ABSTRACT
This chapter describes risk and resilience theory, drawing readers’ attention to the evolution of resilience as a process and as a functional outcome. It explains how the theory’s terms and assumptions can be applied to reduce risks, enhance protective factors, and promote resilience.
Moreover, the chapter addresses the requirement that “social workers understand theories of human behavior and the social environment, individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities” (Council on Social Work Education, 2015 , p. 7). The mandate to apply evidence-based theory is met through a summary of risk and resilience research.
