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Children, Brain Injury and the Resiliency Model of Family Adaptation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2012

Sylvana Spina ,
Jenny Ziviani  and
James Nixon
Sylvana Spina
Affiliation:
The University of Queensland, Australia.
Jenny Ziviani*
Affiliation:
The University of Queensland, Australia.
James Nixon
Affiliation:
The University of Queensland, Australia.
*
Address for Correspondence: Jenny Ziviani, Division of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia Qld 4072, Australia. Email: j.ziviani@uq.edu.au
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Abstract

The Resiliency Model of Family Stress, Adjustment and Adaptation is a theoretical framework used in this article to understand how families adapt when their child has had a traumatic injury. This article describes the Resiliency Model in relation to the findings of studies on families where a child has sustained a brain injury. Identifying the factors impacting on the family and the adaptation process they experience provides valuable insight and information for the provision of family-centred services.

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Brain Impairment , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , 01 May 2005 , pp. 33 - 44
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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