Sibling Abuse Trauma: Assessment and Intervention Strategies for Children, Families, and Adults

Sibling Abuse Trauma will enhance your knowledge of assessment and clinical intervention strategies for treating intersibling abuse trauma in children, families, and adults. This informative book features: an overview of sibling relationship development, sibling physical assault, incest, and psychological maltreatment individual and systemic risk factors gender differences traumatic effects clinical case studies and interviews a sibling abuse assessment schedule specific sibling-oriented interventionsDue to the lack of research specifically focused on sibling abuse issues, there is a gap in the training and education of abuse trauma professionals. Sibling Abuse Trauma is an innovative book that focuses not only on sibling incest, but also on sibling physical assault and psychological maltreatment from a survivor’s perspective.The authors utilize critical and empirical findings and rich case examples to illustrate how sibling abuse affects individual and family development, making further research and education in this area imperative. Whether you incorporate these findings into your clinical practice or become inspired to conduct your own research, Sibling Abuse Trauma will improve your understanding of how to treat and evaluate individuals and families with sibling abuse-related concerns.

Table of Contents:
Contents Foreword (David Finkelhor) Preface Acknowledments Introduction Part I: The Context of Sibling Development and Abuse 1. The Sibling Domain Systems Theory and Abuse Trauma Definitions and Terminology A Focus on Sibling Victims Key Points 2. Sibling Development Across the Lifespan Sibling Development in Infancy and Early Childhood Adolescent Sibling Development Sibling Relations and Family Development Adult Sibling Ties Key Points 3. Abusive Sibling Relationships Overlapping Risk Factors for Sibling Assault and Incest Trauma Key Points Part II: Sibling Incest and Assault 4. Sibling Incest Characteristics of Sibling Incest Families Male Victims Brother-Brother Incest Sister-Sister Incest Sibling Incest Offenders Traumatic Effects Key Points 5. Sibling Assault Pandemic Family Violence A Precursor for Future Violence Psychological Maltreatment Characteristics of Sibling Assault Families Gender Differences Traumatic Effects Key Points Part III: Assessment and Intervention with Children, Families, and Adult Survivors 6. Assessment of Sibling Abuse The Sibling Abuse Interview Key Points 7. Clinical Considerations with Children and Families Cultural Influences Abuse Trauma Family-Based Approaches Conjoint Therapy with Nonabusive Siblings Key Points 8. Specific Intervention Strategies with Children and Families Sibling Abuse Family Configurations Pseudoconsentual Sibling Incest Peripheral-Parent Sibling Abuse Pseudoparent Sibling Abuse (Two-Parent Family) Pseudoparent Sibling Abuse (Single-Parent Family) Pseudoparent Sibling Abuse (Stepfamily) The Disorganized Family 9. Psychotherapy with Adult Survivors of Sibling Incest or Assault Case Illustrations Family-of-Origin Sessions Key Points Afterword Appendixes Appendix A: About the Research Project Characteristics of the Participants Frequency of Sibling Incest and Assault, by Category of Abuse Appendix B: Sibling Abuse Interview Sibling Victim Sibling Offender Nontargeted Siblings Sibling Subsystem Individual Parent Interviews Parental Subsystem Family Interview Appendix C: The Sibling Family-of-Origin Cartoon Appendix D: Semistructured Adult Sibling Abuse Survivor Questionnaire Interview Questions References Index