Date: Friday, June 13, 2025
Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm ET /
8:00 am – 10:00 am PT

Presented by: Arliss Kurtz, MSW, RSW (See Bio)

To be eligible for a certificate of attendance, you must attend the entire live training and complete an evaluation form within 24 hours following the live event.

Please note: This training is not eligible for CE credits.

Online Training Description:

When sexual abuse among siblings occurs, parents and other caregivers often become flooded with emotions such as anger, shame, sadness, fear, confusion, disbelief, regret, helplessness, and self-blame. These feelings make it difficult for parents to determine how best to support both of their children. While research and conferences have begun addressing the treatment of families impacted by sibling abuse, there remains a significant lack of resources specifically tailored to guiding parents as they navigate their way through these complex situations.

This training empowers professionals to help parents and caregivers find answers to key questions, including:

• How could this have happened?
• What did I do wrong?
•  How do I protect the child who was harmed from further harm?
• Will my child who did the harm grow up to abuse other children?
• Will my family ever be happy, whole, and safe?

Adding to the complexity is that many parents and caregivers may be separated or divorced, or face economic difficulties, or have little free time for picking up the pieces after abuse has occurred. in this training, Ms. Kurtz draws on her years of direct clinical work to help professionals:

• Recognize and address the needs of the parents so that they can protect both siblings from further harm
• Gain awareness of risk and protective factors so that they may better prevent further harm
• Understand the impact of child sexual abuse on the child and the older sibling
• Differentiate developmentally normative from non-normative sexual behavior in children and adolescents
• Help their family heal through setting healthy boundaries. This includes providing effective supervision, accessing helpful resources, and most importantly, engaging in compassionate, attuned, and empathic parenting of both their children.

Above all, this training provides professionals with methods for engaging parents and caregivers as they face the challenge of restoring health and safety.

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

1) Help parents and caregivers to understand how abuse happened in their family.
2) Identify and address the needs of parents and caregivers in the aftermath of the discovery of abuse.
3) Initiate collaborative and non-judgmental treatment aimed at preventing further abuse.

Interactive Follow-Up Meeting

Attendees are invited to join an open discussion 15 minutes following the end of the training, where you can engage with fellow attendees by turning on your camera and microphone. This is an opportunity to share your experiences and contribute to a meaningful exchange of ideas. Time will be allocated to address questions or insights from the training. Please note that attendance is optional and will not affect your eligibility for a training certificate.

We can refund your training fee up to 24 hours prior to the start of the training.

To view all training details and review our list of frequently asked questions, please click here to visit the promotional page.