The Månha Project: Resilient Enabling Community-Based Initiatives. Heather G. Zimmerman

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1 The Månha Project: Resilient Enabling Community-Based Initiatives Heather G. Zimmerman

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3 Guam In a Nutshell Image 2 Image 1

4 In a Nutshell (Cont.) Challenges Tin-Wood Structure in Dededo Geography Cultural-Political Climate Migration Infrastructure Education Wealth Inequality Industry Healthcare Photo: Rick Cruz/PDN)

5 Månha Project Young Coconut Chamorro Est Projects Youth Camp Community Development

6 Project Design Decolonizing Methods Resilience Research Bronfenbrenner Månha Project

7 Resilience Research In the context of exposure to significant adversity, resilience is both the capacityof individuals to navigatetheir way to the psychological, social, cultural, and physical resources that sustain their well-being, and their capacity individuallyand collectivelyto negotiatefor these resourcesto be provided and experienced in culturally meaningful ways. (Ungar, 2008, p. 225)

8 Resilience Research Deaf Specific Risks to Resilience Caregiver child attachment Achievement and Desirable Outcomes Life Academic Employment Social Communication disadvantages Institutional & Structural Discrimination Some Potential Risks to Resilience (Young, et al., 2008; Zand & Pierce, 2011)

9 Resilience Research Social Structure Individual School & Employment Family Accessible Communication Not use deafness as an excuse Collaborative Early Identification Accessible Communication Rich Participation Interpersonal skills High expectations Problem- Solving skills Good Communication Skills Extracurricular activities Religion Advocacy Family Involvement Acceptance of the child Independence Academic supports Routines Accessible Communication Togetherness Nutshell of what we know (Ahlert, & Greeff, 2012; Jacobs et al, 2012; Luckner& Muir, 2001; Rogers et al., 2003; Zimmerman, under review )

10 Resilience Research Project Design Resilience rests, fundamentally, on relationships. The desire to belong is a basic human need, and positive connections with others lie at the very core of psychological development; strong, supportive relationships are criticalfor achieving and sustaining resilient adaptation. (p. 780) Luthar(2006)

11 Bronfenbrenner s ecological systems theory Macrosystem Exocarp(Outer Skin) Mesocarp(Coir) Exosystem Project Design Mesosystem Testa(Seed Coat) Microsystem Endosperm (Meat) Individual Embryo

12 Decolonizing Methods Project Design Of, By, and For Smith (2012) Dialogic Freire (1970) Cultural practices functioning to support creative invention Tomasello (1999)

13 Dialogic Leaders who do not act dialogically, but insist on imposing their decisions, do not organize the people--theymanipulate them. They do not liberate, nor are they liberated: they oppress. Paulo Freire, (1970)

14 Månha Project at a Glance Deaf Camp Deaf & Disability Rights Workshop Interpreter Workshop Language/Culture Class Social Events

15 References Ahlert, I.A., & Greeff, A.P. (2012). Resilience factors associated with adaption in families with deaf and hard of hearing children. American Annals of the Deaf, 157(4), Bronfenbrenner, U. (1979). The Ecology of Human Development: Experiments by Nature and Design. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Central Intelligence Agency [CIA]. (2015, July 30). The World Factbook: Guam. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved from Freire, P. (1970) Pedagogy of the oppressed. New York, NY: Continuum. Jacobs, P. G., PhD., Brown, P. M., & Paatsch, L., PhD. (2012). Social and professional participation of individuals who are deaf: Utilizing the psychosocial potential maximization framework. The Volta Review, 112(1), Retrieved from Luckner, J. L., & Muir, S. (2001). Successful students who are deaf in general education settings. American Annals of the Deaf, 146(5), Retrieved from Luthar, S.S. (2006). Resilience in development: A synthesis of research across five decades. In D. Cicchetti& D.J. Cohen (Eds.), Developmental psychopathology: Vol. 3. Risk, disorder, and adaptation (2nd ed.,pp ). New York: Wiley. Rogers, S., Muir, K., & Christine, R. E. (2003). Signs of resilience: Assets that support deaf adults' success in bridging the deaf and hearing worlds. American Annals of the Deaf, 148(3), Retrieved from Smith, L. T. (2012). Decolonizing methodologies: Research and indigenous peoples. (2 nd ed.) New York, NY: Zed Books. Tomasello, M. (1999). The cultural origins of human cognition. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Ungar, M. (2008). Resilience across cultures. British Journal of Social Work, 38(2), Young, A. M., Green, L., & Rogers, K. D. (2008). Resilience and deaf children: A literature review. Deafness and Education International. 10(1), Zand, D. H., & Pierce, K. J. (Eds.). (2011). Resilience in deaf children: Adaption through emerging adulthood. New York, NY: Springer. Zimmerman, H. G. (under review). Pathways to resilience: Perspectives from the Guamanian Sign Language Community. Deafness & Education International. Maney Publishing.

16 Correspondence Heather G. Zimmerman Box #1520, 800 Florida Ave. NE.,Washington, DC