Angelique van Rensburg, PhD (Educational Psychology), is a registered psychological counsellor (independent practice) with the Health Professions Council of South Africa, a member of the Psychological Society of South Africa (PSYSSA) and a Post-doctoral Research Fellow at Optentia Focus Area, North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus (see www.optentia.co.za). She has collaborated in the Pathways to Resilience Research Project since its inception in 2009 (see www.resilienceresearch.org). Angelique has a special interest in the differential resilience processes of black South African youth from the same traditionally-African social ecology.