A discourse on perspectives to strengthening family resilience through social work methods

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Jacob Islary (Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and Teaches Social Work, Assam Don Bosco University, Guwahati, Assam)
Shagun Saklani Pandey (Social Work Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai Freelance Researcher Based, Mumbai)

This paper presents social work practice methods of Social Casework and Social Group Work as means of strengthening resilience in families and individuals that in turn lead to resilient society. Understanding resilience as an ability to bounce back and maintain positive adaptation by individuals despite experiences of significant adversity, a discourse is made that Social Casework and Social Group Work while understanding family from a systems perspective could also consider social psychology perspective in intervening to strengthen family resilience. The discourse in this paper has been developed out of review of literature and experiences from the field. The study highlights that while family is a system with sub-system having interplay of dynamics and varied roles and functions; it has also to be understood from social psychology perspective which involves actions, attitudes, feelings and perceptions. Social work methods like social casework and social group work that are concerned with transactions among persons, family and environment and with a wide range of strategies for assessment and intervention can strengthen family resilience.