This handbook gathers into one volume the current scientific theory, clinical guidelines, and real-world interventions that can help children overcome the everyday obstacles they face. It includes a wide range of perspectives addressing the role of resilience in helping children overcome these obstacles. The book provides guidance on how to measure and evaluate resilience in clinical practice, and it emphasizes the importance of resilience -- positive psychology -- rather than pathologies. In addition, the book features contributions from leading experts from a variety of fields, such as psychology, education, and social work.
Sam Goldstein, Ph.D., is a doctoral level psychologist with areas of study in school psychology, child development, and neuropsychology. He is licensed as a psychologist and certified as a developmental disabilities evaluator in the State of Utah. Dr. Goldstein is a Fellow in the National Academy of Neuropsychology and American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine. Dr. Goldstein is an Assistant Clinical Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry. Since 1980, Dr. Goldstein has worked in a private practice setting as the Director of a multidisciplinary team, providing evaluation, case management, and treatment services for children and adults with histories of neurological disease and trauma, learning disability, adjustment difficulties, and attention deficit disorder. Dr. Goldstein is on staff at the University Neuropsychiatric Institute. He has served as a member of the Children’s Hospital Craniofacial Team. He has also been a member of the Developmental Disabilities Clinic in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Utah Medical School.
Dr. Goldstein has authored, co-authored or edited 36 clinical and trade publications, including 13 text books dealing with managing children's behavior in the classroom, genetics, attention disorder and adult learning disabilities. With Barbara Ingersoll, Ph.D., he has co-authored texts dealing with controversial treatments for children’s learning and attention problems and childhood depression. With Anne Teeter Ellison, he has authored Clinician’s Guide to Adult ADHD: Assessment and Intervention. With Nancy Mather, Ph.D., he has completed 3 texts for teachers and parents concerning behavioral and educational issues. With Michael Goldstein, M.D., he has completed two texts on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. He has edited 3 texts with Cecil Reynolds, Ph.D., on neurodevelopmental and genetic disorders in children. With Robert Brooks, Ph.D., he has authored 11 texts including, Handbook of Resilience in Children, Understanding and Managing Children’s Classroom Behavior – 2nd Edition, Raising Resilient Children, Nurturing Resilience in Our Children, Seven Steps to Help Children Worry Less, Seven Steps to Anger Management, The Power of Resilience, Raising a Self-Disciplined Child and Raising Resilient Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. With Jack Naglieri and Sally Ozonoff, Ph.D., he has authored a number of texts on autism, assessment of Intelligence and Executive Functioning. He has co-authored a parent training program and is currently completing a number of additional texts on resilience, ADHD and genetics. Dr. Goldstein is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Attention Disorders and serves on 7 Editorial Boards. He is also the Co-Editor of the Encyclopedia of Child Development and Behavior.
With Jack Naglieri, Ph.D., Dr. Goldstein is the co-author of the Autism Spectrum Rating Scales, Comprehensive Executive Functioning Inventory, Rating Scales of Impairment and the Cognitive Assessment System – 2nd Edition.
Dr. Goldstein, a knowledgeable and entertaining speaker, has lectured extensively on a national and international basis to thousands of professionals and parents concerning attention disorders in children, resilience, depression, adjustment and developmental impairments, autism, and assessment of brain dysfunction.
Robert B. Brooks, Ph.D., has lectured nationally and internationally to audiences of parents, educators, mental health professionals, and business people on topics pertaining to motivation, resilience, self-esteem, family relationships, the qualities of effective leaders and executives, and balancing our personal and professional lives. He has also written extensively about these topics. He is the co-author with David Richman of The Charismatic Advisor: Becoming a Source of Strength in the Lives of Your Clients and author of The Self-Esteem Teacher. He is co-author with Dr. Sam Goldstein of the following books: Raising Resilient Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders; Raising Resilient Children; Nurturing Resilience in Our Children: Answers to the Most Important Parenting Questions; Seven Steps to Help Your Child Worry Less (with Kristy Hagar); Angry Children, Worried Parents: Seven Steps to Help Families Manage Anger (with Sharon Weiss); Seven Steps to Improve Your Child's Social Skills (with Kristy Hagar); Understanding and Managing Children’s Classroom Behavior: Creating Sustainable, Resilient Classrooms; The Power of Resilience: Achieving Balance, Confidence, and Personal Strength in Your Life (the latter focuses on resilience in adults); and Raising a Self-Disciplined Child: Help Your Child Become More Responsible, Confident, and Resilient. In addition, Dr. Brooks is co-author of a book with Drs. Mel Levine and Jack Shonkoff titled A Pediatric Approach to Learning Disorders and has written a sex education book for the young child called So That's How I Was Born! Drs. Brooks and Goldstein prepared a parenting video and curriculum about resilience and have produced a documentary "Tough Times, Resilient Kids" that was a finalist in the 23rd Telly Awards.
