Strengthening Family Coping Resources

<p><em>Strengthening Family Coping Resources</em> (SFCR) uses a skill-building multi-family group framework to teach constructive resources to families who have a high exposure to stress and trauma. As an intervention for high-risk families SFCR can cause a reduction in symptoms of traumatic distress and behavior problems and help families demonstrate higher functioning. The SFCR manual is based on a systemic family approach and uses empirically-supported trauma treatment that focuses on family ritual storytelling and narration which improves communication and understanding within family members. The manual is organized into three accessible parts:<br>• Part 1 details the theoretical and empirical foundations of SFCR<br>• Part 2 focuses on implementation and the clinical guidelines for conducting SFCR<br>• Part 3 contains session guidelines focused on the multi-family group versions of SFCR<br>Each session included in the intervention is structured according to specific guidelines and instructions provide examples of what facilitators might say to a group. <br><br>Formed through the input of psychiatrists psychologists social workers and anthropologists Strengthening <em>Family Coping Resources</em> will help you reduce the symptoms of traumatic stress disorders and increase coping resources in children adult caregivers and the family system. It also provides a novel approach to addressing co-occurring traumatic reactions in multiple family members by including developmentally appropriate skill-building activities that are reinforced with family practice. For anyone working with families in a therapeutic capacity this manual is a must-have resource.</p>