Strengths-Based Resilience

Tayyab Rashid, PhD, CPsych, is a licensed school and clinical psychologist at the Health and Wellness Centre of the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC). Tayyab's expertise includes strengths-based assessment and interventions, positive education, posttraumatic growth, and multicultural counseling. Tayyab is coauthor of Positive Psychotherapy (2018) which he coauthored with Martin Seligman, the founder of positive psychology. Tayyab's outstanding work has been recognized with awards: Outstanding Practitioner Award (2017) from the International Positive Psychology Association and the Chancellor's Award (2018) from the University of Toronto. Jane Gillham, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist, educator, and researcher at Swarthmore College. Her research focuses on promoting resilience and well-being in youths and especially how schools, families, and communities help youths thrive. Jane is cocreator of the Penn Resilience Program (PRP), as well as several other well-being programs for youths. Jane also serves as a scientific advisor to CorStone, a nonprofit organization devoted to promoting resilience and well-being in young people, especially those in poor and marginalized communities. Afroze Anjum, PhD, CPsych, is a licensed school psychologist on the Toronto District School Board. Afroze's expertise includes strengths-based, school-based interventions that incorporate character strengths, resilience, mindfulness, and adaptive problem solving, to cope with challenges such as depression and anxiety in children. She has worked as a researcher and training facilitator for the Penn Resilience Program and the Positive Psychology for Youth Project. Afroze is currently part of the Toronto District School Board's Wellbeing Committee in the wake of COVID-19.

Section I: Theoretical Background and Development of the
Strengths-Based Resilience Program
1 Resilience
2 Theoretical Foundations of Strengths-Based Resilience
3 SBR Program Development and Validation
4 SBR Program Content and Delivery
Section II: Orientation Session and Regular Practice
Orientation Session
Regular Practice 1: Mindfulness and Relaxation
Regular Practice 2: Gratitude Journal
Section III: The Modules
Module 1: Resilience
Module 2: Fixed and Growth Mindsets
Module 3: Cognitive Accuracy
Module 4: Cognitive Flexibility
Module 5: Character Strengths
Module 6: Signature Strengths
Module 7: Problem Solving and Strengths
Module 8: Grudge and Gratitude
Module 9: Empathy
Module 10: Slowness and Savoring
Module 11: Positive Relationships
Module 12: Positive Communication
Module 13: Altruism
Module 14: Meaning and Purpose