1st Edition
Fostering Resilience Before, During, and After Experiences of Trauma Insights to Inform Practice Across the Lifetime
Hélène’s Story: What Does Resilience look like? A Personal Testimony on My Journey
Hélène Campbell
1. Introduction
Resilience: When, Where, Why and For Whom is it Relevant?
Buuma Maisha; Melanie Morin & Stephanie Massicotte
Part I: Developing Resilience Prior to Facing Mental Health Challenges and Adversity
2. An Experiential Learning Tool for Teaching About the Promotion of Child Resilience to Mental Health Concerns: Moods Managed
Laura Lynne Armstrong
3. Social Media and Resilience
Stephanie Massicotte & Melanie Morin
4. Resilience in the Older Adult
Judith Malette & Nicolas Galton
5. Identity and Resilience in Victims of Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation
Willem F. Scholte, Rina S. Ghafoerkhan & Linda M. Verhaak
Part II: Resilience and Identity During Adversities
6. Resilience, Spirituality, and the Imaginary in the Context of Chronic Pain
Christian R. Bellehumeur & Laure-Marie Carignan
7. A Resilient Identity; Myth or Reality?
Stephanie Massicotte
8. Resilience as it Relates to the Young Adults with a Sudden Onset of Chronic Illness
Melanie Morin
9. Acculturation Stress and Resilience Among Immigrant Families
Winnie Pak Wan Yeung & Christian R. Bellehumeur
Part III: Nurturing Resilience Following Traumatic Events
10. Grieving and Resilience Factors for the Widow(er): Role Transition
Ghislaine Benmoussa & Buuma Maisha
11. Relationships as Resilience and Posttraumatic Growth Factors for War-Time Survivors with Interpretations of Rape as Sexual Taboo: Healing Embrace
Buuma Maisha
12. The Narrative of Resilience through Social Media in the Black Community: #Overcome
Shanna Ossé and Stephanie Massicotte
13. Conclusion: The Lessons We Learned on Resilience and Adversity
Buuma Maisha
Biography
Buuma Maisha is an assistant professor of psychotherapy and counselling at Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Canada.
Stephanie Massicotte is a licensed psychotherapist with a master’s degree in counselling and spirituality. She currently works as a crisis counsellor in Ottawa, Canada.
Melanie Morin holds a master’s degree in counselling and spirituality. She currently works at the Public Service Commission of Canada.






