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Maintaining Your Resilience in a Challenging Economy

Maintaining Your Resilience in a Challenging Economy. Presented by: Jim Messina, Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist Lead Disaster Mental Health Services Tampa Bay Chapter of American Red Cross Psychologist with: Vericare, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Argosy University

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Maintaining Your Resilience in a Challenging Economy

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  1. Maintaining Your Resilience in a Challenging Economy Presented by: Jim Messina, Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist Lead Disaster Mental Health Services Tampa Bay Chapter of American Red Cross Psychologist with: Vericare, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Argosy University Presentation Available on: www.jamesjmessina.com

  2. "The pessimist complains about the wind; The optimist expects it to change; The realist adjusts the sails." William Arthur Ward

  3. Goals of Program • Identify what is Resilience • Identify strategies for developing one’s resilience in the face of the challenging economy • Problem solve solutions for developing resilience strategies in your own setting to face the challenging economy

  4. Emotional Fears in Economic Hard Times • Fear of personal ineffectiveness or loss of ability to survive the Challenging Economics • Fear of loss of job due to possible failure of one’s personal effectiveness or professional skills • Fear of impact of losing one’s job on one’s self-worth and self-esteem • Fear about impact on family and marriage if not able to meet financial needs in this new economic reality

  5. So What is Resilience? • The APA Health Center says that: Resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or even 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.

  6. What are Key Factors Associated with Resilience? The APA Help Center identifies them as: • The capacity to make realistic plans and take steps to carry them out • A positive view of yourself and confidence in your strengths & abilities • Skills in communication and problem solving • The capacity to manage strong feelings and impulses

  7. References • APA Help Center: The Road to Resilience: http://www.apahelpcenter.org/featuredtopics/feature.php?id=6

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