Strengthening Family Resilience, Second Edition

Froma Walsh, PhD, MSW, Mose and Sylvia Firestone Professor Emerita, School of Social Service Administration and Department of Psychiatry, University of Chicago, Illinois, USA; Codirector, Chicago Center for Family Health

Part I: Overview. Foundations of a Family Resilience Approach. The Growing Diversity and Complexity of Families in a Changing World. Part II: Key Family Processes in Resilience. Belief Systems: The Heart and Soul of Resilience. Organizational Patterns: Family Shock Absorbers. Communication Processes: Facilitating Mutual Support and Problem Solving. Part III: Practice Application. Practice Principles and Guidelines to Strengthen Family Resilience. A Family Resilience Framework for Community-based Programs and Services. Part IV: Facilitating Family Resilience through Crisis and Prolonged Challenges. Loss, Recovery, and Resilience. Chronic Illness and Family Caregiving: Challenges and Gifts. Strengthening Resilience in Vulnerable Multi-stressed Families. Recovery from Traumatic Loss and Major Disasters: Strengthening Family and Community Resilience. Reconnection and Reconciliation: Bridge Over Troubled Waters.