Handbook of Resilience in Children

Preface.- Part I: Overview.- Why Study Resilience; Sam Goldstein, Robert B. Brooks.- Resilience Processes in Development: Four Waves of Research on Positive Adaptation in the Context of Adversity; Margaret O'Dougherty Wright, Ann S. Masten, Angela J. Narayan.- Reconceptualizing Resilience; Howard B. Kaplan.- Resilience in Gene-Environment Transactions; Zhe Wang, Kirby Deater-Deckard.- Relational Resilience in Girls and Young Females; Judith V. Jordan.- What Can We Learn About Resilience From Large-Scale Longitudinal Studies?; Emmy E. Werner.- Part II: Environmental Issues.- Poverty in Childhood and Adolescence: A Transactional-Ecological Approach to Understanding and Enhancing Resilience in Contexts of Disadvantage and Developmental Risk; Robert D. Felner, Melissa L. DeVries.- Family Violence and Parent Psychopathology: Implications for Children's Socioemotional Development and Resilience; Sara R. Jaffee.- Understanding and Promoting the Development of Resilience in Families; Susan M. Sheridan, Tara M. Sjuts, Michael J. Coutts.- Resiliency in Maltreated Children and Adults; Shadi Houshyar, Joan Kaufman, Melissa DeVries.- Part III: Resilience as a Phenomenon in Childhood Disorders.- Resilience and the Disruptive Disorders of Childhood; Sam Goldstein, Richard Rider.- From Helplessness to Optimism: The Role of Resilience in Treating and Preventing Depression in Youth; Karen Reivich, Jane E. Gillham, Tara M. Chaplin, Martin E.P. Seligman.- Resilience and Self-Control Impairment; Wai Chen, Eric Taylor.- Part IV: Assessment.- Measuring Resilience in Children: From Theory to Practice; Jack Naglieri, Paul A. LeBuffe, Katherine M. Ross.- Assessment of Social Emotional Competencies Related to Resilience; Jack Naglieri, Paul A. LeBuffe, Valerie Shapiro.- The Resiliency Scales for Children and Adolescents: Constructs, Research and Clinical Application; Sandra Prince-Embury.- Part V: Resilience in the Clinical and School Settings.- Resilience and Positive Youth Development: A Relational Developmental Systems Model; Richard Lerner, Jennifer P. Agans, Miriam R. Arbeit, Paul A. Chase, Michelle B. Weiner, Kristina L. Schmid, Amy Eva Alberts Warren.- A Resilience Framework for Treating Severe Child Trauma; David A. Crenshaw.- Resilience and the Child with Learning Disabilities; Nicole Ofiesh, Nancy Mather.- Promoting Educational Equity in Disadvantaged Youth: The Role of Resilience and Social-Emotional Learning Building Educational Opportunity; Jazmin A. Reyes, Maurice J. Elias, Sarah J. Parker, Jennifer Rosenblatt.- Resilience through Violence and Bullying Prevention in Schools; Jennifer Taub, Melissa Pearrow.- Caring for the Caregiver: Promoting the Resilience of Teachers; Mary Mackrain, Jennifer L. Fleming, Paul A. LeBuffe.- Enhancing Resilience in Classrooms; Beth Doll.- Creating a Positive School Climate: A Foundation for Resilience; Jonathan Cohen.- Part VI: Shaping the Future of Children and Adults.- Positive Adaptation, Resilience and the Developmental Asset Framework; Arturo Sesman, Jr., Marc Mannes, Peter C. Scales.- The Power of Parenting; Robert B. Brooks.- Building Resilience in Children: A Public Health Approach; Emily B. Winslow, Irwin N. Sandler, Sharlene A. Wolchik, Colleen Carr.- Enhancing the Process of Resilience Through Effective Thinking; Myrna B. Shure, Bonnie Aberson.- Part VII: Conclusions.- The Future of Children Today; Robert B. Brooks, Sam Goldstein.