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Development Building Resilience in Children and Young People Positive Coping What is Positive Coping Coping refers to the individuals efforts to manage both the various external or environmental challenges and the internal or psychological demands that are part of everyday life ID: 917846

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Positive Coping

Teacher Professional Development

Building Resilience in Children and Young People

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Positive CopingWhat is Positive Coping?

‘Coping’ refers to the individual’s efforts to manage both the various external or environmental challenges and the internal or psychological demands that are part of everyday life Coping responses include the thoughts, feelings and actions that occur in response to these demands Individuals deal with the demands on them by drawing on a range of coping strategies. Some coping strategies are more productive than others(Frydenberg 2010)

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Positive CopingWhy Teaching Positive Coping Strategies?

Coping strategies are the things people do to help them to self-calm, persevere and endure, release tension, deal with distress or uncertainty or lift their moodCoping strategies can be learnt through observationChildren tend to imitate the coping strategies that they see modelled in their families and amongst their peersBoys and girls tend to absorb gendered coping stylesStudents can learn to extend their repertoire of coping strategies and benefit from critically reflecting on their own choicesWhen young people develop language around coping, they are more likely to be able to understand and deliberately utilise a range of different strategies for use in addressing different types of challenges

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Positive CopingGendered Coping Styles

Boys more likely to:use

humourdeny anything is wronguse physical recreation or sportsbe aggressive ignore the problemmanage by themselvesabuse substancesuse distractionventilate emotionsact out

Girls more likely to:

talk to others

seek social support

be fatalistic

work harder

cry

worry

blame themselves

seek others’ approval

use wishful thinking

seek spiritual support

set out to solve the problem

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Positive CopingPromote Positive Coping Strategies

These coping strategies arenot effective

- so teach children and young people to minimise use of these:WorrySelf-blameKeep things to selfTension reduction (via alcohol, acting out, displays of anger and distress)

These coping strategies are

effective

- so teach children

and young people to

maximise

use of these:

Work hard

Focus on solving the problem

Seek relaxing diversions

Seek physical recreation

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Positive CopingKey Issues of Concern for Children and Young People

FemalesMalesAge 5-9Family relationshipsBullyingFriends/peer groupsEmotional wellbeingChild abuse

Family relationshipsBullyingEmotional wellbeingChild abuseFriends/peer relationships Age 10-14Mental health concernsFamily

relationshipsEmotional wellbeing

Suicide-related concerns

Dating and partner relationships

Family relationships

Bullying

Emotional wellbeing

Child abuse

Friends/peer relationships

Age 15-19

Mental health concerns

Dating and partner relationships

Emotional wellbeing

Suicide-related concerns

Family relationships

Mental health concerns

Dating and partner relationships

Emotional wellbeing

Friends/peer relationships

Family relationships

BoysTown

2013

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Positive CopingCommon Stressors for Children

Young children (age 3-5) are affected by a range of stressors, the most common being: uncertaintyfear of being abandoned by a significant adultfear of toileting accidentsfear of getting into trouble with a teacher or parentfear of being punished by adultsfear of trying something newbeing bullied or teasedwanting to belong to a groupfear of the darkfear of losing something or someone special

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Positive CopingStress in Young People

A major survey of Australian young people aged 15-19 showed that40% reported being extremely concerned or very concerned about coping with stress37% found that school or study problems were a major concern(Mission Australia 2013)

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Positive CopingMental Health Problems in Children and Young People

Mental health problems are experienced by an estimated 14% of 4-17 year olds (Sawyer et al., 2000)27% of 18-25 year olds (Slade et al., 2009)9% of young people aged 16-25 have ‘high’ or ‘very high’ levels of psychological distress (Slade et al., 2009)Females are twice as likely as males to report high or very high levels of psychological distress (Slade et al., 2009)75% of mental health problems emerge before the age of 25 (Kessler et al., 2007) 19% of 12-24 year olds live with a parent who has a mental health problem (AIHW, 2011)

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Positive CopingData from Youth Mental Health Report, 2014

In 2013, 14,461 young people aged 15-19 years participated in Mission Australia’s Youth Survey. The survey used a widely accepted measure of non-specific psychological distress known as the Kessler 6 (K6) which consists of a six-item scale that asks about experiences of anxiety and depressive symptoms during the past four weeks.The K6 was used to classify Youth Survey respondents into two groups - those with a ‘probable serious mental illness’ and those with ‘no probable serious mental illness’. Just over one fifth (21.2%) of young people aged 15 -19 who responded to the survey met the criteria for having a probable serious mental illness, ranging from 19.4% for 19 year olds to 21.5% for 15 year oldsFemales were almost twice as likely as males to meet criteria for having a probable serious mental illness (26.2% compared to 13.8%) Mission Australia 2014

