Resilience Resources
APA Practice Directorate Staff
Following is a list of articles and other resources with further information about resilience and related topics.
Calhoun, Lawrence G. & Tedeschi, Richard G. (1999). Facilitating Posttraumatic Growth: A Clinician's Guide. Mahwah, New Jersey; London, England: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Brooks, Robert & Goldstein, Sam. (2001). Raising Resilient Children: Fostering Strength, Hope and Optimism in Your Child. Location: Contemporary Books.
Katz, Mark (1997). On Playing a Poor Hand Well: Insights from the Lives of Those Who Have Overcome Childhood Risks and Adversities. Location: W.W. Norton & Co.
Luthar, Suniya S; Cicchetti, Dante; Becker, Bronwyn (2000). The construct of resilience: A critical evaluation and guidelines for future work. Child Development, 71(3), 543-562.
Luthar, Suniya S. & Cicchetti, Dante (2000). The construct of resilience: Implications for interventions and social policies. Development & Psychopathology, 12(4), 857-885.
Masten, Ann S. (2001). Ordinary Magic: Resilience Processes in Development. American Psychologist, 56(3), 227-238.
Tedeschi, Richard G. & Calhoun, Lawrence G. (1998). Posttraumatic Growth: Positive Changes in the Aftermath of Crisis. Mahwah, New Jersey; London, England: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Tedeschi, Richard G. & Calhoun, Lawrence G. (1995). Trauma & Transformation: Growing in the Aftermath of Suffering. Thousand Oaks, CA, US; London, England; NewDelhi, India: Sage Publications.
Werner, Emmy E. & Smith, Ruth S. (2001). Journeys from Childhood to Midlife: Risk, Resilience, and Recovery. Ithaca, New York; London, England: Cornell University Press.
If you are aware of other excellent resources on this topic, please forward them to pec@pvcla.com as this list will continue to grow.
