These are presentations we have chosen as a few of the top presentations we have had over the past 10 years. Some of these you have asked to be replayed. Others may never had the opportunity to hear or view them. Please note that we will not be adding all presentations now to this web page. This is just a select group.
We are certain these presentations will help both the professionals involved in the world of alienation as well as the alienated family members themselves.These presentations give much education and support regarding alienation in many different facets.
Please also note the cost of the replay is for 1 time and must be listened to in one sitting.
We are certain these presentations will help both the professionals involved in the world of alienation as well as the alienated family members themselves.These presentations give much education and support regarding alienation in many different facets.
Please also note the cost of the replay is for 1 time and must be listened to in one sitting.
Our 2022 conference is now available for purchase. These presentations were incredible and we have received all positive remarks on them. Much in these presentations to help you.You will have 30 days to watch the 8 presentations as often as you would like during those 30 days. To purchase these replays, please click on the "I agree" button.
William Bernet M.D.
“New Research Helps us Understand how Alienated Children Think and Behave"
Mary Alvarez, Ph. D
“The Importance of Self-Care for Alienated Parents and Grandparents”
Mark Mosk, Ph. D
“Talking Heads: From Chatter to Connectons”
Megan Hunter, MBA
“Calm B4Think: Adapting Communication to Achieve Peace”
Bill Eddy, LCSW, JD
. “Overcoming the Contagious Emotions of Alienation”
Sue Cornbluth, Psy
“Your Compassion Journey to Healing: Mastering the Skills to Reduce Your Stress in Alienation Situations”
Joshua Coleman, Ph. D
“Five Most Common Mistakes of Alienated and Estranged Parents and How to Heal Them”
Lisa Rothfus, LCSW, MSW, BED, BA
“Families Stuck in the Past: Moving them Forward Into a Future Focused Reunification Process”
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COLLEEN MURRAY, Ph. D, LPC, NCC
"FORGIVENESS: WHERE SCIENCE AND SPIRITUALITY INTERSECT"
When one is going through Alienation, the last thing they think about is forgiveness, but it can be a powerful weapon to help you through this most difficult experience. Many major world religions encourage forgiveness however, as the field of mental health continues to explore and more fully understand the connection between our minds and our bodies, we have come to recognize the powerful and practical therapeutic benefits that forgiveness offers to a broken and isolated world. This discussion will explore the construct of forgiveness from a scientific and spiritual perspective and the unique point of intersection between the two, and how forgiveness can benefit you.
Dr. Colleen M. Murray earned her PhD and Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Capella University and her undergraduate in Psychology from Campbell University. After graduation from Campbell University, Colleen was commissioned as an officer and entered active duty with the US Army serving for 10 years.
Today, Dr. Murray is a Licensed Practicing Counselor and owner of Victor’s Crown Christian Counseling Center in Saint Robert, Missouri where she specializes in working with families experiencing high-conflict divorce and parental alienation. Dr. Murray is also an adjunct professor at Drury University.
Dr. Murray is an expert witness and regularly testifies within Missouri’s 25th and 26th Judicial Circuits for high-conflict divorce and parental alienation cases. Additionally, Dr. Murray speaks at continuing education conferences for family law attorneys and judges in an effort to better equip the legal profession to more effectively and efficiently manage the high volume of these cases to a successful conclusion.
Dr. Murray began to specialize in this particular field of mental health counseling prior to completing her post-graduate work at Capella University. Dr. Murray has conducted extensive research in childhood trauma due to domestic violence; she spent several years working in the area of intimate partner violence (IPV) and studying the effects on and interventions for children subjected to IPV.
Colleen and her husband Daniel live in St. Robert, Missouri and have three grown children; daughter Ashley is Staff Sergeant in the Active Guard for the State of Missouri; oldest son Stuart is the Communications Director for the Missouri State Senate Republican Caucus; and youngest son Joseph is aspiring to a career in the automotive technician field.
