Resource Room

The Resource Room is one of NRRC's primary ways of disseminating informational materials. This section currently includes special documents for NRRC clients and University of Minnesota students. A listing of items for the general public, NRRC Products and Materials, at the end of this section includes a selection of available titles, price, and ordering information.

See also Seminal Papers by Bonnie Benard from NRRC, Native American Resources and Resilience Research and Bonnie and Kathy's Corner with more than 35 additional articles.

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Resources for NRRC Clients: Login

NRRC provides this section of copyrighted, full-text resource materials only for NRRC clients with active service plans in place. In some instances, these documents will serve as training materials. Please contact us for details regarding use of these materials.

Sample NRRC Client Resources:

Instructional Aids
These supports can assist in teaching the principles of Health Realization:
Perfect Bowl of Light
The Bowl of Light, a children's story by Jane Tucker

Book Chapter
Marshall, K. (2004). Resilience research and practice: National resilience resource center bridging the gap. In H. C. Waxman, Y. N. Padron and J. Gray (Eds.). Educational Resiliency: Student, Teacher, and School Perspectives. Greenwich, CN: Information Age Publishing, pp. 63-84. This is a solid introduction to Resilience/Health Realization to support NRRC training and includes a practical discussion of the principles and process of tapping resilience/innate mental health. Addendum includes "Student Services: Sample Application of Resilience/Health Realization".

Visual Aids
NRRC provides these teaching aids developed by Kathy Marshall to assist clients with in-house instruction processes. Simplifying the Principles, Thought Cycle, and Listening.

Overview: Resilience/Health Realization
What is this approach called Resilience/Health Realization? NRRC Executive Director Kathy Marshall explains. Written for school administrators to outline the basic tenants, this article can be insightful for other managers, agency leaders, and decision makers considering a systemic initiative.

NRRC Experience Implementing Resilience/Health Realization in Schools
What happens when Resilience/Health Realization is implemented in a school setting? Written for public school leaders considering such an initiative or for those reporting to school boards or other key groups, NRRC Executive Director Kathy Marshall presents findings from NRRC experiences in Menomonie, Wisconsin, and St. Cloud, Minnesota. Portions of this report are included in Marshall, K. (2004). Resilience Research and Practice: National Resilience Resource Center Bridging the Gap. In H.C. Waxman, Y.N. Padron and J. Gray (Eds.). Educational Resiliency Student, Teacher, and School Perspectives. Greenwich, CN: Information Age Publishing.

Ordinary Magic: A Resilience Framework for Policy, Practice, and Prevention
by Ann S. Masten, Ph.D., Director, Institute of Child Development, Distinguished University Teaching Professor of Child Psychology, Emma M. Birkmaier Professor in Educational Leadership, University of Minnesota for the U. S. Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration Risk and Resilience Conference, presentation, October 26, 2002, Cambridge Massachusetts. Additional presentations from this conference available at www.riskandresilience.org

Bringing Out the Best in Our Kids
This hopeful 40-page parental guide by Kathy Marshall presents Resilience/Health Realization as a means of preventing youth substance abuse. This 2001 publication, developed for the School District of the Menomonie Area, will be available to school systems and other entities engaged in implementing Resilience/Health Realization. Arrangements can be made to customize the contents to include local school district data on youth risk behaviors. The full electronic text of this publication is available to NRRC clients. Others may order print copies on a cost recovery basis by writing to NRRC.

Sample Health Realization References for Helping Professionals
This bibliography, developed by Kathy Marshall for easy client use, includes current references organized by main topics including: addiction, education, mental health, relationships and parenting, resilience research, spirituality, and psychology.

Book Reviews
The following book reviews summarize and critique contents to assist busy professionals in selecting useful resources.
Banks, S. (2001). The Enlightened Gardener
Benard, B. (2004). Resilience: What We Have Learned
Carlson, R. & Bailey, J. (1998). Slowing Down to the Speed of Life
Mills, R. & Spittle, E. (2002). The Wisdom Within
Pransky, G. (1998). The Renaissance of Psychology
Pransky, J. & Carpenos, L. (2000). Thinking/Feeling/Healthy/Doing from the Inside Out: A Middle School Curriculum
Stewart, D. (1993). Creating the Teachable Moment (Reprint available from NRRC)

Resources for University of Minnesota Students: Login

Spirituality and Resilience Course CSpH 5201
This University of Minnesota course, co-developed by National Resilience Resource Center Executive Director Kathy Marshall and Linda Halcon, Ph.D., from the School of Nursing, carries two graduate or undergraduate semester credits. The class is offered jointly by NRRC and the Center for Spirituality and Healing on a recurring basis. The purpose is to teach students how to access resilience personally and professionally using the principles of Health Realization.

This seminar, primarily for professionals in health care, education, and other helping services, is an in-depth exploration of resilience theory and spiritual literature, with specific applications of Resilience/Health Realization to students' personal and professional lives and helping relationships. The course is scheduled so working professionals may attend. Offerings are listed in the Events section.

Objectives include literature critique, examination of personal resilience and protective factors, analysis of historical relationship of resilience and spirituality, experience and description of the principles of health realization, development of criteria and standards for assessing resilience in self and others, and synthesis of the understanding into professionally appropriate applications for each student's situation.

For registration details contact the Center for Spirituality and Healing at 612-624-9459 or Kathy Marshall at 612-624-1693.

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