The “BASIC Ph” model of coping and resiliency, developed by Prof. Mooli Lahad and Dr. Ofra Ayalon, was the first to describe coping as an on-going effort to manage life challenges. This is the first book to be published on this world-renowned approach, widely used as an effective resiliency assessment, intervention, and recovery model. Underpinning the model is the suggestion that every person has internal powers, or coping resources, which can be mobilized in stressful situations; the effort to survive coming from a healthy rather than a pathological instinct. The categorization of these coping resources gives the model its name: Belief, Affect, Social, Imagination, Cognition, Physical. This edited volume outlines the theory behind the “BASIC Ph” approach, presents practice-based and research-based interventions and explains their application during and in the wake of both natural and man-made disasters. With wide-ranging chapters from authoritative contributors, the book shows how the “BASIC Ph” model can be successfully applied in family, community, education, health, and business settings. This will be an invaluable text for professionals, academics, and students with an interest in trauma and coping with crisis and disaster.

Table of Contents:
Introduction: The Integrative Model of Resiliency. Mooli Lahad, Tel Hai College, and Dmitry Leykin, Tel Hai College. 1. Measuring "BASIC Ph". Dmitry Leykin. 2. Six Parts Story Revisited. Mooli Lahad. 3. CARING: Children at Risk Intervention Groups "BASIC Ph" Guide for Coping and Healing. Ofra Ayalon, Nord COPE Center. 4. From "BASIC Ph" to Trauma and PTSD. Moshe Farchi, Tel Hai College. 5. The Application of the "BASIC Ph" Model in Family Therapy. Shulamit Niv, CSPC 6. Parenthood in Six Channels. Mooli Lahad and Nira Kaplansky, Waterbirds International. 7. The Contribution of Lahad's "BASIC Ph" Model and Landy's Role Method Model to Strategies of Coping with Stress among First Year Nursing Students. Naomi Hadary, Safed Academic College. 8. How Jewish and Arab Parents Perceived their Children's Resiliency During the Second Lebanon War. Miri Shacham, Ort Braude College, Mooli Lahad and Yehuda Shacham, ESPCT. 9. From Trama to Resilience: Combining Two Body-Oriented Psychotherapeutic Approaches. Judith Spanglet, Ben Gurion University and "Connections and Links-From Trauma to Resilience," Meirav Tal-Margalit, "Connections and Links-From Trauma to Resilience," and Miri Shacham. 10. Coping Modes of Zefat Residents During the Second Lebanon War. Lev Yossi, and Eshet Yovav, both at Bar-Ilan University 11. "Helping the Helpers" Cross-Cultural Program using the "BASIC Ph" Model. Yehuda Shacham. 12. Skradin Children: Longitudinal Study of Post Traumatic Reactions. Gina Lugovic, University of Zagreb. 13. School Project in Montenegro: During and after the Yugoslav War. Stress and Trauma among Adolescent Schoolchildren - A Model of Preventive Psychological Work in Accordance with the BASIC Ph Approach. Ljiljana Krkeljic, Podgorica, and Nevenka Pavlicic, KCCG Hospital, Podgorica. 14. Implementing the "BASIC Ph" Model in Post-Katrina Mississippi Gulf Coast. Ruvie Rogel, Wright State University and CSPC. 15. The "BASIC Ph" Model: An Approach for Building Business Resilience for Entrepreneurs and Business Owners. Dorit Elmaliach, CSPC. Epilogue: Or a Short Ride into the Future. Mooli Lahad, Miri Shacham and Ofra Ayalon. List of Contributors. Index.