Overview

Despite the numerous benefits derived from major technological and medical innovations of the past century, we continue to live in a world rife with significant social problems and challenges. Children continue to be born into lives of poverty; others must confront daily their parent's mental illness or substance abuse; still others live amid chronic family discord or child abuse. For some of these children, life's difficulties become overwhelming. Their enduring trauma can lead to a downward spiral, until their behavioral and emotional problems become lifelong barriers to success and wellbeing. Almost no one today would deny that the world is sometimes an inhospitable, even dangerous, place for our youth. Yet most children--even those living in high-risk environments--appear to persevere. Some even flourish. And this begs the question: why, in the face of such great odds, do these children become survivors rather than casualties of their environments? For many decades, scholars have pursued answers to the mysteries of resilience. Now, having culled several decades of research findings, the editors of this volume offer an in-depth, leading-edge description and analysis of Resilience in Children, Families and Communities: Linking Context to Practice and Policy. The book is divided into three readily accessible sections that both define the scope and limits of resilience as well as provide hands-on programs that families, neighborhoods, and communities can implement. In addition, several chapters provide real-life intervention strategies and social policies that can be readily put into practice. The goal: to enable children to develop more effective problem-solving skills, to help each child to improve his or her self-image, and to define ways in which role models can affect positive outcomes throughout each child's lifetime. For researchers, clinicians, and students, Resilience in Children, Families and Communities: Linking Context to Practice and Policy is an essential addition to their library. It provides practical information to inform greater success in the effort to encourage resilience in all children and to achieve positive youth development.

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Author:   Ray D. Peters ,  Bonnie Leadbeater ,  Robert J. McMahon, PhD
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.330kg
ISBN:  

9781441934635

ISBN 10:   1441934634
Pages:   202
Publication Date:   29 October 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

The Conceptual and Empirical Framework for Linking Resilience to Intervention and Policy.- Resilience Research.- Resilience in Context.- Disruptive Behaviors.- The Resilience Revolution.- Resilience Enhancement Programs for High-Risk Children, Families, and Youth.- Creating Effective School-Based Interventions for Pregnant Teenagers.- Dating Relationships among At-Risk Adolescents.- Building Strengths and Resilience among At-Risk Mothers and Their Children.- Expanding Resilience Programs to Include Neighborhoods and Communities.- The Social Transformation of Environments and the Promotion of Resilience in Children.- Promoting Resilience in the Inner City.- A Community-Based Approach to Promoting Resilience in Young Children, Their Families, and Their Neighborhoods.- Steps Toward Community-Level Resilience.

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From the reviews: Resilience is a word that is frequently used, but what does it mean, and how does it affect our children, families, and communities? That is precisely the topic of Resilience in Children, Families, and Communities: Linking Context to Practice and Policy. ... This book is exciting in that it represents a call to action for those of us in resilience research, prevention and intervention efforts, and public policy to work together to use all of our expertise ... . (Sarah K. Sifers, PsycCRITIQUES, August, 2005)

From the reviews: Resilience is a word that is frequently used, but what does it mean, and how does it affect our children, families, and communities? That is precisely the topic of Resilience in Children, Families, and Communities: Linking Context to Practice and Policy. ! This book is exciting in that it represents a call to action for those of us in resilience research, prevention and intervention efforts, and public policy to work together to use all of our expertise ! . (Sarah K. Sifers, PsycCRITIQUES, August, 2005)

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