Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) Service Learning Projects
Document Type
Other
Date of this Version
4-30-2018
Abstract
This paper describes both the theoretical underpinnings and an action plan for building resilience as requested by teachers in a diverse, low-income public high school in Patterson, New Jersey, United States. The authors define and describe widely agreed upon protective factors of resilience, and further operationalize the components into a set of activities for both teachers and students to engage toward increasing resilience. A three-stage learning process is presented for teachers to learn and embed the constructs in their own lives, as well as share with the students. A detailed “learning journey” is appended to describe in detail the specific evidence-based activities intended to target a critical subset of three protective factors: connection, optimism, and self-efficacy. A measurement plan is also provided to assess growth in both students and faculty.
Keywords
resilience, protective factors, optimism, connection, relationships, self-efficacy, teachers, training, students
Date Posted: 12 June 2018