Fostering Resilience in Exceptional Children: The Search for Islands of Competence

Abstract

(from the chapter) Examines factors that contribute to resilience and self-esteem in exceptional children, especially those with learning, attentional, or behavioral disorders; frameworks for understanding the components of self-esteem; the importance of a strength-based model that focuses on identifying and reinforcing each child's "islands of competence"; and interventions to foster self-esteem, resilience, and hope in these youngsters. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved) (chapter)