Authors: Janice Gauthier Weber and Anne Y. Branscum

ISBN: 978-1-7340764-9-3

The updated version of the first comprehensive interdisciplinary text on stress and crises management is appropriate for courses in family life education, family and consumer sciences, counseling, psychology, and sociology. This book helps readers understand the relationships among models, research, crisis  prevention, and crisis management with individuals and families. Providing a balance of theory, research, hands-on applications, and interview strategies, this innovative text presents a comprehensive overview of the field. 

Key Features 

• A case study used to illustrate each stress model and engage students and help them learn to apply stress theory to crisis prevention and management
• A wide range of models of stress theory including individual and family models
• Exercises in the chapters that make the learning process personal, help students discover the excitement of studying theory, and equip them with powerful tools they can use long after the class ends
• Tables and figures in every chapter that summarize key content, compare stress models, and help visual learners see relationships among variables, allowing them to better understand the material
• Updated material on resiliency and a new chapter on self-care and interventions of the crisis manager
• Supplemental materials for instructors including PowerPoints, test banks, study guides, and additional class exercises

Intended Audience
Individual and Family Stress and Crises is  a core text for upper-division undergraduate and graduate students in courses such as Family Crises and Family Stress and Coping.

Response from Past Students Using Materials and Exercises in this Edition:
“It made me look at my crisis in a way I never had before. For the first time I looked at the big picture… It brought up feelings and emotions I thought no longer existed. But for the first time, I acknowledged those feelings and knew it was okay to feel them….I want to help others just as I have been helped. I know that my crisis will always be part of me, but it will not ruin me. I see now in black and white…” 

“It [this exercise] has proven to me how  far I have come since my crisis and that I am now living and doing things that are best for me and not just accepting whatever is available to me.”