• According to the NCTSN, a Trauma-Informed Child and Family Service System includes focusing on promoting resiliency and protective factors. This means maintaining a balance of focusing on the child’s strengths as well as the negative impact of trauma exposure.
    • What is resilience? 
      • The ability of child to recover and show early and effective adaptation after a potentially traumatic event
      • The ability for a child to respond to the event with minimal distress or impact on daily functioning
      • Caregivers may see a temporary dip in ability to cope followed by early and effective return to a child’s usual functioning
    • What makes adults uniquely effective at the promotion of resilience? 
      • Early identification of trauma exposure in youth and ability to promote and enhance natural strengths 
    • What factors might promote resilience after exposure to a traumatic event?
    • What factors might promote resilience after exposure to traumatic event? 
      • External:
        • Support from parents, friends, school, and community (e.g., strong relationship with caregiver/adult)
        • Resources that buffer negative consequences
        • Feeling safe at home, school, and/or community
      • Internal:
        • Heightened self-esteem and self-worth
        • Sense of self-efficacy
        • Meaning in one’s life (e.g., spiritual or cultural beliefs)
        • Talents or skills in certain areas (e.g., art, sports)
        • Adaptive and flexible coping skills

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