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Parenting: A Dynamic Perspective explores the interaction between parents and children as they shape each other over time. George Holden and Amanda Harrist present the latest interdisciplinary research on parenting in an engaging and accessible manner.

This comprehensive reference explores the current and future state of biobehavioral markers in family resilience research, with special focus on linking biological and physiological measures to behavioral and health outcomes. It brings together the latest biobehavioral data on child-parent and couple relationships, adversity, and other key areas reflecting new technological advances in biobehavioral studies and translates these findings into implications for real-world practice and policy. The contributors’ insights on biomarkers apply to emerging topics of interest (e.g., molecular genetics) as well as familiar ones (e.g., stress). Their interdisciplinary perspective helps to elaborate on risk and resilience factors for those creating the next generation of evidence-based interventions.Among the topics covered:The immune system as a sensor and regulator of stress: implications in human development and diseaseThe psychobiology of family dynamics: bidirectional relationships with adrenocortical attunementIntergenerational transmission of poverty: how low socioeconomic status impacts the neurobiology of two generationsThe influence of teacher-child relationships on preschool children’s cortisol levelsChallenges and strategies for integrating molecular genetics into behavioral scienceBesides its worthto researchers and practitioners studying and working with families at risk, Biobehavioral Markers in Risk and Resilience Research also has utility as a training text, offering a highly accessible presentation and discussion questions suited to classroom use.

This comprehensive reference explores the current and future state of biobehavioral markers in family resilience research, with special focus on linking biological and physiological measures to behavioral and health outcomes. It brings together the latest biobehavioral data on child-parent and couple relationships, adversity, and other key areas reflecting new technological advances in biobehavioral studies and translates these findings into implications for real-world practice and policy. The contributors’ insights on biomarkers apply to emerging topics of interest (e.g., molecular genetics) as well as familiar ones (e.g., stress). Their interdisciplinary perspective helps to elaborate on risk and resilience factors for those creating the next generation of evidence-based interventions.Among the topics covered:The immune system as a sensor and regulator of stress: implications in human development and diseaseThe psychobiology of family dynamics: bidirectional relationships with adrenocortical attunementIntergenerational transmission of poverty: how low socioeconomic status impacts the neurobiology of two generationsThe influence of teacher-child relationships on preschool children’s cortisol levelsChallenges and strategies for integrating molecular genetics into behavioral scienceBesides its worthto researchers and practitioners studying and working with families at risk, Biobehavioral Markers in Risk and Resilience Research also has utility as a training text, offering a highly accessible presentation and discussion questions suited to classroom use.

This interdisciplinary volume examines the relationship between community resilience and family resilience, identifying contributing factors on the micro-, meso-, and macro-level. Scholars and practitioners focus on how community-level policies and programs facilitate the distribution of resources, assets, and opportunities that provide valuable assistance to families who are struggling or in crisis due to economic hardship, mental illness, and the effects of natural and human made disasters. Additionally, representatives of local government and community agencies on the “front lines” of developing policies and programs to assist families provide valuable context for understanding the ways communities provide environments that encourage and nurture family resilience.Among the topics covered:How cities promote resilience from a public health perspectiveFamily resilience following the Deepwater Horizon oil spillResilience in women from trauma and addictionTrauma-sensitive schooling for elementary-age students Developing family resilience through community based missionsResilience and the Community will be of interest to policy-makers, researchers, and practitioners seeking to facilitate the development of evidence-based resilience practices, programs, and/or policies for those working with families at risk.

