In other words, resilient people have successfully used personal strengths to protect themselves, and thrive.
Many children of alcoholics are resilient.
There are a few simple things that every professional who works with COAs and COSAs can do to encourage resiliency. One is to help children and adults recognize their personal strengths. This usually happens over time. 2. reframe the experience and lessons learned - a process through which a person looks at a set of experiences through a positive lens. By recasting a situation into something positive, COAs and COSAs can begin to recognize the coping skills and strengths they have used to their benefit.