When one is going through Alienation, the last thing they think about is forgiveness, but it can be a powerful weapon to help you through this most difficult experience. Many major world religions encourage forgiveness however, as the field of mental health continues to explore and more fully understand the connection between our minds and our bodies, we have come to recognize the powerful and practical therapeutic benefits that forgiveness offers to a broken and isolated world. This discussion will explore the construct of forgiveness from a scientific and spiritual perspective and the unique point of intersection between the two, and how forgiveness can benefit you.
Dr. Colleen M. Murray earned her PhD and Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Capella University and her undergraduate in Psychology from Campbell University. After graduation from Campbell University, Colleen was commissioned as an officer and entered active duty with the US Army serving for 10 years.
Today, Dr. Murray is a Licensed Practicing Counselor and owner of Victor’s Crown Christian Counseling Center in Saint Robert, Missouri where she specializes in working with families experiencing high-conflict divorce and parental alienation. Dr. Murray is also an adjunct professor at Drury University.
Dr. Murray is an expert witness and regularly testifies within Missouri’s 25th and 26th Judicial Circuits for high-conflict divorce and parental alienation cases. Additionally, Dr. Murray speaks at continuing education conferences for family law attorneys and judges in an effort to better equip the legal profession to more effectively and efficiently manage the high volume of these cases to a successful conclusion.
Dr. Murray began to specialize in this particular field of mental health counseling prior to completing her post-graduate work at Capella University. Dr. Murray has conducted extensive research in childhood trauma due to domestic violence; she spent several years working in the area of intimate partner violence (IPV) and studying the effects on and interventions for children subjected to IPV.
Colleen and her husband Daniel live in St. Robert, Missouri and have three grown children; daughter Ashley is Staff Sergeant in the Active Guard for the State of Missouri; oldest son Stuart is the Communications Director for the Missouri State Senate Republican Caucus; and youngest son Joseph is aspiring to a career in the automotive technician field.
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"Techniques to Connect With Your Child When All They Want To Do Is Argue"
You are already alienated, either very recently or maybe it’s been years. The last thing you want to do when spending time with your child is to argue, debate perception or validate your parenting. The reality is that none of those arguments came from your child; they originated with the other parent who is now grooming your child to be a surrogate antagonist.
So what can you do?
Would it surprise you to know that you can use your child’s brain’s natural processing to your advantage?
There are three unique chemicals found in the human body; Dopamine, Cortisol and Oxytocin, which, when you understand their purpose and how they function, can help you maximize their positive effects as you work to engage on a deeper level with your child.
Colleen M. Murray, Ph.D., is a Licensed Practicing Counselor in Saint Robert, MO. Dr. Murray has an interest in better defining intimate partner violence to include parental alienation. She has spent many years working in the area of intimate partner violence and studying the effects and interventions for children subjected to intimate partner violence. Dr. Murray is in private practice with a focus on high conflict divorce and parental alienation. Dr. Murray assists families with co-parenting, reunification of alienated parent, and parent management techniques. Dr. Murray regularly testifies as an expert witness in high conflict divorce case. Dr. Murray speaks at continuing education conferences for family law attorneys and judges concerning how parental alienation effects children. Dr. Murray is also an adjunct professor at Drury University.
Colleen M. Murray is the owner of Victor’s Crown Christian Counseling Center, where she specializes in working with families struggling with high conflict divorce and parental alienation. Colleen is also an adjunct faculty member of Drury University. Colleen attended Campbell University and received her bachelor’s in Psychology. After graduation Colleen went on to serve in the United States Army where she received the Medal of Merit for her work in Homeland Security. After leaving the Army, Colleen went on to received her Master’s and Ph.D. in Mental Health Counseling from Capella University graduating summa cum laude and cum laude. Colleen conducted research in childhood trauma due to domestic violence. Colleen has three children; Ashley, Stuart and Joseph and lives in Saint Robert Missouri with her husband Daniel.
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"PARENTING AND CO-PARENTING AFTER ALIENATION"
What happens after parental alienation? How do you redefine the relationship with your child? How do you not react to the continued attacks? And what about co parenting?
