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Family resilience: a framework for clinical practice.

Froma Walsh1

  • 1School of Social Service, Administration and Department of Psychiatry, and Center for Family Health, University of Chicago, USA. fwalsh@uchicago.edu

Family Process
|April 18, 2003
PubMed
Summary

This article introduces a family resilience framework for clinical practice, highlighting its benefits. It outlines key processes in family belief systems, organizational patterns, and communication to strengthen families facing challenges.

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Area of Science:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Family Studies
  • Social Work

Background:

  • Individual resilience and effective family functioning research are synthesized.
  • Existing literature highlights the need for a structured approach to family resilience in clinical settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present an overview of a family resilience framework tailored for clinical practice.
  • To describe the advantages and clinical applications of this framework.
  • To outline key processes contributing to family resilience.

Main Methods:

  • A conceptual framework is developed by integrating findings from individual resilience studies and family functioning research.
  • Key resilience processes are identified and categorized into three domains: belief systems, organizational patterns, and communication/problem-solving.

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Main Results:

  • The framework identifies three core domains crucial for family resilience: belief systems, organizational patterns, and communication/problem-solving.
  • These domains provide a structured approach to understanding and enhancing family coping mechanisms.

Conclusions:

  • The family resilience framework offers a valuable conceptual tool for clinical practice.
  • The framework has broad utility for intervention and prevention strategies aimed at strengthening families facing adversity.