.**
**Engage in social activism.**
**Include values in assessment of victims’ strengths.**
**Discard activities that are not coherent with values.**

## Personal Resilience Development Plan 

## Activity

***Personal Resilience Development Plan***

## Review of Module Learning Objectives

**Identify negative and positive effects of doing trauma-related work.**
**Describe the five core elements of resilience.**
**Develop personal strategies to strengthen your resilience.**