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Positive CopingSome Groups are More Vulnerable Than Others

Females almost twice as likely to be classified as having a probable serious mental illness as males (26.2% compared to 13.8%). Rates of probable serious mental illness were very similar for those born in Australia (21.2%) and those not (21.1%)Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander respondents had considerably higher rates of probable serious mental illness (31.8% compared to 20.7%) Rates of probable serious mental illness were substantially higher for respondents who reported a disability than those who didn’t (32.8% compared to 20.3%)

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Positive CopingHigher distress levels for young people with a probable serious mental illness

When compared with than those without a probable serious mental illness, young people with a probable serious mental illness were: around 5 times more likely to express serious concerns about depression (57.0% compared to 11.5%) around 5 times more likely to express serious concerns about suicide (35.3% compared to 6.8%) 2.5 times more likely to indicate that coping with stress was a major concern (71.7% compared to 29.5%)around twice as likely to indicate that school or study problems were a major concern (61.6% compared to 31.0%) around twice as likely to indicate that body image is a major concern (57.1% compared to 23.8%) Almost 3 times more likely to have serious concerns around family conflict (40.1% compared to 14.2%).

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Positive CopingTop concerns – higher distress levels for females than males

Females with a probable serious mental illness:Coping with stress 77.9%School or study problems 66.0%Body

image 65.9% Depression 59.8%Males with a probable serious mental illness:Coping with stress 54.9%Depression

49.7% School or study problems 49.4%B

ody image 32.9%

Mission Australia 2014

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Positive CopingMore Serious Concerns About More Issues

Young people without a probable serious mental illness had serious concerns about 1.6 issues, compared with 4.3 for those with a probable serious mental illnessIn addition to having more serious concerns about the issues, young people with a probable serious mental illness also appear to be trying to cope with a higher load of issues than those without a probable serious mental disorder.

Mission Australia 2014

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Positive CopingLower Help Seeking Comfort for those in Most Need

When compared with than those without a probable serious mental illness, young people with a probable serious mental illness are substantially more uncomfortable seeking information, advice or support from:

Parents: 32.8% compared to 10.3%Relatives/family friends: 34.3% compared to 14.5% Teachers: 49.6% compared to 29.2% Friends and the internet are the top sources of information, advice or support that young people, both with and without a probable serious mental illness, were comfortable going toMission Australia 2014

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Positive CopingGender and Help Seeking

60% of male and female respondents with a probable serious mental illness felt uncomfortable accessing help from:a telephone hotline 69.5% a community agency 60.2% online counselling services 61.7%Males with a probable serious mental illness were more uncomfortable than females in seeking information, advice and support from:friends (18.3% compared to 11.4%)the internet (21.7% compared to 13.6%) magazines (50.5% compared to 36.2%)

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Positive CopingPositive and Negative Self-Talk

Self-talk is what we say to ourselves when we are thinking. Mostly this just happens inside our head, though sometimes we also say it out loud:Negative self-talk includes over-personalising adversity, excessive self-blame, and exaggerating the likely duration and impact of adversity or failure. It includes focussing on what is wrong and ignoring what is right. Positive self-talk includes more realistic appraisal of capacity, circumstances and effort. It includes acknowledging and being grateful for the positives, recognising personal strengths and positive intentions, and realistic attribution of responsibility. Use of positive self-talk is associated with greater persistence in the face of challenge, whereas negative self-talk is associated with higher levels of distress, depression and anxiety (Seligman 1995)Those who use positive self-talk about how they will approach and manage challenge are more likely to succeed. Positive self-talk can be learnt or strengthened through practice (Seligman 2009; 2003)PositiveSelf-talk

NegativeSelf-talk

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Positive CopingOptimistic and Pessimistic Thinking Styles

Research in the field of positive psychology identifies the difference between pessimistic and optimistic thinking styles:Pessimistic thinking style is associated with higher levels of depressionOptimistic thinking style is associated with greater persistence in the face of challenge and a better capacity to use resources and supportsTeachers and parents can inadvertently transmit pessimistic thinking styles. Optimistic thinking styles can be learnt both through direct instruction and practice and through role-modelling

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Positive CopingUsing the Learning Activities to Promote Use of Positive Strategies

