Prof Ronan helps lead 'parenting practices' project, building resilience
Published on 16 February, 2012
CQUniversity's Professor Kevin Ronan and his partners at the University of Queensland have secured a $100,000 grant for a 'parenting practices' research project, through the Queensland Centre for Social Science Innovation (QCSSI).
CQUniversity is partnered with UQ, QUT, JCU, Griffith Uni and the State Government in the UQ-based QCSSI, which was launched in mid-2011.
That partnership is beginning to see some results with the announcement that Professor Ronan from CQUniversity's Institute for Health and Social Science Research, along with a team of colleagues from UQ, has secured a significant grant.
The project is titled ‘Being prepared for and recovering from disaster: Working with parents to build resilience in children and in the family unit'.
The project leaders say parenting practices have been found to contribute significantly to children's likelihood of developing post-traumatic difficulties on the one hand.
On the other hand, parenting practices can help children negotiate stressful situations, including reactions to a disaster.
This project is aimed at enhancing parents' own resilience to disaster, and their resultant capacity to build their children's resilience in two complementary ways by (1) addressing parenting strategies around dangerous weather preparedness through a parenting intervention; and (2) by using consumer-informed data to better understand the factors that promote and prevent parents' access to parenting support post-disaster.
The project will deliver a range of tangible outcomes that inform and guide future planning around Queensland families' preparedness for and recovery from disasters, as well as other critical incidents and emergencies.
CQUniversity is a founding member of the new QCSSI. It will contribute its world-class expertise in Health and Medical Sciences, supported by state-of-the-art facilities; including the Population Research Laboratory.