Resilience Research Centre

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	Principal Investigator Dr. Michael Ungar - School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada Co-Applicants Dr. Ann Cameron - Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada Dr. Linda Liebenberg - School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada Dr. Les Samuelson - Department of Sociology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada Dr. Nancy Heath - Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada Dr. Nathalie Trépanier - Département de psychopédagogie et andragogie, University of Montreal, QC, Canada Oversea Partners Dr. Jerry Thomas - Don Brosco Provincial Office, Guwahati, Assam, India Dr. Wenxin Zhang - Faculty of Education, Shandong Teacher's University, Jinan, China Dr. Linda Theron - School for Educational Sciences, North-West University, Vaal Triangle, South Africa Dr. Sombat Tapanya - Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand Project Manager Nora Didkowsky - School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada Reseachers Dr. Carolyn Brooks - Department of Sociology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada Cindy Lau - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada Elise Milot - University of Montreal, QC, Canada Nora Didkowsky - School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada Chun Li - Faculty of Education, Shandong Teacher's University, Jinan, Shandong, China Sister Sini Anthony - Ferrando Speech and Hearing Centre, Meghalaya, India Masai Mabitsela - Department of Education, North-West University, South Africa Pom - Thailand Advisory Committee Each site includes a small advisory committee of two to three local individuals who can help to identify appropriate ways to access youth, help to define the construct of resilience, and oversee the ethical application of the research in their community. These individuals are also influential in their community of service providers and act as aids for dissemination of results to practitioners and policy makers.	Latest News New Partner in Brazil Dr. Renata Liborio from Sao Paulo State University in Brazil has secured funding to continue the Negotiating Resilience Project in Brazil with 20 working children. Funding from FAPESP and UNESP has been made available for two years of research, April 2009 - March 2011. First Phase Completed Thanks to our dedicated team of site investigators and research assistants, we have successfully completed the first phases of the research with youth at each site. The visual data we have collected highlight the many strengths, resources and supports the youth participants use to navigate their way through the challenges they face. Currently, the researchers at each site are returning to the youth to have them reflect on their video and photograph data to ensure we understand youths’ interpretations of their own images. The team has also been active in presenting our work at conferences around the world. Did you know that we now have four research programs running in more than a dozen countries worldwide? Visit our project pages to find out more. Looking for books from the presenters at our June 2010 conference? The event bookseller still has copies and can ship them to you. Please see their website for details: www.kingsbookstore.ca JUST RELEASED Counseling in Challenging Contexts: Working with Individuals and Families Across Clinical and Community Settings (Can you spot the kitten that makes a surprise appearance?) Researching Resilience Resilience in Action RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS The RRC is committed to assisting the professional development of students and graduates interested in youth resilience and researching youth. Onsite internships are designed to provide participants with challenging work experience under the guidance and supervision of researchers with extensive knowledge of youth resilience and mixed research methods. Internships normally result in publications (see the various projects and publications on our website for more details). While we are unable to fund internships, we are happy to provide mentoring to individuals who are able to secure their own funding to join the RRC team at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada. If you are interested in applying, please submit a cover letter specifying your area of interest and anticipated goals, as well as the length of the internship you are seeking. A 3-5 page sample of your writing is also requested. Please contact us at: RESILIENCE RESEARCH CENTRE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY 6414 COBURG ROAD HALIFAX NS B3H 2A7 CANADA Applications can also be emailed to rrc@dal.ca Conference Announcement: Resilience - Why bother? Share, swap and debate resilience research and practice knowledge University of Brighton, England, 6-7 April 2011 This exciting conference promises to be a creative mix of different individuals and groups, coming together to examine what resilience research is telling us AND consider ways of working in light of these findings. Just how does resilience help us to foster healthy responses in times of trouble? The programme will include keynotes from leading international academics, parents, young people and practitioners. Expect workshops, panel debate, posters and networking. To see the Call for contributions and further details, click here.