PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE DEVELOPMENT AND TEACHERS’ ROLE IN ENHANCING RESILIENCE

Abstract

Resilience is defined as positive psychological adaptation and coping with changes and challenges. It is developed and mobilized in crisis and stressful situations. In this review, the concept of psychological resilience and theoretical issues are considered to indicate the early manifestations and formation of resilience. Resilience’s promotive and protective factors are sorted, and the role of social support is considered, too. Preschool teachers’ and school teachers’ roles in the development of resilience as process phenomena are analysed. The manner of teachers’ training on how to enhance their own resilience and how to support pupils’ resilience development is described. Finally, the programme for enhancing student-teacher’ resilience and developing skills to support the students’ resilience development is presented.