Overview
Resilience is the ability to bounce back or return to normal functioning after adversity. Many humanitarians adapt to challenge in the short term by drawing on natural strengths. However, given the nature and intensity of humanitarian work, most relief and development professionals will need to intentionally build their resilience in order to offset the effects of long term stress exposure on the brain and body.
Relationships are central to your health and wellbeing. Supportive relationships are fundamental to resilience and to buffering stress. Healthy relationships also correspond to decreased levels of trauma, increased effectiveness in the workplace, and higher functioning teams. For this reason, relational styles and levels of social support are key topics that we address in every conversation with humanitarian staff, whether they are newly deployed to the field or a seasoned professional managing others.
Structure
- Family Matters: Self Care For Family Members Of Humanitarian Workers (Certificate Course)
- Staying Close While Apart: Maintaining Personal Relationships While Deployed
- Helping Aid Workers and Their Children Cope With Disaster
- My Definition Of Resilience
- Relationships And Humanitarian Work