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Appreciating and Promoting Resilience in Families

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This chapter provides an overview of the role of resilience within families. Although the definition and structure of families have evolved over time, families continue to provide the primary context for a child’s development. Thus, the family provides a critical support system that can enhance the resilience exhibited by its members. Important family characteristics that promote resilience are positive parenting, family engagement, communicating and problem-solving, and adaptability and stability. Strategies to enhance family resilience are presented in this chapter, including the provision of family-centered services and addressing adverse childhood experiences. Also included is a description of Teachers and Parents as Partners (TAPP; Sheridan, The tough kid: Teachers and parents as partners. Pacific Northwest, 2014), an evidence-based, collaborative process designed to enhance families’ competencies to promote effective family outcomes.

Portions of this chapter were published originally in Sheridan, S. M., Sjuts, T. M., & Coutts, M. J. (2012). Understanding and promoting the development of resilience in families. In S. Goldstein & R. Brooks (Eds.), Handbook of resiliency in children; 2nd Edition (pp. 143–160). New York: Kluwer/Plenum Press.

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    John W. Eagle

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Eagle, J.W., Sheridan, S.M. (2023). Appreciating and Promoting Resilience in Families. In: Goldstein, S., Brooks, R.B. (eds) Handbook of Resilience in Children. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14728-9_7

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