5th December 2024 - 14.30-16.30 (CEST)
Webinar Violence against siblings
By Tanya Rouleau Whitworth, Corinna Jenkins Tucker and Eva Van Kelecom
Sibling aggression is the most common form of family violence that youth experience or witness. Research finds that sibling aggression and abuse can have short- and long-term negative impacts on physical and mental health for both the harmed sibling and the sibling who causes harm.
In this webinar, we will define and discuss the types of sibling aggression and abuse (e.g., physical, psychological, property, sexual), their impacts, and implications for prevention, screening, and intervention. We will also propose how such information could be infused into curricula and ongoing training for social and judicial professionals and discuss implications for policy.
Tanya Rouleau Whitworth
Tanya Rouleau Whitworth, PhD is a Research Scientist for the Sibling Aggression and Abuse Research and Advocacy Initiative (SAARA) at the Crimes against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire. Her research includes the importance of familial and parenting experiences for children’s and adolescents’ well-being. Dr. Whitworth’s current work focuses on sibling sexual abuse and barriers to help-seeking for sibling aggression and abuse.
Corinna Jenkins Tucker
Corinna Jenkins Tucker, PhD, CFLE is the Director of the Sibling Aggression and Abuse Research and Advocacy Initiative (SAARA) at the Crimes against Children Research Center and Professor Emerita, Human Development and Family Studies, University of New Hampshire. Dr. Tucker has conducted research and published extensively on sibling relationships, parenting, and mental health for over 25 years. She has a particular interest in sibling aggression and abuse experiences across the lifespan.
Eva Van Kelecom
Eva Van Kelecom is a PhD researcher at the Leuven Institute of Criminology (KU Leuven, Belgium). She studies how physical and emotional sibling violence are experienced by siblings and parents and how it can be addressed by social and judicial services.
The webinar will be online and a link for the zoom-meeting will be send shortly before the webinar.