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Developing career resilience
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Acknowledgements

This free course was written by Catrin Davies and Ann Pegg. It was first published in November 2016. It was reviewed and updated with new content by Liz Smith in 2021.

Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] ), this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence.

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Course image: flyparade; Getty Images

Course video: rusm; Getty Images; gorodenkoff; Getty Images; Khosrork; Getty Images; kukhunthod; Getty Images; thatadamlad; Getty Images; fizkes; Getty Images; Artfoliophoto; Getty Images; Matvey Cherakshev; Getty Images; logvinov Dmitrii; Getty Images; monkeybusinessimages; Getty Images; shironosov; Getty Images

Images Week 1

Figure 1: Mark Bonett; Dreamstime.com

Figure 2: Vitezslav Vylicil; Shutterstock.com

Figure 3: Phynart Studio; Getty Images

Figure 4: JoZtar; Getty Images

Figure 5: master1305; Getty Images

Figure 6: Rawpixel; Getty Images

Figure 7: John M. Fisher

Videos Week 1

Video 1: miljko; Getty Images; Synthetic-Exposition; Getty Images; Vadim_Key; Getty Images; Pukkascott; Getty Images; Train_Arrival; Getty Images; fizkes; Getty Images; Daisy-Daisy; Getty Images

Video 3: Tertiary Education Commission; www.tec.govt.nz

Images Week 2

Figure 1: Glasgow Centre for Population Health

Figure 2: ktsimage; Getty Images

Figure 3: SolStock; Getty Images

Videos Week 2

Video 1: fizkes; Getty Images; Yuriy Kryvoshapka; Getty Images; gorodenkoff; Getty Images; iLexx; Getty Images; shironosov; Getty Images; mphillips007; Getty Images; monkeybusinessimages; Getty Images

Video 2: Resilience personality: a good day at work. Courtesy © robertsoncooper.com

Images Week 3

Figure 1: monkeybusinessimages; Getty Images

Figure 2: Lyn Worsley / The Resilience Doughnut Pty Ltd; https://www.theresiliencedoughnut.com.au/

Figure 3: Professor25; Getty Images

Figure 4: 3D_generator; Getty Images

Figure 5: fizkes; Getty Images

Videos Week 3

Video 1: fizkes; Getty Images; ronstik; Getty Images; konstantynov; Getty Images; sibway; Getty Images; fizkes; Getty Images; gpointstudio; Getty Images; AnnaStills; Getty Images

Images Week 4

Figure 1: MarcelC; Getty Images

Figure 2: Prostock-Studio; Getty Images

Figure 3: takasuu; Getty Images

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Figure 5: Lordn; Getty Images

Figure 7: Prostock-Studio; Getty Images

Videos Week 4

Video 1: SpaceStockFootage; Getty Images; Davman; Getty Images; Visual_Bricks; Getty Images; PhonlamaiPhoto; Getty Images; fizkes; Getty Images; silverkblack; Getty Images; Vadim_Key; Getty Images

Video 2: Generations in the Workplace: courtesy of Dignify

Video 3: Supporting your mental health whilst working from home: courtesy of MHFA England, https://mhfaengland.org/

Video 4: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: Video by Sprouts: https://www.youtube.com/c/sproutsvideos; https://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/

Images Week 5

Figure 1: Louise Porter

Figure 2: Damir Khabirov; Getty Images

Figure 3: Image Source; Getty Images

Figure 4: ArtRachen01; Getty Images

Figure 5: bombermoon; Getty Images

Figure 6: ktsimage; Getty Images

Figure 7: adapted from Dye, V. (2011) ‘Reflection, reflection, reflection. I’m thinking all the time, why do I need a theory or model of reflection?’, in McGregor, D. and Cartwright, L. (eds), Developing Reflective Practice: A Guide for Beginning Teachers, Maidenhead, Open University Press, pp. 217–34

Videos Week 5

Video 1: nattavutluechai; Getty Images; Kanizphoto; Getty Images; Wavebreakmedia; Getty Images; RaptTv; Getty Images; antoniotruzzi; Getty Images; ipuwadol; Getty Images; Yuriy Kryvoshapka; Getty Images

Video 4: The GROW Model: courtesy of Michael Heath

Images Week 6

Figure 1: Yutthana Gaetgeaw; Getty Images

Figure 2: anyaberkut; Getty Images

Figure 3: Fascinadora; Getty Images

Figure 4: Lemon_tm; Getty Images

Figure 5: metamorworks; Getty Images

Figure 6: stefanamer; Getty Images

Videos Week 6

Video 1: silverkblack; Getty Images; Lyndon Stratford; Getty Images; Jeremy Lopez; Getty Images; gorodenkoff; Getty Images; fizkes; Getty Images; VectorFusionArt; Getty Images; Motortion; Getty Images

Images Week 7

Figure 1: marchmeena29; Getty Images

Figure 2: fizkes; Getty Images

Figure 3: Fokusiert; Getty Images

Figure 4: stanciuc; Getty Images

Figure 5: designer491; Getty Images

Videos Week 7

Video 1: monkeybusinessimages; Getty Images; Klockaren Productions; Getty Images; Standart; Getty Images; fizkes; Getty Images; Vadim_Key; Getty Images; Wavebreakmedia; Getty Images; gorodenkoff; Getty Images

Video 3: Developing emotional intelligence: Mind Tools Video courtesy of Emerald Works Limited

Video 4: courtesy of Jeff Cole

Images Week 8

Figure 1: Peshkova; Getty Images

Figure 2: HAKINMHAN; Getty Images

Figure 3: LWL Limited; http://www.liggywebb.com/files/id/541/view/the-little-book-of-resilience.pdf%20page%205

Figure 4: PhonlamaiPhoto; Getty Images

Figures 5 and 6: UK Comission for Employment & Skills; www.ukces.org.uk/thefutureofwork

Videos Week 8

Video 1: fizkes; Getty Images; George-3d; Getty Images; Wavebreakmedia; Getty Images; gorodenkoff; Getty Images; Zyabich; Getty Images

Video 2: How to set SMART goals: Mind Tools Video courtesy of Emerald Works Limited

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