Child Life Specialists’ Promotion of Positive Sibling Relationships is Important for Children’s Well-Being - (2025) released directly as an on-demand webinar

Recorded On: 09/17/2025

This content will not be available until 09/17/2025 at 5:43 AM (EDT)
This workshop will explore sibling dynamics, including positivity, rivalry, conflict, aggression, and abuse, offering Child Life Specialists practical strategies for promoting healthy sibling relationships and managing harmful behaviors. The session will cover the continuum of sibling dynamics, distinguishing between rivalry, conflict, and aggression, with a focus on mental and physical health impacts across the lifespan. Attendees will learn evidence-based approaches to foster sibling positivity and address conflict and aggression when working with children in care.
Suggested Domain: Intervention
Credits: 1.0 PDU
Learning Objective(s):
1. By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to distinguish sibling rivalry, conflict, aggression, and abuse and identify four types of harmful sibling behavior.
2. By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to describe the impacts of sibling dynamics on mental and physical health and interpersonal relationships.
3. By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to apply best practices to promote sibling positivity and prevent and cope with sibling conflict, aggression, and abuse.

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Corinna Tucker, PhD, CFLE

Director

Sibling Aggression and Abuse Research and Advocacy Initiative; University of New Hampshire

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.

Tanya Whitworth, PhD

Research Scientist

Sibling Aggression and Abuse Research and Advocacy Initiative, University of New Hampshire

Tanya Rouleau Whitworth, PhD is a Research Scientist for the Sibling Aggression and Abuse Research and Advocacy Initiative (SAARA), located 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.

Trish Cox, MSW, MSED, CCLS

Clinical Associate Professor

University of New Hampshire

Trish Haneman Cox, MSW, MSED, CCLS brings over 28 years of experience in social services. She worked nine years in pediatric hematology-oncology in New York, fostering her commitment to the child life profession. Trish has served twice on the board of the Association of Child Life Professionals and actively contributes to ACLP across committees and local engagement.  She currently is a  Clinical Associate Professor and MSW Director at UNH, teaching across the curriculum of social work and child life. She serves on national and state committees for NASW, reflecting her dedication to leadership and advocacy.

This content will not be available until 09/17/2025 at 5:43 AM (EDT)