Total Credits: 3 Category I CEs
This workshop will show how childhood sibling relationships can become a template for learning skills necessary for all adult relationships—with loved ones, friendships, and even coworkers. Parents of young children often, inadvertently, end up causing problems among siblings and depriving them of conflict-resolution skills. Specific issues for the oldest and the youngest child will be presented.
Dr. Karen Gail Lewis, marriage and family therapist for over 50 years, is author of numerous books and professional articles on marriage, gender communication, single women, and adult siblings. Her newest book is Sibling Therapy: The Ghosts from Childhood That Haunt Your Clients’ Love and Work. For years she has presented nationally and internationally.
AGENDA:
8:50 – 9:00 Log On
9:00 – 10:30
How Childhood is a laboratory for learning skills for adult relationships
Causes of sibling conflict
Crystalized Roles
Causes of sibling conflict
Parents’ roles in shaping
Teaching to fish vs. giving fish
10:30 – 10:45 BREAK
10:45 – 12:15
Frozen Images in adulthood with e.o.
Examples:
Issues for the oldest child
Issues for the youngest child
Lifelong Hourglass pattern for sibling relationships
12:15 Adjournment
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Upon the completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Explain the concept of childhood as laboratory.
Determine when parents should or should not step in when children fight.
Examine how parents can enhance or deter positive relationships.
Examine and understand the issues often misunderstood for the oldest child and the youngest child.
Discover the lifelong effect of childhood sibling relationships: the hourglass pattern.
BIBLIOGRAPHY & REFERENCES
Chapman, F. (2021) Brothers, sisters, strangers: Sibling estrangement and the road to reconciliation. Viking Press.
Greif, G. & Woolley, M. (2015). Adult sibling relationships. Columbia University Press.
Lewis, K.G. (2023). Sibling therapy: The ghosts from childhood that haunt your clients’ love and work. Oxford University Press.
Perkins, N. H., & Shadik, J. A. (2018). A parent’s perceptions of physical and emotional sibling violence. Families in Society, 99(1), 78-86.
Shadik, J. A., Perkins, N. H., & Kim, R. (2023). Understanding physical and emotional sibling violence: Perspectives from group facilitators of parent intervention groups for child maltreatment. Journal of Family Issues, 44(2), 475–497.
Tucker, C. J. https://www.unh.edu/ccrc/saara
Category I Maryland BSWE Requirement
The Office of Continuing Professional Education at the University Of Maryland School Of Social Work is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education programs. This workshop qualifies for {3} Category I Continuing Education Units. The Office of Continuing Professional Education is also authorized by the Maryland Board of Psychologists and the Maryland Board of Professional Counselors to sponsor Category A continuing professional education.
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Social Workers, LCPCs, and Psychologists
We welcome anyone interested in the topic!
The base price is $70, which includes CE credit.
Late Fee: On September 20, 2024, a non-refundable late fee of $20 is added to the base price. Late fees cannot be refunded or applied to account credit.
Cancellations: **ALL cancellations will be subjected to a $35.00 administration fee.** Cancellations must be received 24 hours in advance prior to the workshop to receive a refund or an account credit.
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