Social work, siblings, and SIDS: conceptual and case-based guidance for family system intervention.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is a tragic loss event within the family, impacting adults as well as children. This article uses three case illustrations to discuss the role of a SIDS event on the family system with a special focus on the emergent challenges for surviving siblings of various ages. Practice application examples are woven throughout the review to illustrate the age-specific grief responses which may occur following a SIDS event. The article also presents a theoretically supported intervention matrix that integrates models of bereavement support and family system responses, taking into account children's varying developmental needs and tasks based on sibling age.
Price
Sarah Kye
SK
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work, Richmond, VA 23227, USA. skprice@vcu.edu
D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D035781:Siblings; D012947:Social Work; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000453:epidemiology*