ABSTRACT

The study of grandparents raising grandchildren, now almost two decades old, has tended to have a negative bias, emphasizing the difficulties such people face and the negative impact that grandparent caregiving has on them physically, socially, and emotionally. This edited book seeks to reverse this trend by taking a positive approach to understanding grandparent caregivers, focusing on their resilience and resourcefulness. This method reflects a strengths-based approach and the importance of benefit-finding and positive coping. Chapters feature information from both qualitative and quantitative studies and are written by a diverse range of professionals, such as counselors, psychologists, geriatric social workers, and nurse practitioners, to provide multidisciplinary persepctives for practitioners working with grandparent caregivers. Part one discusses the positive qualities that custodial grandparents possess – resilience, resourcefulness, and benefit finding. The second part considers the sociocultural aspects of resilience and resourcefulness in grandparent caregivers. Finally, part three presents strengths-based interventions for working with custodial grandparents. Practitioners will find this to be a valuable resource in their work and the field as a whole, stimulating positive changes in attitudes toward and practices with grandparent caregivers.

part I|102 pages

Resilience and Resourcefulness Among Grandparent Caregivers

chapter 5|18 pages

Resilient Grandparent Caregivers

Pathways to Positive Adaptation

chapter 6|15 pages

Grandparent Caregivers' Self-Care Practice

Moving Towards a Strengths-Based Approach

part II|62 pages

Interpersonal Aspects of Resilience and Resourcefulness in Grandparent Caregivers

part III|86 pages

Strength-Based Interventions with Grandparent Caregivers

chapter 11|17 pages

Orienting to the Positive

A Practice Framework for Grandparent Caregiving

chapter 12|11 pages

Skip Generations

A Strength-Based Mentoring Program for Resilient Grandparent Caregivers

chapter 14|13 pages

Promoting Resilience

Counseling Grandparents to Raise Effective Grandchildren

chapter 15|13 pages

Resiliency and Custodial Grandparents

Recognizing and Supporting Strengths

chapter |7 pages

Epilogue