Resilience Training for Functioning Adults: Program Description and Preliminary Findings from a Pilot Investigation

It has previously been asserted that the construct of resilience holds great promise for diverse high-risk populations and that resilience may be an attribute that can be acquired through training. A rich body of literature suggests the strengths that comprise resilience. This paper describes a resilience training program based upon the identified strengths of resilience and provides additional preliminary data from a pilot investigation which lend support to the idea that resilience can be acquired through training. Suggestions for future research are provided. [International Journal of Emergency Mental Health, 2010, 12(2), pp. 117-130].