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: Received: 26 April 2024 / Approved: 26 April 2024 / Online: 28 April 2024 (08:13:19 CEST)
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Hussain, M. Elevating Clinical Social Work Practice: Insights from Longitudinal Studies on Resilience Pathways in Clients Affected by Early Adversity. Preprints2024, 2024041806. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.1806.v1
Hussain, M. Elevating Clinical Social Work Practice: Insights from Longitudinal Studies on Resilience Pathways in Clients Affected by Early Adversity. Preprints 2024, 2024041806. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.1806.v1
Hussain, M. Elevating Clinical Social Work Practice: Insights from Longitudinal Studies on Resilience Pathways in Clients Affected by Early Adversity. Preprints2024, 2024041806. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.1806.v1
APA Style
Hussain, M. (2024). Elevating Clinical Social Work Practice: Insights from Longitudinal Studies on Resilience Pathways in Clients Affected by Early Adversity. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.1806.v1
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Hussain, M. 2024 "Elevating Clinical Social Work Practice: Insights from Longitudinal Studies on Resilience Pathways in Clients Affected by Early Adversity" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202404.1806.v1
Abstract
Longitudinal studies tracing high-risk samples over decades have illuminated powerful pathways of resilient adaptation among individuals who overcome adversities faced early in life. This research demonstrates resilience is a common phenomenon driven by dynamic interactions between individual traits and environmental resources that enable positive adjustment despite adversity exposure. For clinical social workers supporting clients impacted by childhood trauma, abuse, violence and other adversities, understanding these resilience processes is vital for developing strengths-based, trauma -informed interventions that enhance positive adaptation. This paper synthesizes key findings from landmark longitudinal resilience studies and explores specific practice implications for resilience-oriented clinical assessment, intervention planning, prevention efforts, and social worker training. By integrating resilience research insights, social workers can more effectively identify and cultivate clients' innate capacities for resilience, facilitating a journey towards posttraumatic growth.
Keywords
resilience; longitudinal studies; adverse childhood experiences; trauma; clinical social work; strengths-based practice; resilience assessment; resilience interventions; community resilience; social work education
Subject
Social Sciences, Psychiatry and Mental Health
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This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