In the midst of enduring the pain of parental alienation, these are questions not normally discussed because we are often consumed by the current conflict. However, the continuing research by experts in the legal and mental health professions is yielding new information that is enabling an ever increasing number of targeted parents to get their children back. And as they get their children back, some are finding that they don’t know what to do next.
Re-initiating and then maintaining a connection with the offending “Ex” (whether that be a former spouse or estranged in-law) for the sake of your children and then redefining your parenting style with your children post-alienation is complicated at best. This is mostly because the person from whom you are trying to distance yourself remains an important presence in the life of your child. So how do you go about reestablishing your parental authority and engage in a healthy co-parenting relationship?
In this Family Access presentation, Dr. Murray will discuss techniques of how to assume parental influence in your child’s life while simultaneously managing a co-parenting relationship with an emotionally impaired Ex who lacks boundaries.
Colleen M. Murray, Ph.D., is a Licensed Practicing Counselor in Saint Robert, MO. Dr. Murray has an interest in better defining intimate partner violence to include parental alienation. She has spent many years working in the area of intimate partner violence and studying the effects and interventions for children subjected to intimate partner violence. Dr. Murray is in private practice with a focus on high conflict divorce and parental alienation. Dr. Murray assists families with co-parenting, reunification of alienated parent, and parent management techniques. Dr. Murray regularly testifies as an expert witness in high conflict divorce case. Dr. Murray speaks at continuing education conferences for family law attorneys and judges concerning how parental alienation effects children. Dr. Murray is also an adjunct professor at Drury University.
Colleen M. Murray is the owner of Victor’s Crown Christian Counseling Center, where she specializes in working with families struggling with high conflict divorce and parental alienation. Colleen is also an adjunct faculty member of Drury University. Colleen attended Campbell University and received her bachelor’s in Psychology. After graduation Colleen went on to serve in the United States Army where she received the Medal of Merit for her work in Homeland Security. After leaving the Army, Colleen went on to received her Master’s and Ph.D. in Mental Health Counseling from Capella University graduating summa cum laude and cum laude. Colleen conducted research in childhood trauma due to domestic violence. Colleen has three children; Ashley, Stuart and Joseph and lives in Saint Robert Missouri with her husband Daniel.
What happens after parental alienation? How do you redefine the relationship with your child? How do you not react to the continued attacks? And what about co parenting?
In the midst of enduring the pain of parental alienation, these are questions not normally discussed because we are often consumed by the current conflict. However, the continuing research by experts in the legal and mental health professions is yielding new information that is enabling an ever increasing number of targeted parents to get their children back. And as they get their children back, some are finding that they don’t know what to do next.
Re-initiating and then maintaining a connection with the offending “Ex” (whether that be a former spouse or estranged in-law) for the sake of your children and then redefining your parenting style with your children post-alienation is complicated at best. This is mostly because the person from whom you are trying to distance yourself remains an important presence in the life of your child. So how do you go about reestablishing your parental authority and engage in a healthy co-parenting relationship?
In this Family Access presentation, Dr. Murray will discuss techniques of how to assume parental influence in your child’s life while simultaneously managing a co-parenting relationship with an emotionally impaired Ex who lacks boundaries.
Colleen M. Murray, Ph.D., is a Licensed Practicing Counselor in Saint Robert, MO. Dr. Murray has an interest in better defining intimate partner violence to include parental alienation. She has spent many years working in the area of intimate partner violence and studying the effects and interventions for children subjected to intimate partner violence. Dr. Murray is in private practice with a focus on high conflict divorce and parental alienation. Dr. Murray assists families with co-parenting, reunification of alienated parent, and parent management techniques. Dr. Murray regularly testifies as an expert witness in high conflict divorce case. Dr. Murray speaks at continuing education conferences for family law attorneys and judges concerning how parental alienation effects children. Dr. Murray is also an adjunct professor at Drury University.
