Vol 23, No 2 (2014)
The family is the fundamental force of human experience. Neuroscience and trauma research document the toll taken when family bonds are broken but also the ability to bounce back from adversity. Articles describe journeys of forging strength and resilience within families and young people. Diverse perspectives are presented and stories of courage, hope, and promise are illustrated.
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Taking Back Childhood: Raising Confident, Creative, Compassionate Kids
Michelle Wiegand
Creative play and strong relationships are the building blocks of childhood, but media-driven society and commercial toys can impede these developmental principles. The reviewer applies these ideas to her own parenting with young children.
Culture and Development
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The Indian Child Welfare Act: We Must Still Fight for Our Children
Terry L. Cross
The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) gives tribal governments a strong voice on any removal of Indian children from their families. It was enacted because of very high rates of foster care and adoption which deprived Native American children of their traditional homes and culture.
Reclaiming Indigenous Youth in Australia: Families and Schools Together
Jack Mechielsen, Mal Galbraith, Andrew White
Indigenous families are being empowered to overcome long term effects of colonization and take charge of the education and futures of their children and youth.
From the Guest Editor
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Building Family Strengths
Raquel Hatter
The family is the fundamental force of human experience. Neuroscience and trauma research document the toll taken when family bonds are broken but also the ability to bounce back from adversity. Articles describe journeys of forging strength and resilience within families and young people. Diverse perspectives are presented and stories of courage, hope, and promise are illustrated.
Life Space Crisis Intervention
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LSCI Skills for Parents
Signe Whitson, J.C. Chambers
This training provides parents with tools for building positive relationships with their
children and communicating respectfully without sparking conflict.
Re-ED in Action
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Renewing Our Commitment to Kids: Collaborative Consultation
Amy Strickler, Doug Pfeifer, Alex Cameron, Anna Robinson, Camile Price, Megan David, strength-based
Renewing Our Commitment to Kids (ROCK) is a process of intense teamwork which enlists experienced consultants in the search for solutions for workers and families who are dealing with very challenging youth.
Treatment and Family
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Family Privilege
John R. Seita
A resilience researcher and former youth in care describes the pains of family loss and provides a roadmap for restoring the powerful benefits that result from healthy families.
Family Strengths and Resilience: Insights from a National Study
Eugene C. Roehlkepartain, Amy K. Syvertsen
The Search Institute conducted a study of family assets by surveying parents and adolescents on family strengths and challenges. Remarkably, family strengths, particularly relational factors, are powerfully related to the ability to surmount adversity.
Engaging Families in In-Home Family Intervention
Ronald W. Thompson, Sarah Koley
Boys Town has created a program called In-Home Family Services to deliver help to families in stress. This article describes key practices and strategies to engage families in their own homes who may not respond to typical office-based interventions.
Engaging with Schools: National Family Resource Centers
Eric Dewey, Erica Mitchell
Schools serving children facing poverty and related risks must move beyond a solitary focus on academics. Nashville’s Family Resource Centers provide a rich array of resources to meet the holistic needs of these families and children.
Becoming Strong at the Broken Places: Resilience and Transformation
Howard Bath
One marker for resilience is to find a purpose in living. This is the inspiring story of how a small girl overcame early adversity by giving herself in service to others.
Financial Fraud and Child Abuse
Allison Dare Little
A modern form of abuse of children by parents and foster parents is to use the identity of children in their care for their own financial benefit, such as accessing their unused social security numbers to secure credit. This article reviews examples and implications of this identity theft.
Intimate Partner Violence: Building Resilience with Families and Children
Thomasine T. Wortham
Intimate partner violence is a social epidemic traumatizing families and children.
A strength-based perspective can help overcome the consequences of this experience.
