JANE F. GILGUN, Ph.D., LICSW, is professor, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA. She has done research on how children, adolescents, and their families cope with adversities for more than 25 years. She has published widely, most recently on the NEATS assessment. She has presented locally, nationally, and internationally on resilience, violence, and treatment approaches that build on client competencies. She has developed many assessment tools based on her research. Professor Gilgun has a Ph.D. in child and family stud-ies from Syracuse University, a master's in soc...