Building Community and Family Resilience

Amanda W. Harrist received her Ph.D. in Child Development at the University of Tennessee. She is currently Associate Director for Education and Translation at the Center for Family Resilience at Oklahoma State University, where she is also a Professor of Human Development and Family Science. Her research is focused on understanding psychosocial risk and protective processes in children's social contexts, particularly the parent-child relationship and peer relations at school.

Michael Stout, Ph.D., George Kaiser Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Family and Community Policy, Associate Professor of Human Development & Family Science, Oklahoma State University.

I. Relationships Between Community and Family Resilience.- Preface.- Community Context and Resilient Families.- Building and Strengthening Communities: What Works? What Doesn't?.- How Do Cities Think About Resilience?.- Family Resilience Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Preliminary Evidence from the RCYC Study.- Public Health and Community and Family Resilience.- II. Building Community and Family Resilience Through Policy and Programming.- Resilience in Women from Trauma and Addiction: Development of Life Skills Through Structured Recovery Programs.- A Journey to Becoming a Trauma-Sensitive School and Supporting Resilience in Elementary-Age Students.- Navigating the Waters of Early Childhood Child Care Policy.- Resiliency for All: Not Forgetting the Forgotten.- A Layman's Passion for and Experience with Developing Family Resilience Through Community Based Missions. The Use and Value of 'Sweat Equity': Three Examples.

"Building Community and Family Resilience provides an engaging examination of the complexities of family and community resilience. A complete grasp of the subject is provided through the variety of chapters, each of which was written by a practitioner or academic. The book's informative content and useful application make it a worthy read for anybody looking to foster resilience within families and communities ... . As students and practitioners, we very much enjoyed reading and recommending this book." (Nursehan Sugiharto, Ahmad Rizaldi and Permata Chitra Haelda Manik,  European Journal of Social Work, November 23, 2023)