title: [Focus on Siblings of Children with Chronic Illness or Disability - A Family Oriented Counselling Program].
abstract: In the psychosocial support of families with a chronically ill or disabled child siblings are increasingly addressed as a target group for prevention and rehabilitation projects intending to reduce the risk for adverse health consequences. The following article presents a childfocused approach to family counselling as a short-term intervention. Ten flexibly applicable counselling core points covering commonly reported problems of affected siblings and their families are available - including the communication about the disease within the family or the expression of the sibling's feelings and needs. For this purpose an approach in specific counselling sessions has been determined which is used similarly by adept child and youth psychotherapists. The counselling approach is founded theoretically. Furthermore, the counselling approach provides guidance for the structured approach in the diagnosis of potential difficulties, the choice of core points and setting, the closure of counseling sessions as well as the recommendation of additional programs.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, -psychosomatik und -psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Schmeddingstraße 50, 48149 Münster.
authors.forename: Birgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Möller
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Pädiatrische Onkologie, Hämatologie und Hämostaseologie des Universitätsklinikums Leipzig;
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schepper
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Pädiatrische Onkologie, Hämatologie und Hämostaseologie des Universitätsklinikums Leipzig;
authors.forename: Jessy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Herrmann
authors.affiliation: Arbeitsbereich Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie der Universität Hamburg;
authors.forename: Marlies
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gude
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002660:Child Guidance; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D003142:Communication; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000523:psychology; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000379:methods; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief / Q000379:methods; D012801:Sibling Relations
keywords: Adaption; Erkrankung; Familie; Geschwister; Kurzzeitberatung; adaptation; disease/illness; family; short-term counseling; siblings