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MD20260423 –ERT Framework: Cultivating Empathy, Strengthening Resilience, and Guiding Personal Transformation- Part II of III: Resilience: Standing Tall in Adversity

Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026; 9:00 am – 12:15 pm 

Presenter: Dwayne Buckingham, Ph.D., LCSW-C, BCD, CCTP

Synopsis: Day 2 focuses on Resilience as the second pillar of E.R.T.™, emphasizing resilience as a dynamic capacity rather than a personality trait or expectation of endurance. Participants examine how empathy creates psychological safety, which in turn strengthens resilience and adaptive functioning.
The session integrates resilience research with leadership and coaching applications, helping participants identify resilience fractures, burnout cycles, and maladaptive coping patterns—without pathologizing human responses to stress and adversity.

Learning Objectives: By the end of the first session, participants will be able to:
1. Identify at least three protective factors associated with psychological resilience as defined by contemporary resilience research.
2. Analyze resilience breakdowns by distinguishing between healthy stress responses and maladaptive coping patterns in two case examples.
3. Apply at least two empathy-informed resilience strategies to support adaptive recovery in individuals, teams, or communities.

CE: 3 Cat 1 in Cultural Competency

Cost: $50 for members; $75 for non-members; $30 for retired members; $20 for student members

Please Note: This workshop meets the BSWE Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice content requirement and qualifies for 3 Category I continuing education units in Cultural Competency.