The concept of resilience has received much attention in the field of stress and well-being. However, it is also a valuable competency that supports employee engagement, leadership effectiveness, and other important organizational outcomes. This workshop will explore the construct of resilience, present a conceptual framework, and articulate links to individual and organizational performance. We will also discuss approaches to helping individuals understand, experience, and build their resilience, and provide time for workshop participants to apply this information at a personal level.
Learning Objectives:
- Define the construct of resilience.
- Outline a conceptual framework for resilience.
- Articulate connections between resilience and various measures of individual and organizational effectiveness.
- Summarize approaches to developing resilience.
- Increase self-awareness of personal resilience and possible development activities.
Intended Audience:
This session is intended for a general audience at a post-graduate level; no specific content knowledge is required.
Continuing Education (CE) Credits:
This workshop is approved by SIOP and APA to grant 3 CE credit hours (including Ethics requirement) - no partial credit is allowed. In order to obtain the CE credits, attendees must:
- Sign in prior to the workshop and sign out afterwards.
- Be present for the full 3-hour workshop period.
- SIOP will email CE certificates 3-4 weeks after workshop.
Note: These are SIOP/APA policies and no exceptions are allowed.
Presenter:
Linda Hoopes, PhD - Linda Hoopes is founder and president of Resilience Alliance, a training and consulting firm focused on helping organizations and individuals thrive in turbulence, and of Realization Institute, a consulting firm focused on helping organizations successfully execute major change. She received her A.B. in Psychology from Davidson College and her Ph.D. in I/O Psychology from the University of Tennessee, and has served on the faculties of Colby College, Rutgers University, Georgia Tech, and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Prior to her current role, she worked with ODR (now Conner Partners), a change-management training and consulting firm, for over 20 years, serving in a range of roles including Director of Research and Assessments, Senior Consultant, and Chief Operating Officer. She is the author of two books: Prosilience: Building Your Resilience for a Turbulent World (Dara Press, 2017) and Managing Change with Personal Resilience, co-authored with Mark Kelly (Mark Kelly Books, 2014), and is a licensed psychologist in the state of Georgia.
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