Eagle soaring: the power of the resilient self.
Adversity can be an opportunity to focus on strengths and nurture resiliency. Cultural understanding and awareness can be easily incorporated into therapy through empathic listening, a therapeutic alliance, and supportive understanding. Patients should not subscribe to "victim" labels. Resilience should be celebrated.
Engel
Bonnie
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, True North Solutions, Bismarck, ND 58501, USA. truesolutions@qwest.net
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003469:Culture; D006801:Humans; D012649:Self Concept; D020377:Self Efficacy