Colleen M. Murray is the owner of Victor’s Crown Christian Counseling Center, where she specializes in working with families struggling with high conflict divorce and parental alienation. Colleen is also an adjunct faculty member of Drury University. Colleen attended Campbell University and received her bachelor’s in Psychology. After graduation Colleen went on to serve in the United States Army where she received the Medal of Merit for her work in Homeland Security. After leaving the Army, Colleen went on to received her Master’s and Ph.D. in Mental Health Counseling from Capella University graduating summa cum laude and cum laude. Colleen conducted research in childhood trauma due to domestic violence. Colleen has three children; Ashley, Stuart and Joseph and lives in Saint Robert Missouri with her husband Daniel.
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JOSHUA COLEMAN, PH. D
"HANDLING DISRESPECT AND ABUSE FROM YOUR ALIENATED ADULT CHILD"
Most parents have a hard enough time with their child’s alienation, without having to endure abuse from the child. While no one is completely immune to the effects of verbal abuse, our children probably have more power than anyone to make us feel helpless, hopeless, guilt-ridden, and depressed. This is because our children are the people in whom we’ve invested the greatest amount of love, time, and money and for whom we have had the highest hopes of being loved in return.
In addition, most if not all parents get their self-esteem as parents from how their children treat them. If their children are loving and respectful, most parents feel not only proud of their children’s behavior, but proud of the reflection that the adult child holds up to them as parents. Alienated parents are deprived of this mirror and have to work much harder to maintain their self-esteem and psychological balance.
For those with children whose lives haven’t gone well, the parent has the double sorrow of worry about the child, and guilt and sorrow that there isn’t the closeness with that child that they assumed would be there at this point in their lives.
In this webinar we’ll learn why alienated adult children behave in disrespectful and abusive ways, how to best respond whey they do.
Dr. Coleman is a psychologist in private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area and a Senior Fellow with the Council on Contemporary Families, a non-partisan organization of leading sociologists, historians, psychologists and demographers dedicated to providing the press and public with the latest research and best practice findings about American families.
He has written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, NBC THINK, The Behavioral Scientist, CNN, MarketWatch, the San Francisco Chronicle, Greater Good Magazine, AEON, Huffington Post, Psychology Today and more. He has given talks to the faculties at Harvard, the Weill Cornell Department of Psychiatry and other academic institutions. A frequent guest on the Today Show and NPR he has also been featured on Sesame Street, 20/20, Good Morning America, PBS, America Online Coaches, and numerous news programs for FOX, ABC, CNN, and NBC television.
He is the author of numerous articles and chapters and has written four books: The Rules of Estrangement (Random House); The Marriage Makeover: Finding Happiness in Imperfect Harmony (St. Martin's Press); The Lazy Husband: How to Get Men to Do More Parenting and Housework (St. Martin's Press); When Parents Hurt: Compassionate Strategies When You and Your Grown Child Don't Get Along (HarperCollins)
He is the co-editor, along with historian Stephanie Coontz of seven online volumes of Unconventional Wisdom: News You Can Use, a compendium of noteworthy research on the contemporary family, gender, sexuality, poverty, and work-family issues.
His books have been translated into Chinese, Korean, Russian, Polish, and Croatian.
He is the co-editor, along with historian Stephanie Coontz of seven online volumes of Unconventional Wisdom: News You Can Use, a compendium of noteworthy research on the contemporary family, gender, sexuality, poverty, and work-family issues.
Dr Coleman also writes music for film and television. His music has been featured on Lethal Weapon, Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Longmire, Shameless, Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Fresh Off the Boat, Supergirl, Mistresses, Hustlers, RuPaul's Drag Race and many more.
Most parents have a hard enough time with their child’s alienation, without having to endure abuse from the child. While no one is completely immune to the effects of verbal abuse, our children probably have more power than anyone to make us feel helpless, hopeless, guilt-ridden, and depressed. This is because our children are the people in whom we’ve invested the greatest amount of love, time, and money and for whom we have had the highest hopes of being loved in return.
