Strengthening Family Coping Resources: Intervention for Families Impacted by Trauma

Strengthening Family Coping Resources (SFCR) uses a skill-building, multi-family group framework to teach constructive coping resources to families who have a high exposure to stress and trauma.

Author: Laurel Kiser
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 01/16/2015
Pages: 284
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.54lbs
Size: 10.80h x 8.40w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780415729536

About the Author

Laurel Kiser, PhD, MBA, is a psychologist and an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Her research focuses on the protective role of rituals and routines within families, schools, and neighborhoods, and the development of interventions to strengthen these to reduce the effects of trauma. Dr. Kiser was awarded an NIMH-mentored career development grant in support of this work and has also received funding from SAMHSA for dissemination and evaluation. Her articles appear frequently in the professional literature and she is a regular presenter and invited lecturer at national conferences.