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Resilience


Resilience General

Building Your Resilience

American Psychological Association, updated February 1, 2020

https://www.apa.org/topics/resilience/building-your-resilience

Building Resilience to Cope with Stress and Trauma

Head Start, Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center, various dates

https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/mental-health/article/building-resilience-cope-stress-trauma

Key Concepts: Resilience

Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University, various dates

https://developingchild.harvard.edu/science/key-concepts/resilience/

*scroll to bottom for various resources

Resilience Toolkit

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, n.d.

https://www.seemescotland.org/media/8155/resiliance-toolkit.pdf

 

WORKBOOKS:

The Resilience Workbook: Essential Skills to Recover from Stress, Trauma, and Adversity

Glenn R. Schiraldi, New Harbinger Publications, 2017 

https://books.google.ca/books?id=VBBHDgAAQBAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false

The Resilience Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Gain Confidence, Manage Stress, and Cultivate a Growth Mindset

Cheryl M. Bradshaw, New Harbinger Publications, 2019 

https://books.google.ca/books?id=j4eRDwAAQBAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false

The Resilience Workbook for Kids: Fun CBT Activities to Help You Bounce Back from Stress and Grow from Challenges

Caren Baruch-Feldman and Rebecca Comizio, New Harbinger Publications, 2022

https://books.google.ca/books?id=i_48EAAAQBAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false

Healing Sexual Trauma Workbook: Somatic Skills to Help You Feel Safe in Your Body, Create Boundaries, and Live with Resilience

Erika Shershun, New Harbinger Publications, 2021 

https://books.google.ca/books?id=XxQxEAAAQBAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

BOOKS:

Fostering Resilience Before, During, and After Experiences of Trauma: Insights to Inform Practice Across the Lifetime

Buuma Maisha, Stephanie Massicotte, and Melanie Morin. Routledge, 2021

https://books.google.ca/books?id=uKkjEAAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false

Nurturing Resilience: Helping Clients Move Forward from Developmental Trauma–An Integrative Somatic Approach

Kathy L. Kain and Stephen J. Terrell, North Atlantic Books, May 8, 2018

https://books.google.ca/books?id=JckwDwAAQBAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false

 
Resources about Resilience for Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren plus Kinship Care

 

Articles

Fox, A., Riggs, N., Yancura, L., & Fruhauf, C. (2020). Grandparent Resilience: Improving Self-Efficacy in Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. Innovation in Aging4(Suppl 1), 510. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1647 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7743635/

Hayslip Jr, B., Fruhauf, C. A., & Dolbin-MacNab, M. L. (2019). Grandparents raising grandchildren: What have we learned over the past decade?. The Gerontologist59(3), e152-e163. https://academic.oup.com/gerontologist/article/59/3/e152/3897134?login=true#135798469

Martin, A., Albrechtsons, D., MacDonald, N., Aumeerally, N., & Wong, T. (2021). Becoming parents again: Challenges affecting grandparent primary caregivers raising their grandchildren. Paediatrics & Child Health26(4), e166-e171.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8194772/

Mendoza, N., Fruhauf, C., & MacPhee, D. (2018). GRANDPARENT CAREGIVERS’ RESILIENCE: STRESS, SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND COPING PREDICT LIFE SATISFACTION. Innovation in Aging2(Suppl 1), 293. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igy023.1079 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6226912/

Xu, Y., Jedwab, M., Wu, Q., Levkoff, S. E., & Xu, L. (2021). Risk and protective factors associated with grandparent kinship caregivers’ psychological distress in COVID-19: Kinship license status as a moderator. Child & family social work, 10.1111/cfs.12864. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12864 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8444840/

Hayslip, B., Jr, Blumenthal, H., & Garner, A. (2014). Health and Grandparent-Grandchild Well-Being: One-Year Longitudinal Findings for Custodial Grandfamilies. Journal of aging and health26(4), 559–582. https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264314525664 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24681974/ [Behind a Paywall]

McNallie, J., & Gettings, P. E. (2021). Examining grandparental role, stress, and resilience in the development of grandparent-grandchild relationships. Communication Research Reports38(1), 45-52. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08824096.2020.1870447 [Behind a Paywall]

Book Preview

Hayslip Jr, B., & Smith, G. C. (2012). Resilient grandparent caregivers. New York: Routledge. https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Resilient_Grandparent_Caregivers/pSZ12P47H4gC?hl=en&gbpv=0


Grandparent/Kinship Care Support Services

 

The Association of parent Support Groups in Ontario
https://apsgo.ca/find-a-group/

Grandparents Parenting Again | Empower Simcoe
https://www.empowersimcoe.ca/grandparents-parenting/

Grandparents Support Group | South Riverdale Community Health Centre (Toronto)
https://www.srchc.ca/programs/family-programs/grandparents-support-group-2/

Kinship Families | Adoption Council of Ontario
https://adoption.on.ca/support-and-connections/kinship-families/
*Videos, links to Books and Websites

Supporting Kinship & Foster Parents Promotes Resilience and Wellbeing in Teens in Care: An Attachment and Trauma Informed Intervention
https://kdehub.ca/projects/supporting-kinship-foster-parents-promotes-resilience-and-wellbeing-in-teens-in-care-an-attachment-and-trauma-informed-intervention-2/
*Implementation site includes London, Kitchener-Waterloo, O


Other Resources

 

Caregivers Handbook | George Hull Centre

https://georgehullcentre.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/A7-Caregivers-Handbook.pdf

Connect for Kinship and Foster Parents | Connect https://www.connectattachmentprograms.org/connect-for-fosterparents

Grandparent Kit Application | Metis Nation of Ontario https://www.metisnation.org/news/grandparent-kit-application/

Research Recap: Exploring Grand-family Experiences | Vanier Institute of Family
https://vanierinstitute.ca/research-recap-exploring-grand-family-experiences/

Kinship Care Profile The State of Kinship Care in BC https://www.parentsupportbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2020-2021-State-of-Kinship-Care-Research-Report.pdf

Kinship Care Resource Kit Helping Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children | Children’s Defense Fund https://www.childrensdefense.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/kinship-care-organization-resource-kit.pdf

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