In addition, most if not all parents get their self-esteem as parents from how their children treat them. If their children are loving and respectful, most parents feel not only proud of their children’s behavior, but proud of the reflection that the adult child holds up to them as parents. Alienated parents are deprived of this mirror and have to work much harder to maintain their self-esteem and psychological balance.
For those with children whose lives haven’t gone well, the parent has the double sorrow of worry about the child, and guilt and sorrow that there isn’t the closeness with that child that they assumed would be there at this point in their lives.
In this webinar we’ll learn why alienated adult children behave in disrespectful and abusive ways, how to best respond whey they do.
Dr. Coleman is a psychologist in private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area and a Senior Fellow with the Council on Contemporary Families, a non-partisan organization of leading sociologists, historians, psychologists and demographers dedicated to providing the press and public with the latest research and best practice findings about American families.
He has written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, NBC THINK, The Behavioral Scientist, CNN, MarketWatch, the San Francisco Chronicle, Greater Good Magazine, AEON, Huffington Post, Psychology Today and more. He has given talks to the faculties at Harvard, the Weill Cornell Department of Psychiatry and other academic institutions. A frequent guest on the Today Show and NPR he has also been featured on Sesame Street, 20/20, Good Morning America, PBS, America Online Coaches, and numerous news programs for FOX, ABC, CNN, and NBC television.
He is the author of numerous articles and chapters and has written four books: The Rules of Estrangement (Random House); The Marriage Makeover: Finding Happiness in Imperfect Harmony (St. Martin's Press); The Lazy Husband: How to Get Men to Do More Parenting and Housework (St. Martin's Press); When Parents Hurt: Compassionate Strategies When You and Your Grown Child Don't Get Along (HarperCollins)
He is the co-editor, along with historian Stephanie Coontz of seven online volumes of Unconventional Wisdom: News You Can Use, a compendium of noteworthy research on the contemporary family, gender, sexuality, poverty, and work-family issues.
His books have been translated into Chinese, Korean, Russian, Polish, and Croatian.
He is the co-editor, along with historian Stephanie Coontz of seven online volumes of Unconventional Wisdom: News You Can Use, a compendium of noteworthy research on the contemporary family, gender, sexuality, poverty, and work-family issues.
Dr Coleman also writes music for film and television. His music has been featured on Lethal Weapon, Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Longmire, Shameless, Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Fresh Off the Boat, Supergirl, Mistresses, Hustlers, RuPaul's Drag Race and many more.
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DR. JENNIFER HARMAN, PH. D
"Parental Alienating Behaviors and Coercive Control: The One and the Same"
The use of children as weapons has long been documented by domestic violence (DV) researchers as a strategy of abuse by coercively controlling individuals. The impact of this weaponization on children has been the focus of scientists who study parental alienation, who consequently have referred to coercively controlling behaviors as “parental alienating behaviors” because of the focus on the child rather than the perpetrator of abuse. Despite these two different labels for the same sets of behaviors, there has been considerable resistance among detractors of parental alienation in recognizing parental alienating behaviors, preferring instead to call coercively controlling abuse in these cases as “protective parenting,” particularly when the “protective parent” is a mother. In this presentation, Dr. Harman will review the scientific evidence documenting the weaponization of children across both fields of study, highlight how they are one and the same phenomenon, and explore how a biased gender paradigm about violence and the denial and misrepresentation of science has created an unnecessary and harmful divide in this field of work.
Jennifer J. Harman, PhD received her doctorate in social psychology from the University of Connecticut in 2005. She is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Colorado State University and has published over a dozen peer-reviewed articles and scientific studies on the topic of parental alienation and domestic violence. She is a renowned expert on the topic of parental alienation, conducts trainings on the topic for legal and mental health professionals, and has provided expert witness testimony in many family and criminal court cases across the U.S. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Parental Alienation Study Group, is the President of the International Counsel on Shared Parenting, and is on the editorial board of the peer-review scientific journal, Personal Relationships.
