In this In Practice Episode, Audra leads a conversation about Resilience, emphasizing the power of stories to explore resilience. She shares her professional stories helping parents and teens to create safe spaces for resiliency in stressful situations.

Guest:
Audra Lancaster is a District leader for school counselors in the State of Virginia.
Audra is an accomplished VCU graduate with a master's degree in Education, School Counseling. She has returned to VCU in pursuit of her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision to continue her lifelong work in providing comprehensive services and leadership in this field. With over 16 years in education, both in K-12 and Higher Education, Audra has worked intensively to serve her community as a counselor, educator, advocate, leader, and administrator (district leader in the state of VA). Along the way, she has supported her students, families, clients, and colleagues as they set out to grow personally and professionally. Audra currently serves as the district leader for School Counseling in a large school district in the US.

To learn more about Audra Lancaster, please visit:
https://www.noirecoaching.com/coach

Timestamps:
4:30 – Personal Story – What Connected Audra to Exploring Resilience
7:00 – Concepts – Important Ideas on Resilience
9:10 – Idea – How to Create Spaces for Resilience
12:30 – Research - Pain and emotion: a biopsychosocial review of recent research (Lumley et al., 2012)
13:20 – Concept – Responding Differently to the Same Difficulties
15:30 – Themes for Resilience Skills – Community, Opportunities, Choice
19:50 – Parent Strategies – Creating Safety to Explore Options and Next Steps
25:30 – Professional Story – A Professional Story on Resilience in Real Time
32:10 – Student Strategies – Using Your Support Network (Co-Regulation)
33:10 – Student Strategies – Having A Community
35:00 – Book - Restorative Circles in Schools: A Practical Guide for Educators - Second Edition
35:00 – Concept – Building Community to Navigate Future Distress
37:30 – Professional Story – Building Connections to Have Support
40:00 – Concept – No One Size Fits all for Resilience
42:00 – Concept – Nuance in Resilience
45:00 – Research - Population vs Individual Prediction of Poor Health From Results of Adverse Childhood Experiences Screening (Baldwin et al., 2021)
46:00 – Concept – ACEs score is limited in predicting poor health at the individual level
49:00 – Concept – Parenting Changes Developmentally from Providing Safety to Providing Skills
52:00 – Research – Effectiveness of resilience-based interventions in schools for adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Llistosella et al., 2023)
53:00 – Personal Strategy – Connection w/ People

Special thanks to musical artists:
Psalm Trees: https://psalmtreesbeats.bandcamp.com/
Gas Lab: https://gas-lab.bandcamp.com/music

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