Resiliency In Health And Social Care

Resiliency:
I have also learned about the ways in which I am resilient as well as how I can improve my resiliency in the Intro to Abuse course. I discovered that my resiliency score is fairly high at 220, meaning that I am “quite a bit” resilient. The category in which I had the highest level of resiliency with a score of 14 out of 15 possible points is the “Opportunities for Meaningful Participation” section. I think I scored especially highly in this section because I have positive family characteristics and strong community resources. As implied by the resiliency note, having good role models, caring and involved teachers, good mentors, stable friendships, parents who provide emotional support and foster self-sufficiency and the expectation
Recognizing signs of abuse is extremely important because not all children and youth disclose their abuse and some may not even realize that what they are experiencing is abuse. By recognizing that a child is displaying indicators of abuse and reporting it, Child and Youth Care professionals are advocating for their clients in a way that most children and youth are unable to, as well as providing children with a chance to experience a life free of abuse if it can be proven that the children are being abused. The ability to separate yourself from the youth’s negative experiences and feelings is also vital for Child and Youth Care practitioners because it reduces the chances of burnout and helps create healthy boundaries between the Child and Youth Care practitioner and the client. Additionally, in working with abused children, it is essential that Child and Youth Care practitioners are able to deal with challenging behaviours. Often, maltreated children are unable to communicate and cope in appropriate ways as a result of the abuse, causing them to engage in difficult behaviours as a way to communicate or cope with their emotions. The listening and attending skills that
Aspects of professionalism that are especially important when working with maltreated children include having and using self-care strategies and activities; being aware of and sensitive to clients’ triggers and being attuned to the needs of clients. Using self-care strategies and activities is an important part of working with abused children and youth because it helps prevent Child and Youth Care practitioners from getting overwhelmed or burnt out. Being aware of and sensitive to youth’s triggers is also important because it can help Child and Youth Care practitioners understand a youth’s behaviour or why they reacted to a situation in a certain way. It also helps Child and Youth Care practitioners minimize client distress by either acknowledging or reducing client’s triggers. Furthermore, being attuned to the needs of clients is important because abused children and youth will not always verbalize what they need or if something is bothering them. Clearly, this course has taught me and helped me develop the skills, traits and professionalism necessary to be successful when working with abused