Dr. Brooks received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Clark University and did additional training at the University of Colorado Medical School. He is on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and has served as Director of the Department of Psychology at McLean Hospital, a private psychiatric hospital. His first position at McLean Hospital was as principal of the school in the locked door unit of the child and adolescent program. He has a part-time private practice in which he sees children, adolescents, adults, and families and has appeared regularly on television shows in the Boston area as well as on national cable television. He completed a videotape and educational guide for PBS titled “Look What You’ve Done! Stories of Hope and Resilience” that focuses on self-esteem and resilience in children with special needs and participated in the production of two videotapes by Sunburst Communications, one about parenting children with learning and attentional problems and the other about developing responsibility in children.
Dr. Brooks received a Gubernatorial Award for Distinguished Public Service for his work with the Governor's Alliance Against Drugs; as part of his contribution to the Alliance, he co-authored a pamphlet for parents about talking with children and adolescents about drugs. Dr. Brooks also received "Hall of Fame" awards from both CH.A.D.D. (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders) and the Connecticut Association for Children with Learning Disabilities for his work with special needs children and adolescents, a Special Recognition and Media Award from the Massachusetts Psychological Association, the Friends of Family Award from the Family Place, MA and the Mandy Overton Award from St. David's Child Development and Family Services, Minnetonka, MN for his work on behalf of children and families, The Lifetime Achievement Award from the Prentice School in Santa Ana, CA for his efforts on behalf of students with learning differences, the Distinguished Leadership Award from Learning Disabilities Worldwide in recognition of his contributions and commitment to the field of learning disabilities, and the Outstanding Educator Award for Mental Health Education from the New England Educational Institute, Pittsfield, MA. In addition, Dr. Brooks has served as a consultant to Sesame Street Parents Magazine.
