Clinicians who work with families benefit from approaches that utilize solution-focused lenses and explore strengths. This webinar will introduce learners to the concepts of family resilience, including protective traits and influential factors. Learn about resilience-based questions to ask family members, family roles, homeostasis, and co-dependency. Discover methods of exploring family resilience by viewing case studies, therapeutic activities, and clinical resources that will enhance clinicians’ abilities to promote strengths, solutions, and resilience in all families.
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to
- Explain at least five core concepts related to family resilience.
- Identify clinical considerations in the assessment of family resilience and intervention steps.
- Describe at least three methods for enhancing family resilience.
- Apply elements of structural, solution-focused, and strengths-based approaches to work with families.
Syllabus:
Objective #1: Explain at least five core concepts related to family resilience.
- Common components of resilience
- What is family resilience?
- Beliefs and attitudes
- Influential factors
- Protective traits
Objective #2: Identify clinical considerations in the assessment of family resilience and intervention steps.
- Protective traits
- 10 family therapy questions
- The three Rs: routines, roles, rituals
- Metaphor of a mobile
- Family systems theory
- Homeostasis
- Family roles
- Co-dependency
Objective #3: Describe at least three methods for enhancing family resilience.
- Family resilience recipe
- Resilience-oriented practice
Objective #4: Apply elements of structural, solution-focused, and strengths-based approaches to work with families.
- Solution-focused assumptions
- Video demonstration: strengths-based family therapy
- A family exercise: personal strengths
- Case scenario
- Key processes in family resilience
- Case example
- Life stressors 🡪 parental stress
- Case scenario: Carla
- DBT for families
- Action recommendations
- Q&A, resources
Social workers completing this course receive 3 Clinical asynchronous continuing education credits.
For other board approvals, this course qualifies for 3 Clinical continuing education training.
Instructor: Diane Bigler, LCSW, LSCSW
Recording Date: May 2, 2025
CEUS On-Demand, LLC, provider #2274, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 08/7/2026 - 08/6/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 3hrs Clinical continuing education credits.
CEUs On-Demand, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7091. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CEUs On-Demand, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
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