Sibling aggression [[electronic resource] ] : assessment and treatment / / Jonathan Caspi

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910457597403321
• Autore: Caspi Jonathan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, NY, : Springer, c2012
• ISBN: 1-283-28099-X; 9786613280992; 0-8261-2416-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (259 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.85/822
• Soggetti: Sibling abuse; Family violence; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. An Overview of Sibling Aggression; What is Sibling Aggression?; Competition; Conflict; Violence and Abuse; Physical; Rough play and violence.; Sexual; Psychological; Relational; Normalization of Sibling Aggression; Consequences; Factors that Support Sibling Violence; Family System; Parenting; Individual; Additional Factors; Birth order and age spacing; Gender; Sociocultural background; Additional factors; Sibling Aggression and Practice; Untested Interventions; Implications for Practice; Assessment; InterventionConclusion; 2. A Theoretical Framework for Siblings: Part 1; Family Systems Theory; Interdependence; Boundaries; Interpersonal Boundaries; Enmeshment; Disengagement; Sibling interpersonal boundaries; Systems boundaries.; Subsystems; Triangles; Vignette #1: ''I did it all for the cookie''; Vignette #2: ''You are always at work!''; Triangulation and Siblings; Sibling coalitions; An Important Triangulation Aside: Outsiders Act Like Outsiders; Not all triangles are bad; Quadrangle; Conclusion; 3. A Theoretical Framework for Siblings: Part 2; Sibling Difference; Comparison and ComplementarityComplementarity; The ; complementarity process; Complementarity process with siblings; Labels; Translocation; Changing labels; Reframing; Complementarity labels and quadrangles; Complementarity and sibling aggression; Niche Picking; The Niche Picking Process; My turf!; Niche fields; Siblings provide resources too; Niches and Practice; Comparison; Siblings as Models and Behavioral Reinforcement; Conclusion; 4. The Task-Centered Sibling Aggression Treatment Approach; A Two-Pronged Approach; Task-Centered Practice; A Brief History of Task-Centered Practice; Overview of Task-Centered ProcessProblems; Target problem formulation; Problem review; Tasks; Types of tasks; Task complexity; Task specificity; Rehearsal; Task Review; Basic Principles of Task-Centered Practice; Empirical Orientation; Integrative Stance; Problem-Solving Actions (Tasks); Systems and Context; Focus on Client-Acknowledged Problems; Practitioner-Client Relationship; Planned Brevity; Structure; Phases of treatment; The task-centered meeting; Anticipating Obstacles; Task-Centered Practice and Structural Family Therapy; Structural Family Therapy; Identifying transaction patterns; Sequences of behavior: Observation.Sequences of behavior: Active inquiry.; Boundary clarification.; Integrating Task-Centered Practice and Structural Family Therapy; Integration of Behavioral Methods for Parenting; The Task-Centered Sibling Aggression Treatment Approach; The TCSA Approach; Outline of the TCSA Sequence; Description of New and Modified Steps for TCSA; Social stage; Provide overview of TCSA and sibling education; Rehearsal; Contracting; Identification of successful problem-solving strategies; Review of client problem situation in general; Discussion of future work and possible recontracting
• Sommario/riassunto: Most people see aggression between siblings as an unavoidable, normal and ultimately harmless aspect of child development, yet it can often cause social adjustment and behavioral problems, some of which may be severe and even precursors to other forms