The diagram below presents a consolidation of the model and the tool we adopted, which comprised the Yeladenu Operation’s integrative professional philosophy.
E. Professional Approach
The organizing professional model for increasing the resilience of children and youth
Resilience is a positive psychological ability to cope with stress and crisis situations and to acclimate to the life circumstances caused by these situations. It is a dynamic, evolving process through which people deal with crisis (Lahad, 2006). The underlying assumption is that skills and resources connected to resilience can be acquired, cultivated, and practiced (Resilience (apa. org)). How can we strengthen our children and youth’s resilience? The following components that contribute to resilience were implemented within the Operation: Continuous and sustained professional mental healthcare – As part of our philosophy of partnership with the local authorities, it was decided that in the field of emotional therapy, the services would be provided according to the needs of the local authority resilience centers, as these needs are defined by them. This was executed in continuous professional cooperation with education, welfare, and health officials in the local authorities. Repeated, uninterrupted, and regular participation in multiple channel resilience activity – Alongside emotional therapy, a decision was made to incorporate group educational-social resilience-strengthening activities for the children and youth (ages 6–18). This activity implements the resilience components according to the Gesher model developed by Professor Mooli Lahad and Dr. Ofra Ayalon (1992). The Gesher model represents a multi-dimensional approach, which recommends treating each individual’s unique coping style as a personal configuration of six possible coping components, which form the acronym of the model’s Hebrew name “Gesher Maachad”: G ( guf , body), SH ( sechel , cognition), R ( regesh , emotion), M.A. ( maarechet emunot , belief system), CH ( chevra , social), and D ( dimyon , imagination). The model proposes to strengthen the individual’s resistance by identifying and stimulating their coping channels or developing or expanding them. Solidarity and belonging to a social group alongside leadership – The Operation relies on the philosophy of the CCRAM tool (Conjoint Community Resiliency Assessment Measure) which was developed by Professor Limor Aharonson-Daniel, Professor Mooli Lahad and others (2010). According to this tool, a community’s resilience is defined as its ability to function during a crisis and to resume its routine (even where this routine is new) efficiently after a tragedy.
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Social trust Quality of relationships and trust between residents
Leadership Placing faith in decision makers and local authorities
Physical Coping Strategy Enhancing a sense of capability and self-confidence
Coping Through Imagination Creative thinking, creativity, humor, and innovation
Social Coping Strategy Enhancing a sense of belonging and partnership in social circles
Cognitive Coping Strategy Enhancing a sense of capability through order, rationality, priorities
Values & Leadership-Driven Coping Strategy Enhancing values of responsibility, obligation, independence,
Emotional Coping Strategy Expressing feelings through verbal expression, writing, and music
Connection to Place Belonging and connection to place
Preparedness Perception of
excellence, leadership
communal readiness
Community efficacy
Perception of mutual assistance between residents and belief in the community’s resilience
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