Child and Adolescent Resilience Within Medical Contexts Integrating Research and Practice /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: DeMichelis, Carey (Editor), Ferrari, Michel (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Psychiatry.; Social work.; Child psychology.; School psychology.; Child and School Psychology.; Social Work.

This book explores the social conditions that promote pediatric resilience. It present resilience as a set of complex interpersonal, institutional, and political relationships that affect young patients’ ability to “do well” in the face of medical adversity. Chapters analyze the impact of chronic or...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Relational Resilience: An Interdisciplinary Perspective.- Chapter 2. Psychosocial Factors that Influence Children with Immune Related Health Conditions.- Chapter 3. Resilience, Disparity, and Narrative Phenomenology: African American Families Raising Mentally Vulnerable Children.- Chapter 4. Promoting Resilience During the Transition to Adolescence in Chronically Ill Children and Their Families
• Chapter 5. Resilience in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease and Cancer: Social Ecology Indicators of Health-Related Quality of Life.- Chapter 6. The Role of Parents in Promoting Children's Adjustment to Chronic Illness.- Chapter 7. Resilience in the Care of Children with Palliative Care Needs.- Chapter 8. Resilience and Pediatric Cancer Survivorship in Cultural Context.- Chapter 9. Promoting Resilience in Pediatric Health Care: The Role of the Child Life Specialist.- Chapter 10. Imaginal Coping: Resilience Through a Play of Tropes.- Chapter 11. Acceptance and Commitment Theory (ACT) to Foster Resilience in Pediatric Chronic Illness.- Chapter 12. Creating a Context for Resilience in Medical Settings: The Role of Collaborative Professionals and Informal Supports.- Chapter 13. Building Strengths and Resilience: Supporting Families and Disabled Children
• Chapter 14. The Concept of Resilience in Children's Health and Social Care Policy
• Chapter 15. Coping with Chronic Illness in Children and Their Families.- Chapter 16. Researching Resilience in a Medical Context: Understanding Social Ecologies Using Mixing Methods.- Chapter 17. A Global Perspective on Resilience and Creativity.- Chapter 18. Recommendations for Promoting Resilience of Children in Medical Contexts. .