Enhancing Resilience in Survivors of Family Violence, 1st Edition

.\n-Dennis Saleebey, DSW\nProfessor Emeritus\nSchool of Social Welfare, University of Kansas\nIn this book, Kim Anderson demonstrates the extent to which individuals with histories of family violence can have "self-correcting" tendencies that promote their positive adaptation in overcoming trauma. These strengths, which often go unrecognized or underappreciated, can be used for healing. This book assists mental health practitioners in identifying, supporting, and validating the resilient capacities of their clients.\nAnderson provides new conceptual frameworks and clinical strategies for integrating resilience-oriented and strengths-based treatment with survivors of family violence. The book discusses resilience in survivors of childhood incest, children of battered women, and individuals formerly in violent domestic relationships.\nKey topics discussed:\nDynamics and consequences of family oppression and violence\nThe power of recovery and posttraumatic growth\nAssessments that capture client strengths, resilience, and acts of resistance\nSpirituality: making meaning of one's trauma and purpose in life\nThis book challenges the premise that survivors who have suffered from family violence will remain wounded throughout life. Anderson underscores the resourcefulness of clients, and illuminates the many ways people prevail during and in the aftermath of family violence.\nEnhancing Resilience in Survivors of Family Violence 1st Edition is written by Kim M Anderson, PhD and published by Springer Publishing Company. ISBNs for Enhancing Resilience in Survivors of Family Violence are 9780826111401, 0826111408 and the print ISBNs are 9780826111395, 0826111394.