這本書最讓我感到振奮的是其整體基調——一種充滿信心的、麵嚮未來的積極視角。它並不迴避現實的殘酷性,例如麵對全球性危機或個人悲劇時兒童可能錶現齣的脆弱。然而,它的所有討論都圍繞著一個核心信念展開:人類(尤其是兒童)具有驚人的內在修復和成長的潛能。書中對“逆境成長”(Post-Traumatic Growth)在兒童身上的體現進行瞭深入分析,並提供瞭一係列鼓舞人心的案例,這些案例並非遙不可及的奇跡故事,而是基於日常生活中微小、持續的積極互動所積纍的結果。文字中流淌齣對兒童主體性的尊重,強調瞭傾聽和賦權的重要性。它提醒我們,韌性不是教會孩子“堅強到不哭泣”,而是教會他們“跌倒後知道如何站起來,並允許自己尋求幫助”。這種對“有力量的脆弱性”的深刻理解,是這本書區彆於市麵上許多膚淺的“積極心理學”讀物的關鍵所在。它提供的知識是堅實、可靠且充滿人文關懷的。
评分這本書的封麵設計初見便給人一種既專業又溫暖的感覺,那種沉穩的藍色調仿佛在承諾著一個可以依賴的知識港灣。我本以為會是一本晦澀難懂的學術專著,畢竟“韌性”這個主題在心理學界總是伴隨著復雜的理論框架。然而,翻開扉頁後,那種預期的沉重感立刻消散瞭。作者顯然花費瞭大量精力去平衡理論的嚴謹性與實踐的可操作性。書中對兒童發展階段的細緻劃分,以及針對每個階段可能齣現的應激源的分類,做得極為細緻入微。我尤其欣賞它並沒有僅僅停留在“什麼是韌性”的定義上,而是深入剖析瞭環境、基因與傢庭互動在塑造兒童復原力中的復雜作用機製。比如,關於“安全依戀”如何成為早期韌性構建的基石那一章,作者引用瞭大量的縱嚮研究數據,但敘述方式卻非常平易近人,像是經驗豐富的老教授在與你進行一次深入的、富有啓發性的對話,而不是單純地宣讀研究報告。這種深入淺齣的能力,使得這本書不僅適閤一綫的工作者,對於初次接觸該領域的傢長或教育者來說,也具有極高的入門價值。它提供瞭一種全新的視角來看待兒童麵對挑戰時的錶現,不再將“挫摺”視為洪水猛獸,而是將其視為成長的催化劑,這本身就是一種強大的心理賦權。
评分從內容架構上來看,這本書的組織邏輯具有極強的層次感和遞進性。它不是將所有內容雜亂無章地堆砌,而是遵循著從宏觀到微觀、從理論到實踐的清晰路徑。首先奠定理論基礎,然後深入探討影響韌性的關鍵生物學和社會學變量,接著詳細展開各種乾預模型,最後落腳於如何建立一個支持性的生態係統(包括學校、社區和政策層麵)。我個人對其中關於“代際創傷”與“韌性傳遞”的探討留下瞭深刻印象。作者坦誠地討論瞭父母自身的未解決的創傷是如何無形中影響其育兒模式,進而挑戰瞭兒童的復原力發展。但最關鍵的是,它並未讓人陷入絕望,而是提齣瞭“打破循環”的具體策略,比如父母自我關懷的重要性,以及如何通過專業支持重建健康的依戀模式。這種對復雜問題的深刻洞察和建設性的解決方案,使得這本書超越瞭一般的育兒指南,更像是一份深思熟慮的社會健康行動綱領。它促使讀者不僅關注孩子,也要審視自己作為成人和引導者的責任邊界。
评分這本書的敘事節奏掌控得相當到位,它避免瞭許多專業書籍常見的“知麵不達意”的弊病。作者的筆觸非常富有畫麵感,尤其是在描述那些關鍵的“轉摺點”時刻——比如孩子如何從一次重大挫摺中恢復過來時,那種細膩的心理描寫,讓人仿佛能身臨其境地感受到孩子內心世界的風起雲湧與最終的重塑。我特彆被其中關於“希望感”構建的章節所吸引。作者將希望定義為一種可習得的技能,而非單純的樂觀情緒,並詳細闡述瞭成人如何通過言語和行動(尤其是麵對不確定性時的示範)來培養兒童的“目標導嚮”與“路徑思考”。書中插入的一些“停下來思考”的小結,像一個個精準的靶點,讓你在讀到復雜的概念後能立刻迴歸到核心的實踐層麵,進行自我校準。這使得整本書讀起來非常流暢,知識的吸收效率極高,不會因為內容的深度而感到疲憊。它真正做到瞭“寓教於樂”中的“寓教”,讓學習過程本身就成為一種積極的體驗。
评分閱讀過程如同進行瞭一次係統性的心智梳理。我發現自己不斷地在書中描繪的各種案例和自己過去觀察到的情境之間進行對照。這本書的強大之處在於它提供的不僅僅是“是什麼”,更是“怎麼辦”的清晰路綫圖。特彆值得稱贊的是其中關於“社會情感學習”(SEL)與韌性培養的整閤部分。它沒有采用那種空洞的口號式教育,而是提供瞭具體到可以落地執行的乾預策略。例如,如何通過“情感命名遊戲”幫助學齡前兒童識彆和調節負麵情緒,以及如何設計傢庭“反思會議”來共同探討失敗的經驗。這些工具箱式的建議,都是建立在紮實的神經科學和認知行為理論基礎之上的,這確保瞭實踐的有效性。更令人耳目一新的是,書中探討瞭文化背景差異對韌性錶達的影響,指齣瞭在某些強調集體主義的文化中,錶現齣的“韌性”可能與西方強調的個體獨立性有所不同。這種跨文化的審慎態度,極大地拓寬瞭我們對“健康成長”的定義範圍,避免瞭“一刀切”的評估陷阱。對於尋求多元化視角的研究人員而言,這一點無疑是極具價值的補充。
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