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LISA ROTHFUS, LCSW, MSW, BED, BA
"Upping Your Parenting Game for Your Alienated Child"
Parents experiencing signs of alienation from their child often feel powerless and confused. This loss of control causes them to fall back on parenting strategies that are no longer working, and often lead to an even greater disconnection from their child. This presentation will suggest a better parenting style for handling this complicated parenting situation, and offer new strategies for lowering conflict and increasing emotional connection with your child.
Lisa Rothfus is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has worked with families in private practice for over 35 years. She earned her Master’s degree in Social Work from Simmons School of Social Work in Massachusetts, interned at two Harvard teaching hospitals, and did post master's training in Structural Family Therapy at Cambridge Family Institute. She specializes in counseling families transitioning through all stages of divorce and high conflict family situations. Her practice assesses and treats families affected by Parental Alienation, and offers mild, moderate, and severe Reunification Therapy. She is often appointed by the court to assess and provide counseling for families experiencing alienation or estrangement issues In addition, she has worked as a Guardian Ad Litem, Mediator and Parent Facilitator/Coordinator.
Parents experiencing signs of alienation from their child often feel powerless and confused. This loss of control causes them to fall back on parenting strategies that are no longer working, and often lead to an even greater disconnection from their child. This presentation will suggest a better parenting style for handling this complicated parenting situation, and offer new strategies for lowering conflict and increasing emotional connection with your child.
Lisa Rothfus is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has worked with families in private practice for over 35 years. She earned her Master’s degree in Social Work from Simmons School of Social Work in Massachusetts, interned at two Harvard teaching hospitals, and did post master's training in Structural Family Therapy at Cambridge Family Institute. She specializes in counseling families transitioning through all stages of divorce and high conflict family situations. Her practice assesses and treats families affected by Parental Alienation, and offers mild, moderate, and severe Reunification Therapy. She is often appointed by the court to assess and provide counseling for families experiencing alienation or estrangement issues In addition, she has worked as a Guardian Ad Litem, Mediator and Parent Facilitator/Coordinator.
Please note by checking the "I agree button here, you understand you do not have permission to record these presentations or share with others. You also have purchased a 1 time playback. These are property of Family Access- Fighting for Children's Rights. Thanks!
MEGAN HUNTER, MBA, CEO HIGH CONFLICT INSTITUTE
"Flipping the Script in High Conflict Situations"
High Conflict cases often involve a lot of blame, false allegations, and all-or-nothing thinking, which can lead to division and even alienation. In this seminar, we will first talk about the fear and threat aspects of human behavior, especially in those who have high conflict patterns (habits), followed by the key ways to flip the script in order to successfully work in the fear/threat environment and move the person into safety and problem-solving. What seems impossible becomes doable with the right skills. We’ll focus on key skills for managing high conflict situations:
Employing these simple skills can help you flip the script in your interactions with people who may have high conflict patterns. At the very least, it will increase your confidence simply by having a skill, and will empower you when you try it with successful outcomes.
Megan Hunter is co-founder and chief executive officer of the High Conflict Institute in San Diego, California. She is a leading expert in high conflict personalities, focusing primarily on family law, mediation, workplace disputes, customer service, government/public service, ombuds, universities, and religious organizations. Her background in business and economics, combined with years of experience in the legal arena, give her unique and valuable insights across diverse conflict settings.
Megan has served as a family law and child support specialist at the Arizona Supreme Court Administrative Office of the Courts, and a child support enforcement manager in Nebraska. She has served as president and other leadership roles in non-profit organizations including the Association of Family & Conciliation Courts Arizona Chapter, the Arizona Family Support Council, Nebraska Child Support Enforcement Association, and others. She was appointed by the Arizona governor to a five-year term on the Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiners.
She has given keynote addresses, workshops, and seminars in seven countries and has authored or co-authored five books on high conflict issues.
