The Risk And Resilience Model :
According to the Risk And Resilience Model (Pearce, 1993) there exist three categories of factors that put the child’s mental health at risk. These are as follows :
- Factors relating to the child’s / young person’s environment
- Factors relating to the child’s / young person’s family
- Factors relating to the child / young person himself/herself
The List Of Risk Factors (Split Into The Three Categories Given Above) :
Let’s look at each of these three categories of factors in turn :
- Factors relating to the child’s / young person’s environment :
These include the following :
- living in a violent community
- socioeconomic deprivation
- living in an environment in which one is discriminated against
- homelessness
- living in the environment as a refugee or asylum seeker
- disaster
- other significant, adverse life event
2. Factors relating to the child’s / young person’s family :
- experiencing problems early in life relating to nurturing / attachment
- breakdown of the family/separation/divorce
- conflict within the family
- inconsistent / unclear discipline
- hostile and/or rejecting relationships
- physical, sexual, emotional abuse
- parental criminal behavior
- significant adult’s failure to adapt to the child’s changing developmental needs
- mental illness of parent/s
- death/bereavement/loss of family members and/or friends
3. Factors relating to the child / young person himself/herself:
- low I.Q. / learning difficulties
- genetic influences
- temperamental difficulties
- communication difficulties
- specific developmental delay
- chronic physical illness
- gender identity conflict
- low self-esteem
- academic failure
- poor school attendance
- neurological disorder
Resilience: Factors That Help To Protect A Child / Young Person From Becoming Mentally Ill :
Pearce’s model also includes factors that help to protect a child / young person from becoming mentally ill which he refers to as RESILIENCE FACTORS; I list these below :
- social skills
- self-esteem
- familial compassion and warmth
- a stable family environment
- a skill or talent
- a social support system that encourages personal development and coping skills
RESOURCE:
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SEE ALSO:
STEPS TO TRAUMA RECOVERY AND BUILDING RESILIENCE
David Hosier BSc Hons; MSc; PGDE(FAHE).