Life is an imperfect journey and crisis is guaranteed. There will always be setbacks and

misfortunes. Resilience is the ability to adapt to the challenges of life. It’s about bouncing

back rather than falling apart. If you are strong in resilience you have this ‘bouncibility’

and can harness your inner strengths and coping mechanisms.

If you are low in resilience, you will focus too much on your problems and deficits and be

overwhelmed during challenges. You will be drawn towards unhealthy conclusions and

become more vulnerable instead of stronger. Becoming more resilient will not mean that

problems disappear. It does not mean that you have to become ‘as hard as nails’.

Resilience is more about learning how to cope – tapping into our own resources and

fostering inner-strengths in order to stay ‘standing’ during and after crisis.

This seminar outlines some evidence-based strategies linked to greater

outcomes during challenge and change.

THE FACILITATOR

Shane Martin C.Psychol., Ps.S.I. Shane Martin is a psychologist dedicated to teaching the very best self-help psychology to empower people to enhance the quality of their lives. His ‘Moodwatchers’ psychology course has been delivered at community venues throughout the length and breadth of Ireland. Shane has been a keynote speaker at numerous conferences on a range of topics around empowerment, recovery and happiness. A leader within the area of education, he has visited hundreds of educational institutions nationwide working with management teams, teachers/lecturers, students and parents. In February 2017 Shane addressed the Oireachtas (Irish parliament) Joint Committee on Education and Skills on the important topic of Positive Mental Health in Schools. His focus was on how schools can cultivate a culture of resilience. He has been a speaker at national educational conferences by NAHTNI, NICIE,NAPD, ACCS, CSL, IPPN, INTO, JMB and PDA.