Multisystemic Resilience: Adaptation and Transformation in Contexts of Change

ISBN-13: 9780190095888 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 848 str.

Michael Ungar

Recenzje

This volume offers an excellent, comprehensive overview of resilience ... Many concepts discussed here were developed in either ecology or psychology and are brought together in a thorough, up-to-date collection.

O autorze

Michael Ungar, Ph.D., is a Family Therapist and Professor of Social Work at Dalhousie University where he holds the Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Child, Family and Community Resilience. Since 2002, Dr. Ungar has directed the Resilience Research Centre, designing multisite longitudinal research and evaluation projects in more than a dozen low, middle, and high-income countries, with much of that work focused on the resilience of marginalized children and families, and adult populations experiencing mental health challenges. Dr. Ungar has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on the subject of resilience and is the author of 15 books for mental health professionals, researchers, and general audiences including Change Your World: The Science of Resilience and the True Path to Success, The Social Ecology of Resilience: A Handbook for Theory and Practice, and Working with Children and Youth with Complex Needs. His blog, Nurturing Resilience, can be read on Psychology Today's website.