High Conflict cases often involve a lot of blame, false allegations, and all-or-nothing thinking, which can lead to division and even alienation. In this seminar, we will first talk about the fear and threat aspects of human behavior, especially in those who have high conflict patterns (habits), followed by the key ways to flip the script in order to successfully work in the fear/threat environment and move the person into safety and problem-solving. What seems impossible becomes doable with the right skills. We’ll focus on key skills for managing high conflict situations:
- Deciding: A quick model for making the right decision in high conflict situations using the Dilemmas & Decisions Model™
- Writing: A quick model for responding to blaming, hostile emails using a BIFF Response®
- Talking: A quick model for calming upset, angry, blaming people with an EAR Statement™
Employing these simple skills can help you flip the script in your interactions with people who may have high conflict patterns. At the very least, it will increase your confidence simply by having a skill, and will empower you when you try it with successful outcomes.
Megan Hunter is co-founder and chief executive officer of the High Conflict Institute in San Diego, California. She is a leading expert in high conflict personalities, focusing primarily on family law, mediation, workplace disputes, customer service, government/public service, ombuds, universities, and religious organizations. Her background in business and economics, combined with years of experience in the legal arena, give her unique and valuable insights across diverse conflict settings.
Megan has served as a family law and child support specialist at the Arizona Supreme Court Administrative Office of the Courts, and a child support enforcement manager in Nebraska. She has served as president and other leadership roles in non-profit organizations including the Association of Family & Conciliation Courts Arizona Chapter, the Arizona Family Support Council, Nebraska Child Support Enforcement Association, and others. She was appointed by the Arizona governor to a five-year term on the Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiners.
She has given keynote addresses, workshops, and seminars in seven countries and has authored or co-authored five books on high conflict issues.
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MARY ALVAREZ, PH. D
"Parental Alienation: Time to Prioritize Prevention and Early Intervention Models"
The science of parental alienation has published, and
continues to publish, important research findings concerning
consequences to severely alienated children. These children are at risk
for encountering significant psychological consequences during the
alienation from a target parent (e.g., depression, anxiety, PTSD,
attachment disorder), as well as continued psychological consequences
when these previously alienated children become adults (e.g.,
depression, anxiety, substance abuse). It is imperative, therefore, that
as a field we increase our attention, resources, and research efforts to
prevention and early intervention to combat the development of
alienation and subsequent psychological consequences to a child from
being unduly alienated from a parent.
This webinar will focus on prevention and early intervention of parental
alienation from both a community perspective, clinical perspective, and
a research perspective. Important prevention and early intervention
research questions will also be addressed.
Mary Alvarez, PhD earned her doctorate in developmental psychology with an emphasis in cognitive development and neurodevelopment from the University of Houston. Dr. Alvarez, a licensed psychologist for twenty-five years in Texas, has both a forensic and a clinical practice and she specializes in evaluating and treating high conflict families. As a result of her forensic work in family law as a custody evaluator, Dr. Alvarez has evaluated and witnessed the devastating psychological effects on children whose parents are involved in chronic high conflict, including parental alienation. Dr. Alvarez recognized the need to focus on prevention and early intervention of parental alienation, so she codeveloped Resetting the Family to evaluate and intervene with high conflict parents and families that include mild and moderate parental alienation as part of the conflict.
The science of parental alienation has published, and
continues to publish, important research findings concerning
consequences to severely alienated children. These children are at risk
for encountering significant psychological consequences during the
alienation from a target parent (e.g., depression, anxiety, PTSD,
attachment disorder), as well as continued psychological consequences
when these previously alienated children become adults (e.g.,
depression, anxiety, substance abuse). It is imperative, therefore, that
as a field we increase our attention, resources, and research efforts to
prevention and early intervention to combat the development of
alienation and subsequent psychological consequences to a child from
being unduly alienated from a parent.
This webinar will focus on prevention and early intervention of parental
alienation from both a community perspective, clinical perspective, and
a research perspective. Important prevention and early intervention
research questions will also be addressed.
Mary Alvarez, PhD earned her doctorate in developmental psychology with an emphasis in cognitive development and neurodevelopment from the University of Houston. Dr. Alvarez, a licensed psychologist for twenty-five years in Texas, has both a forensic and a clinical practice and she specializes in evaluating and treating high conflict families. As a result of her forensic work in family law as a custody evaluator, Dr. Alvarez has evaluated and witnessed the devastating psychological effects on children whose parents are involved in chronic high conflict, including parental alienation. Dr. Alvarez recognized the need to focus on prevention and early intervention of parental alienation, so she codeveloped Resetting the Family to evaluate and intervene with high conflict parents and families that include mild and moderate parental alienation as part of the conflict.
