The 2021 Jenny Leaper Lecture: Nurturing children’s resilience with Dr Michael Ungar

Nov 24, 2021 - Nov 24, 2021

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The 2021 Jenny Leaper Lecture: Nurturing children’s resilience with Dr Michael Ungar

Nov 24 2021

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Dr Michael Ungar is the Director of the Resilience Research Centre and Canada Research Chair in Child, Family and Community Resilience at Dalhousie University. His research on resilience around the world and across cultures has made him one of the best-known scholars in the field.

In this live webinar presentation, he will share examples from his clinical practice and research collaborations to explore the nature of children’s resilience. Dr. Ungar will provide practical strategies that parents, caregivers, and educators need to help nurture a child’s capacity to be resilient during and post the pandemic.

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