Strengthening Family Resilience, Third Edition 3rd Edition

Strengthening Family Resilience, Third Edition 3rd Edition
by Froma Walsh PhD MSW (Author) - December 28, 2016

In this widely used course text and practitioner resource, Froma Walsh provides a state of the art framework for understanding resilience in families and how to foster it. Illuminating the complex interplay of biopsychosocial influences in risk and resilience, she identifies key transactional processes that enable struggling families to grow stronger and more resourceful. Case illustrations demonstrate Walsh's collaborative approach with diverse families facing a wide range of crisis situations and chronic multistress challenges. The book features practice principles, tools, and guidelines, as well as programmatic applications.

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Product Details
Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: The Guilford Press; 3 edition (December 28, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1462529860
ISBN-13: 978-1462529865
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
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Author This Book

Froma Walsh, MSW, PhD, is the Mose and Sylvia Firestone Professor Emerita in the School of Social Service Administration and the Department of Psychiatry at the Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago. She is also Co-Founder and Co-Director of the University-affiliated Chicago Center for Family Health. Dr. Walsh is a past president of the American Family Therapy Academy and past editor of the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. She has received many honors for her distinguished contributions and leadership in the mental health field, including awards from the Society for Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association, the American Family Therapy Academy, the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, the American Orthopsychiatric Association, and the Society for Pastoral Care Research. Among her numerous publications are the edited books Normal Family Processes, Fourth Edition, and Spiritual Resources in Family Therapy, Second Edition. Dr. Walsh is a frequent speaker and international consultant.