This interdisciplinary volume examines the relationship between community resilience and family resilience, identifying contributing factors on the micro-, meso-, and macro-level. Scholars and practitioners focus on how community-level policies and programs facilitate the distribution of resources, assets, and opportunities that provide valuable assistance to families who are struggling or in crisis due to economic hardship, mental illness, and the effects of natural and human made disasters. Additionally, representatives of local government and community agencies on the “front lines” of developing policies and programs to assist families provide valuable context for understanding the ways communities provide environments that encourage and nurture family resilience.Among the topics covered:How cities promote resilience from a public health perspectiveFamily resilience following the Deepwater Horizon oil spillResilience in women from trauma and addictionTrauma-sensitive schooling for elementary-age students Developing family resilience through community based missionsResilience and the Community will be of interest to policy-makers, researchers, and practitioners seeking to facilitate the development of evidence-based resilience practices, programs, and/or policies for those working with families at risk.

This interdisciplinary volume examines the relationship between community resilience and family resilience, identifying contributing factors on the micro-, meso-, and macro-level. Scholars and practitioners focus on how community-level policies and programs facilitate the distribution of resources, assets, and opportunities that provide valuable assistance to families who are struggling or in crisis due to economic hardship, mental illness, and the effects of natural and human made disasters. Additionally, representatives of local government and community agencies on the “front lines” of developing policies and programs to assist families provide valuable context for understanding the ways communities provide environments that encourage and nurture family resilience.Among the topics covered:How cities promote resilience from a public health perspectiveFamily resilience following the Deepwater Horizon oil spillResilience in women from trauma and addictionTrauma-sensitive schooling for elementary-age students Developing family resilience through community based missionsResilience and the Community will be of interest to policy-makers, researchers, and practitioners seeking to facilitate the development of evidence-based resilience practices, programs, and/or policies for those working with families at risk.

This innovative book applies theories of health-related behavior change and habit formation across the lifespan, with particular emphasis on the contribution of resilience to healthy living. It examines the ways in which adversity and resilience contribute to the formation and maintenance of health-related change across family generations. The book provides a multidisciplinary approach to studying the complexities of individual, parental, and family decision making in building healthy habits, seeking information, and making behavior change in the context of lived risk and resilience. Key areas of coverage include: The contribution of adverse and protective childhood experiences, including historical and generational trauma, to our adult health behaviors.Multidimensional considerations for the development of healthy eating habits and the prevention of obesity early in the lifespan.The development of disordered eating within the context of historically marginalized groups. Stress, Resilience, and Healthy Relationships with Food and Family is an essential resource for researchers, professors, and graduate students as well as clinicians, professionals, and policymakers in the fields of developmental, pediatric, and health psychology, parenting and family studies, infant mental health, nutrition, and all interrelated disciplines.

This innovative book applies theories of health-related behavior change and habit formation across the lifespan, with particular emphasis on the contribution of resilience to healthy living. It examines the ways in which adversity and resilience contribute to the formation and maintenance of health-related change across family generations. The book provides a multidisciplinary approach to studying the complexities of individual, parental, and family decision making in building healthy habits, seeking information, and making behavior change in the context of lived risk and resilience. Key areas of coverage include:  The contribution of adverse and protective childhood experiences, including historical and generational trauma, to our adult health behaviors. Multidimensional considerations for the development of healthy eating habits and the prevention of obesity early in the lifespan. The development of disordered eating within the context of historically marginalized groups. Stress, Resilience, and Healthy Relationships with Food and Family is an essential resource for researchers, professors, and graduate students as well as clinicians, professionals, and policymakers in the fields of developmental, pediatric, and health psychology, parenting and family studies, infant mental health, nutrition, and all interrelated disciplines.

This interdisciplinary volume offers theoretical, empirical,and practical insights into the strengths of families beset by chronic healthissues. Featuring topics that run the lifespan from infancy to late adulthood,its coverage reflects both the diversity of family challenges in long-termillness and the wealth of effective approaches to intervention. The component skillsof resilience in life-changing circumstances, from coping and meaning making tobalancing care and self-care, are on rich display in a framework for theirenhancement in therapy. The book’s expert contributors include tools to aidreaders in the learning and teaching of concepts as they model respectful,meaningful research methods and ethical, non-judgmental practice.Among the topics covered:Helpingfamilies survive and thrive through the premature birth of an infant.Enhancingcoping and resiliency among families of individuals with sickle cell disease. Afamily science approach to pediatric obesity treatment.Riskand resilience of children and families involved with the foster care system.Strengtheningfamilies facing breast cancer: emerging trends and clinical recommendations.The unfoldingof unique problems in later life families.With its mix of practical and empirical expertise, Family Resilience and Chronic Illness: Interdisciplinary and Translational Perspectives has much tooffer both researchers in the family resilience field and mental healthpractitioners working with clients with chronic illness.

