Resilient Parents… Resilient Communities: A Pilot Study Trialing the Bounce Back and Thrive! Resilience-Training
Cynthia Mikolas1,2, Ashley Pike2,3, Chelsea Jones2,4,5
1Military Family Resource Centre, Canadian Forces Base Edmonton, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Frontiers in Psychology
|August 5, 2021
Summary
Bounce Back and Thrive! (BBT) training shows promise for enhancing Canadian military family resilience. Adapting BBT for military contexts and offering online access could improve its suitability and reach.
Area of Science:
- Military and Family Psychology
- Community Health Interventions
- Resilience Training Programs
Background:
- Canadian military families (CMFs) are crucial for service members' (SMs) mission readiness.
- Family challenges can distract SMs, impacting mission success and safety.
- Resilience training programs like Bounce Back and Thrive! (BBT) can mitigate these challenges.
Purpose of the Study:
- Evaluate the suitability of implementing BBT via Military Family Resource Centers (MFRCs).
- Assess BBT's impact on parent and CMF resilience.
- Determine BBT's adaptability for CMFs and its role in fostering a resilience culture within MFRCs.
Main Methods:
- Exploratory qualitative design.
- Face-to-face delivery of BBT to parents.
- Thematic analysis of focus group data collected post-intervention and at one-year follow-up.
Main Results:
- Parents reported enhanced resilience and new perspectives on managing challenges.
- BBT facilitated resilience-building within the military family unit.
- Participants provided feedback on program contextualization and suggested MFRCs as community resilience hubs.
Conclusions:
- BBT empowers parents with resilience skills and new perspectives.
- Tailoring BBT for military contexts and offering online options would enhance accessibility and suitability.
- MFRC-delivered resilience programs are vital for supporting CMFs.
Keywords:
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