Building Resiliency
Reading For the Fun of It! Building Resiliency Through Reading
Reading For the Fun of It! began as a joint reading venture between two Collier County Public Schools media centers and the Friends of the Collier County Public Library. Both organizations are in Naples, Florida...[more]
Resiliency High: A Blueprint for Resiliency-Based Education
Resiliency High is a school teens want to attend. The curriculum is exciting and meaningful. The classes are intellectually stimulating. Arts and crafts, music, creative writing, and physical education and health have equal footing with math and English because the faculty...[more]
Building Resiliency: Resiliency Research
Most mental health experts would argue that many teens are "at risk" for one reason or another. At some point, these teens will face overwhelming problems and challenges that threaten to drown them. Statistics indicate...[more]
The Role of the Media Specialist in Promoting Resiliency in Adolescents
The results of the Kauai Longitudinal Research Study by social scientists Emmy E. Werner and Ruth S. Smith indicate that media specialists play an important part in promoting resiliency in adolescents through the following programs and services that encourage...[more]
Too Hot to Handle: The Trend Towards too Realistic
Many teens learn early on that life is one damned thing after another. (1) Teens learn that the world is full of violence, prejudice, and brutality. They learn that some adults - even trusted parents, teachers, and neighbors - are not models of benevolence and caring like those seen on reruns of The Andy Griffith Show...[more]
Download the flyer / handout for the Library Ladder of Resiliency
Library Programs That Promote Resiliency
Download the Flyer / handout for Library Programs That Promote Resiliency
Download the Flyer / handout for Teen Ladder of Resiliency
Inquiries? Please contact Dr. Jami Jones