Handbook of Resilience in Children

Handbook of Resilience in Children edited by Sam Goldstein, Robert B. Brooks.

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...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Goldstein, Sam (Editor), Brooks, Robert B. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2005.
Edition:1st ed. 2005.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Child psychology.
School psychology.
Education.
Social work.
Psychotherapy.
Counseling.
Clinical psychology.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Overview
  • Why Study Resilience?
  • Resilience Processes in Development
  • Understanding the Concept of Resilience
  • Resilience in Gene-Environment Transactions
  • Sustaining and Reframing Vulnerability and Connection
  • Relational Resilience in Girls
  • What Can We Learn about Resilience from Large-Scale Longitudinal Studies?
  • Measuring Resilience in Children
  • Environmental Issues
  • Poverty in Childhood and Adolescence
  • Family Violence and Parent Psychopathology
  • Families as Contexts for Children’s Adaptation
  • Resiliency in Maltreated Children
  • Resilience as a Phenomenon in Childhood Disorders
  • Resilience and the Disruptive Disorders of Childhood
  • From Helplessness to Optimism
  • Resilience and the Child with Learning Disabilities
  • Resilience and Self-Control Impairment
  • Shaping the Future of Children
  • Positive Adaptation, Resilience, and the Developmental Asset Framework
  • The Power of Parenting
  • Building Educational Opportunity
  • Building Resilience in All Children
  • Resilience through Violence Prevention in Schools
  • Enhancing the Process of Resilience through Effective Thinking
  • Conclusions
  • The Future of Children Today.

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