Strengthening Family Resilience, Second Edition

Strengthening Family Resilience, Second Edition
ISBN-10
1462503314
ISBN-13
9781462503315
Category
Psychology
Pages
384
Language
English
Published
2011-09-16
Publisher
Guilford Press
Author
Froma Walsh

Description

This informative clinical resource and text presents Froma Walsh's family resilience framework for intervention and prevention with clients dealing with adversity. Drawing on extensive research and clinical experience, the author describes key processes in resilience for practitioners to target and facilitate. Useful guidelines and case illustrations address a wide range of challenges: sudden crisis, trauma, and loss; disruptive transitions, such as job loss, divorce, and migration; persistent multistress conditions of serious illness or poverty; and barriers to success for at-risk youth. New to this edition: reflects research and practice advances chapter on resilience-oriented approaches to recovery from major disasters chapter on applications in community-based programs and international contexts.

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