Handbook of Resilience in Children (Issues in Clinical Child Psychology S)

This handbook gathers into one volume the current scientific theory, clinical guidelines, and real-world interventions that can help children overcome the everyday obstacles they face. It includes a wide range of perspectives addressing the role of resilience in helping children overcome these obstacles. The book provides guidance on how to measure and evaluate resilience in clinical practice, and it emphasizes the importance of resilience – positive psychology – rather than pathologies. In addition, the book features contributions from leading experts from a variety of fields, such as psychology, education, and social work. The Handbook Addresses Ways In Which The Hypothetical And Theoretical Concepts Of Resilience Can Be Applied In Practice. It Provides Clinicians, Academics, And Mental Health Professionals With The Information Needed To Affect Positive Youth Development.--jacket. Why Study Resilience? / Sam Goldstein, Robert B. Brooks -- Resilience Processes In Development / Margaret O'dougherty Wright, Ann S. Masten -- Understanding The Concept Of Resilience / Howard B. Kaplan -- Resilience In Gene-environment Transactions / Kirby Deater-deckard, Linda Ivy, Jessica Smith -- Sustaining And Reframing Vulnerability And Connection: Creating Genuine Resilience In Boys And Young Males / William S. Pollack -- Relational Resilience In Girls / Judith V. Jordan -- What Can We Learn About Resilience From Large-scale Longitudinal Studies? / Emmy E. Werner -- Measuring Resilience In Children / Jack A. Naglieri, Paul A. Lebuffe -- Poverty In Childhood And Adolescence / Robert D. Felner -- Family Violence And Parent Psychopathology / Sara R. Jaffee -- Families As Contexts For Children's Adaptation / Susan M. Sheridan, John W. Eagle, Shannon E. Dowd -- Resiliency In Maltreated Children / Shadi Houshyar, Joan Kaufman -- Resilience And The Disruptive Disorders Of Childhood / Sam Goldstein, Richard Rider -- From Helplessness To Optimism / Karen Reivich [and Others] -- Resilience And The Child With Learning Disabilities / Nancy Mather, Nicole Ofiesh -- Resilience And Self-control Impairment / Wai Chen, Eric Taylor -- Positive Adaptation, Resilience, And The Developmental Asset Framework / Arturo Sesma, Marc Mannes, Peter C. Scales -- The Power Of Parenting / Robert B. Brooks -- Building Educational Opportunity / Maurice J. Elias, Sarah Parker, Jennifer L. Rosenblatt -- Building Resilience In All Children / Emily B. Winslow, Irwin N. Sandler, Sharlene A. Wolchik -- Resilience Through Violence Prevention In Schools / Jennifer Taub, Melissa Pearrow -- Enhancing The Process Of Resilience Through Effective Thinking / Myrna B. Shure, Bonnie Aberson -- The Future Of Children Today / Sam Goldstein, Robert B. Brooks. Edited By Sam Goldstein And Robert B. Brooks. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Today’s children face a multitude of pressures, from the everyday challenges of life to the increasing threats of poverty, exploitation, and trauma. Central to growing up successfully is learning to deal with stress, endure hardships, and thrive despite adversity. Resilience – the ability to cope with and overcome life’s difficulties – is a quality that can potentially be nurtured in all young people. The second edition of the Handbook of Resilience in Children updates and expands on its original focus of resilience in children who overcome adversity to include its development in those not considered at risk, leading to better outcomes for all children across the lifespan. Expert contributors examine resilience in relation to environmental stressors, as a phenomenon in child and adolescent disorders, and as a means toward positive adaptation into adulthood. New and revised chapters explore strategies for developing resilience in the family, the therapist’s office, and the school as well as its nurturance in caregivers and teachers. Topics addressed include: Resilience in maltreated children and adults. Resilience and self-control impairment. Relational resilience in young and adolescent girls. Asset-building as an essential component of treatment. Assessment of social and emotional competencies related to resilience. Building resilience through school bullying prevention programs. Large-scale longitudinal studies on resilience. The second edition of the Handbook of Resilience in Children is a must-have reference for researchers, clinicians, allied practitioners and professionals, and graduate students in school and clinical psychology, education, pediatrics, psychiatry, social work, school counseling, and public health. Even the most significant technological and medical advances of the 21st century have been tempered by the increasing risk posed to children in the form of such stressors as poverty, victimization, and family dysfunction. To overcome such challenging societal pressures, children must become skilled in navigating through these turbulent times. With the proper support from parents, extended families, and communities, children are much more likely to experience positive development rather than dysfunction in their adult lives. To help children overcome the everyday obstacles they face-that is, to beat the odds-the Handbook of Resilience in Childrengathers into one volume the current scientific theory, clinical guidelines, and real-world interventions to address such issues as: The Handbook is the first such volume that attempts to determine the ways in which the hypothetical and theoretical concepts of resilience can be applied in practice. It provides clinicians, academics, and mental health professionals with the information needed to affect positive youth development The "Handbook of Resilience in Children" gathers into one volume the current scientific theory, clinical guidelines, and real-world interventions to address such issues as: the role of resilience in overcoming trauma, adversity, and abuse; the relationship between resilience and other protective factors; resilience differences between boys and girls; measuring and evaluating resilience in clinical practice; using resilience in interventions with children and families; and examples of school and community resilience-building programs. concepts of resilience can be applied in practice. It provides clinicians, academics, and mental health professionals with the information needed to affect positive youth development This book gathers into one volume the current scientific theory, clinical guidelines, and real-world interventions to address such issues as: - The role of resilience in overcoming trauma, adversity, and abuse. - The relationship between resilience and other protective factors. - Resilience differences between boys and girls. - Measuring and evaluating resilience in clinical practice. - Using resilience in interventions with children and families. - Examples of school and community resilience-building programs. (Adapted from back cover) The 'Handbook of Resilience in Children' offers in one volume the scientific theory, clinical guidelines & real world interventions that relate to the role of resilience as a defense mechanism amongst children & addresses issues such as trauma, gender differences, & how to evaluate resilience. The 'Handbook of Resilience in Children' offers the scientific theory, clinical guidelines and real world interventions that relate to the role of resilience as a defence mechanism amongst children and addresses issues such as trauma, gender differences, and how to evaluate resilience This book presents the current scientific theory, clinical guidelines, and interventions that can help children overcome the obstacles they face. It includes a wide range of perspectives addressing the role of resilience in helping children overcome these obstacles.