This session explores how resilience is conceptualized and applied among transition-age youth (ages 16–29) living with serious mental illness (SMI). Drawing on a comprehensive scoping review of 24 studies, participants will examine multiple research traditions—including stress adaptation, person-environment interactions, recovery-focused models, and critical/cultural perspectives—and the varied ways resilience has been defined, measured, and operationalized. The course highlights tensions and knowledge gaps in current literature, emphasizing the need for intersectional, youth-engaged research approaches that recognize sociocultural and systemic influences on resilience. Practical implications for mental health services and future research directions are also discussed.
This course is based on the reading-based online article, A Scoping Review of Resilience Among Transition-age Youth With Serious Mental Illness created by Amy E. Nesbitt et al in 2023.
Publication Date
BMC Psychiatry Sep 2023
Course Material Authors
Course Material Authors authored the material only, and were not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.
Amy E. Nesbitt
Dr. Amy E. Nesbitt is a researcher at the University of Toronto. She is an expert in rehabilitation sciences and youth mental health. This is her first work published in a peer-reviewed journal.
Catherine M. Sabiston
Dr. Catherine M. Sabiston is a professor at the University of Toronto. She is a psychologist specializing in mental health and well-being in youth. This is her first work published in a peer-reviewed journal.
Anna Hollis, Ph.D., NCSP, is a nationally certified school psychologist currently living near Detroit, Michigan. She is licensed as a psychologist in 2 states (Michigan and South Carolina) and certified as a school psychologist in in 5 states (South Carolina, Michigan, Vermont, Pennsylvania, and Maryland). She is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA); the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP); the Michigan Association of School Psychologists (MASP); and the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS). Dr. Hollis obtained her Ph.D. in School Psychology from the University of South Carolina. Her professional interests include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT); Positive Psychology; Trauma-Informed Practice; and Urban School Psychology.
Recommended For
Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.
Course Objectives:
After taking this course, you should be able to:
Describe how resilience has been defined and measured in the context of transition-age youth with serious mental illness.
Identify the core elements of process-oriented resilience frameworks and how they apply to mental health outcomes.
Discuss the implications of community advisory feedback and research traditions for improving mental health services and future resilience research.
Availability
This course is available starting Apr 24th, 2025 and expires Apr 23rd, 2035
Disclosure to Learners
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships
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including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others ― are required to disclose all relevant financial
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Planners and Reviewers
The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.
Material Authors
Any relevant financial disclosures for course material authors can be found in the article.
Course Creator
Anna Lynn Hollis, Ph.D. – No relevant financial relationships.
Commercial support
There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.
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