This interdisciplinary volume offers theoretical, empirical,and practical insights into the strengths of families beset by chronic healthissues. Featuring topics that run the lifespan from infancy to late adulthood,its coverage reflects both the diversity of family challenges in long-termillness and the wealth of effective approaches to intervention. The component skillsof resilience in life-changing circumstances, from coping and meaning making tobalancing care and self-care, are on rich display in a framework for theirenhancement in therapy. The book’s expert contributors include tools to aidreaders in the learning and teaching of concepts as they model respectful,meaningful research methods and ethical, non-judgmental practice.

Among the topics covered:

Helping families survive and thrive through the premature birth of an infant. Enhancing coping and resiliency among families of individuals with sickle cell disease. A family science approach to pediatric obesity treatment. Risk and resilience of children and families involved with the foster care system. Strengthening families facing breast cancer: emerging trends and clinical recommendations. The unfolding of unique problems in later life families.

With its mix of practical and empirical expertise, Family Resilience and Chronic Illness: Interdisciplinary and Translational Perspectives has much tooffer both researchers in the family resilience field and mental healthpractitioners working with clients with chronic illness.

 

This comprehensive resource offers a detailed framework for fostering resilience in families caring for their older members.  Its aim is to improve the quality of life for both the caregivers themselves as much as for those they support. Robust interventions ­­­are presented to guide family members through chronic and acute challenges in areas such as emotional health, physical comfort, financial aspects of care, dealing with health systems, and adjusting to transition. Examples, models, interviews, and an extended case study identify core concerns of caregiving families and avenues for nurturing positive adaptation. Throughout, contributors provide practical applications for therapists and other service providers in diverse disciplines, and for advancing family resilience as a field.Included in the coverage:Therapeutic interventions for caregiving families.Facilitating older adults’ resilience through meeting nutritional needs.Improving ergonomics for the safety, comfort, and health of caregivers.  Hope as a coping resource for caregiver resilience and well-being.Perspectives on navigating care transitions with individuals with dementia.Planning for and managing costs related to caregiving.            Family Caregiving offers a new depth of knowledge and real-world utility to social workers, mental health professionals and practitioners, educators and researchers in the field of family resilience, as well as scholars in the intersecting disciplines of family studies, human development, psychology, sociology, social work, education, law, and medicine.

This comprehensive resource offers a detailed framework for fostering resilience in families caring for their older members.  Its aim is to improve the quality of life for both the caregivers themselves as much as for those they support. Robust interventions ­­­are presented to guide family members through chronic and acute challenges in areas such as emotional health, physical comfort, financial aspects of care, dealing with health systems, and adjusting to transition. Examples, models, interviews, and an extended case study identify core concerns of caregiving families and avenues for nurturing positive adaptation. Throughout, contributors provide practical applications for therapists and other service providers in diverse disciplines, and for advancing family resilience as a field.

 Included in the coverage:

Therapeutic interventions for caregiving families.Facilitating older adults’ resilience through meeting nutritional needs.Improving ergonomics for the safety, comfort, and health of caregivers.  Hope as a coping resource for caregiver resilience and well-being.Perspectives on navigating care transitions with individuals with dementia.Planning for and managing costs related to caregiving.           

Family Caregiving offers a new depth of knowledge and real-world utility to social workers, mental health professionals and practitioners, educators and researchers in the field of family resilience, as well as scholars in the intersecting disciplines of family studies, human development, psychology, sociology, social work, education, law, and medicine.