Handbook of Resilience in Children

by Sam Goldstein (Editor), Robert B. Brooks (Editor)

Overview

The second edition of this book expands its focus on resilience in children who overcome adversity to examine its development in those not considered at risk. Offers strategies for building resilience in the family, in school and in the therapist's office.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461436607
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	08/02/2012
Edition description:	2nd ed. 2013
Pages:	527
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.05(d)

About the Author

Sam Goldstein obtained his Ph.D. in School Psychology from the University of Utah and is licensed as a Psychologist and Certified School Psychologist in the state of Utah. He is also board certified as a Pediatric Neuropsychologist and listed in the Council for the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the National Academy of Neuropsychology. He is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, the University of Utah School of Medicine. He has authored, co-edited, or co-authored over fifty clinical and trade publications, three dozen chapters, nearly three dozen peer-reviewed scientific articles, and eight psychological and europsychological tests. Since 1980, he has served as Clinical Director of The Neurology, Learning, and Behavior Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Robert B. Brooks obtained his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Clark University in Worcester, MA, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Colorado Medical School in Denver. He is board certified in Clinical Psychology and listed in the Council for the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology. He is currently on the faculty of Harvard Medical School (part-time) and is Former Director of the Department of Psychology at McLean Hospital, a private psychiatric hospital. He has authored, co-edited, or co-authored 19 books and, in addition, authored or co-authored almost three dozen chapters and more than three dozen peer-reviewed scientific articles. He has received numerous awards for his work, including most recently the Mental Health Humanitarian Award from William James College in Massachusetts for his contributions as a Clinician, Educator, and Author.

Table of Contents

Part I: Overview

Chapter 1 The Continuing Study of Resilience in Times of a Pandemic: This is Why We Study Childhood Resilience

Chapter 2 Resilience Processes in Development: Multisystem Integration Emerging from Four Waves of Research

Chapter 3 Resilience in Gene-Environment Transactions

Chapter 4 Relational Resilience in Girls

Chapter 5 What Can We Learn About Resilience from Large-Scale Longitudinal Studies?

Part II: Resilience as a Phenomenon in Childhood Challenges

Chapter 6 Resilience in Situational and Cultural Context

Chapter 7 Appreciating and Promoting Resilience in Families

Chapter 8 Resilience and the Disruptive, Impulse Control and Conduct Disorders of Childhood

Chapter 9 From Helplessness to Optimism: The Role of Resilience in Treating and Preventing Depression in Youth

Chapter 10 Resilience and Self-Control Impairment

Part III: Assessment of Resilience

Chapter 11 Measuring Resilience in Children: From Theory to Practice

Chapter 12 Assessment of Social Emotional Competencies in Educational Settings

Chapter 13 Assessing Resiliency in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults

Chapter 14 Assessment of Resilience with the Risk Inventory and Strengths Evaluation (RISE)

Part IV: Resilience in Family and Community Settings

Chapter 15 Comprehensive Interventions to Foster Resilience in Children With Complex Trauma

Chapter 16 Building Resilience in Juvenile Offenders

Chapter 17 Cultivating Resilience in LGBTQ+ Youth

Chapter 18 Resilience and Positive Youth Development: A Dynamic, Relational Developmental Systems-Based Perspective

Chapter 19 A Resilience Framework for Treating Child Trauma

Chapter 20 Promoting Resilience in Families

Chapter 21 The Power of Parenting

Chapter 22 Building Resilience in Children: A Public Health Equity Approach

Chapter 23 Enhancing the Process of Resilience Through Effective Thinking

Part V Resilience in School Settings

Chapter 24 Re-thinking Approaches to Fostering Academic Resilience

Chapter 25 Resilience and the Child with Learning Disabilities

Chapter 26 Resilience through Violence and Bullying Prevention in Schools

Chapter 27 Caring for the Caregiver: Promoting the Resilience of Educators

Chapter 28 Enhancing Resilience in Classrooms

Chapter 29 School Climate Improvement: A Data-Driven Strategy That Supports

Chapter 30 Nurturing Positive Emotions in the Classroom: A Foundation for Purpose,

Chapter 31 The BARR Model: Fostering Resilient School Systems, Staff and Students

Part VI Conclusions

Chapter 32 After Resilience, What?