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Surviving Survival: The Art and Science of Resilience

Surviving Survival: The Art and Science of Resilience. 2013 NASW-IL Conference Candi Gray Cheri Sinnott. We Are All Survivors. Surviving Survival: the Art and Science of Resilience  by Laurence Gonzales Personal characteristics

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Surviving Survival: The Art and Science of Resilience

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  1. Surviving Survival: The Art and Science of Resilience 2013 NASW-IL Conference Candi Gray Cheri Sinnott

  2. We Are All Survivors • Surviving Survival: the Art and Science of Resilience by Laurence Gonzales • Personal characteristics • Successful vs. ineffective strategies for surviving the survival piece of complex circumstances • Goal - post trauma, clients do not develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

  3. Goals for Today • Self-identify experiences with survival and successful strategies. • Strategies that can be used with clients as interventions. • Strategies to enhance a social worker’s capacity to be prepared for tragic events. • Connections between the coping strategies for survival and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. • Ways to integrate survival skills into our lives and social work practice.

  4. Adaptive Strategies • Sublimation - do something to channel your energy and anxiety • Altruism - do something for someone else • Suppression - don't think about your trauma; distract yourself from it • Anticipation - see the future clearly and prepare for it • Humor - be able to laugh at yourself and your misfortune - one of the most healing abilities of all

  5. Immature/Ineffective Strategies • Projection - blame someone else • Passive Aggression - respond with anger • Dissociation - be in denial • Acting Out - impulsive behavior • Fantasy - take leave of reality • Hypochondriasis - imagine you're sick all the time

  6. 12 Steps Successful Survivors Take To Improve Their Chances of Success • 1 - Perceive and believe • 2 - Remain calm • 3 - Realistic assessment of resources and predicament; set achievable goals • 4 - Act on your plan • 5 - Celebrate your success once you've taken action • 6 - Count your blessings • 7 - Play, have fun • 8 - See the beauty • 9 - Belief that you can influence events • 10 - Surrender - let go of your fears and move forward • 11 - Do whatever is necessary to make that move happen • 12 - Never give up • From Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales

  7. Rules of Life • Want it, need it, have it • Be here now • Be patient • Be tough • Get the small picture • Put things in their place • Work, work, work • See one, do one, teach one • Touch someone • Be grateful • Walk the walk • Life is deep; shallow up

  8. Personal Experiences with Survival • Micro/Mezzo/Macro • Ourselves • Our clients • Effective coping strategies and interventions

  9. Integrating Into Practice • Finding the Silver Lining • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy • Various settings – school social work, health care, mental health • Continuum of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - does it impact ability to function - coping skills

  10. Contact Information Candi Gray cgray@cancercenter.org Cheri Sinnott cheris@isrc.us

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