Facilitating family resilience with childhood illness and disability
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The present review describes the clinical utility of a research-informed Family Systems-Illness model and a family resilience framework in helping families meet the challenges of child and adolescent illness, disability, and loss. Together they provide a psychosocial map to guide families through the illness experience over time and to facilitate effective coping and adaptation, thereby enhancing the quality of life for children and their families. Key processes and intervention guidelines of this strengths-oriented, collaborative approach are outlined, with attention to multigenerational, life cycle, and socio-cultural influences. RECENT FINDINGS: A growing body of research on resilience finds that family resources are significant influences in positive adaptation to adversity, such as a major health problem. Research also demonstrates the impact of serious illness on families across the life cycle and the relationship of family dynamics to illness behavior, adherence, and disease course. SUMMARY: The Family Resilience and Family Systems-Illness models offer a framework for collaborative practice to foster optimal coping and adaptation to chronic child and adolescent illness or disability.
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- Authors
- Rolland, J. S., & Walsh, F.
- Affiliations
- University of Chicago (US)
- Corresponding author
- Rolland, John S
- Venue
- Current Opinion in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2006-10
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 527-538
- ISSN
- 1040-8703 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2061004755
- Cited by
- 197
- References
- 23
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- FWCI
- 5.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Current Opinion in Pediatrics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Family Support in Illness
- Keywords
- family resilience, childhood diseases, children with disabilities, family systems, family dynamics, coping and adaptation, strengths-based intervention, collaborative practice, life cycle, socio-cultural influences, quality of life, chronic disease
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Child, Culture, Family Health, Family Relations, Humans, Models, Psychological, Pediatrics, Research, Children with Disabilities
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