The Building Resilience Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) activities provide opportunities for children to identify and discuss the value of different types of coping strategiesThey learn about the way in which self-talk contributes to more productive or less productive coping responsesThe topic areas of Positive Coping and Stress-Management include many experiential and reflective activities designed to develop skills of self-calming and positive coping

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Positive CopingExample Learning Activities:1. Cheering Up and Calming Down

Students show strategies they use to cheer themselves up when they feel lonely or sad Students show strategies they use to calm themselves down when they are angry, afraid, jealous or very excitedStudents draw a picture of themselves using a favourite coping strategy to help them manage one of their fearsThis activity is adapted from the Level 5-6 Building Resilience learning materials (Topic 3: Positive coping, Activity 3)

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Positive CopingExample Learning Activities:2. Personal coping profiles

Students share favourite coping strategies.Draw up your own ‘Positive Coping Profile’. Include 20 positive coping strategies, with at least one strategy from each of the five categories: Energetic ActivitySelf-Calming Activity Social Activity Shifting attention Activity Getting Organised Activity This activity is adapted from the Level 5-6

Building Resilience learning materials (Topic 3: Positive coping, Activity 3) 

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Positive CopingExample Learning Activities:3. What is self-talk?

Negative self-talk: is when we say negative things to ourselvesPositive self-talk: is when we say positive things to ourselvesTechnical self-talk: is when we tell ourselves how to do things while we are doing themWork in pairs Read the example scenario (or make up another scenario)Make up an example of each of the three types of self-talk for a person in this scenario

This activity is adapted from the Level 7-8 Building Resilience learning materials (Topic 3: Positive coping, Activity 1) Example scenario: If you were a tourist travelling by yourself in a foreign country you have never been to what would positive self-talk, negative self-talk and technical self-talk sound like?

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Positive CopingExample Learning Activities:4. Six Mind-traps of Pessimistic thinking

Students map pessimistic thoughts and develop optimistic thoughts to contest or argue back:Over-reactingExaggerating how bad things areMind-reading or thinking you know what other people think about youTaking it too personally (Not taking enough responsibility for what happens and blaming other peopleNot taking enough responsibility for what happens and blaming other people Ignoring the positives or the good things that happen

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Positive CopingExample Learning Activities:5. Self-reflection on coping strategies

Fill out the coping profile handout provided, thinking about the sorts of strategies you use to cope when faced with a difficult situationWhat are your top five (most used) strategies?What are the top three strategies you’d like to use more?If you would like to use some strategies more often, how might you go about doing this?Are there any strategies you rarely use? Think about the reasons for thisCompare some responses with a partnerThis activity is adapted from the Level 9-10 Building Resilience learning materials (Topic

5: Stress management, Activity 2) 

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Positive CopingREFLECT

What coping repertoire do you use to build a good work-life balance?How do you model use of productive coping strategies when things do not go to plan in your classroom?What sorts of anger management strategies do you favour in your personal and professional life?What strategies do you use to encourage students to use productive coping strategies?

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Positive CopingUseful Links

SAFEMinds http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/health/Pages/safeminds.aspx Headspace www.headspace.org.au/Beyond blue www.beyondblue.org.au/Smiling Mind www.smilingmind.com.au/

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Positive CopingReferences

BoysTown. (2013). Kids Helpline Overview 2012. Milton, Qld: Boystown2011.Frydenberg, E. (2010). Think positively! A course for developing coping skills in adolescents. London: Continuum International Publishing Group.Frydenberg, E., Deans, J., & O'Brien, K. (2012). Developing everyday coping skills in the early years: Proactive strategies for supporting social and emotional development. London: Continuum Inc. Press.Kessler, R. C., Amminger, G. P., Aguilar-Gaxiola, S., Alonso, J., Lee, S., & Üstün, T. B. (2007). Age of onset mental disorders: a review of recent literature. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 20(4), 359-364.

Lewis, R., & Frydenberg, E., 2002, ‘Concomitants of failure to cope: What we should teach adolescents about coping,’ British Journal Of Educational Psychology, No. 72, pp. 419-431Mission Australia. (2013). Youth Survey 2013. Sydney: Mission Australia.Mission Australia (2014) Youth Mental Health report of Young Australians June 2014 http://www.missionaustralia.com.auSawyer, M.G, Arney, F. M., Baghurst, P. A., Clark, J. J., Graetz, B. W., Kosky, R. J., . . . Zubrick

, S.R. (2000). The Mental Health of Young People in Australia: Key Findings from the Child and Adolescent Component of the National Survey of Mental Health and Well-Being. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 35(6), 806-814 Seligman, M. (1995).

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