WORKING WITH SIBLING LOSS

Thursday, April 9th

1pm to 4pm

Live Virtual Interactive Training

3 CEs

The sibling relationship is a particularly unique relationship that is expected to last a lifetime. This assumption is shattered for many people (5-8% of people before the age of 25). Research shows that people spend 80-100% of their lifetime with their sibling. The trauma of sibling loss is associated with specific biological, psychological, and social impacts that vary by the surviving siblings’ age at the time of their loss. Regardless of age, siblings are often referred to as, “the forgotten mourner,” due to their being subject to disenfranchised grief. As a result of disenfranchised grief, siblings are positioned in ways that lack, or at least present a barrier to access to help and support. The disenfranchisement experienced by sibling loss survivors is associated with feelings of loneliness, confusion, emotional neglect, diminished coping capacity and persistent distress. Given these…