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SUE CORNBLUTH, PSY.
Finding Ways to Reconnect With Your Alienated Children and Grandchildren"
Reopening a connection with your alienated children and grandchildren is never easy. Parents and grandparents struggle daily to know what to write or say in an email or a text to their children and grandchildren. Did you know that the wording of what you are saying is critical to begin the healing process?
In this webinar, Dr. Sue Cornbluth will share with you her breakthrough techniques for beginning the process of reconnecting with your alienated children and grandchildren. She will discuss how to approach your children and grandchildren, what to send, and the language that is often used to open up the door to reconciliation. This presentation is for anyone who has children and grandchildren between the ages of 12-adulthood and has been trying to reconnect or is in the beginning process of doing so.
Dr. Sue Cornbluth is a certified parenting expert, coach and thought leader with international recognition, specializing in high conflict divorce and parental/grandparent alienation situations.
In 2013 Dr. Sue established Dr. Sue & You LLC, a consulting & coaching firm working with parents to help them successfully move through their high conflict divorce situations and reunite with their children. She has reunited hundreds of families with her tools and techniques. Her passion and goal is to heal family conflict with compassion. She accomplishes this through her work educating and guiding parents and professionals.
Dr. Sue has served as a child abuse and victims’ rights expert. The exposure she gained as a lead expert during the Jerry Sandusky trial directly contributed to the growing demand for her expert opinion. She has gained global recognition and is contracted for speaking engagements around the world. The Women’s Distinctive Business Magazine recognized Dr. Sue as One of the Country’s Most Distinctive Women. She is a regular contributor as a mental health expert for network television stations including NBC, Fox and CBS. She has contributed to several national publications.
Dr. Sue resides in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with her husband and two children. She holds a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology and has worked as a Psychology Professor at Temple University.
Reopening a connection with your alienated children and grandchildren is never easy. Parents and grandparents struggle daily to know what to write or say in an email or a text to their children and grandchildren. Did you know that the wording of what you are saying is critical to begin the healing process?
In this webinar, Dr. Sue Cornbluth will share with you her breakthrough techniques for beginning the process of reconnecting with your alienated children and grandchildren. She will discuss how to approach your children and grandchildren, what to send, and the language that is often used to open up the door to reconciliation. This presentation is for anyone who has children and grandchildren between the ages of 12-adulthood and has been trying to reconnect or is in the beginning process of doing so.
Dr. Sue Cornbluth is a certified parenting expert, coach and thought leader with international recognition, specializing in high conflict divorce and parental/grandparent alienation situations.
In 2013 Dr. Sue established Dr. Sue & You LLC, a consulting & coaching firm working with parents to help them successfully move through their high conflict divorce situations and reunite with their children. She has reunited hundreds of families with her tools and techniques. Her passion and goal is to heal family conflict with compassion. She accomplishes this through her work educating and guiding parents and professionals.
Dr. Sue has served as a child abuse and victims’ rights expert. The exposure she gained as a lead expert during the Jerry Sandusky trial directly contributed to the growing demand for her expert opinion. She has gained global recognition and is contracted for speaking engagements around the world. The Women’s Distinctive Business Magazine recognized Dr. Sue as One of the Country’s Most Distinctive Women. She is a regular contributor as a mental health expert for network television stations including NBC, Fox and CBS. She has contributed to several national publications.
Dr. Sue resides in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with her husband and two children. She holds a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology and has worked as a Psychology Professor at Temple University.
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Reverend Dr. John Killinger
" NEVER GIVE UP HOPE—LIFE ISN’T WORTH LIVING WITHOUT IT"
One of the most terrible losses any of us ever experience is the loss of hope. Dr Killinger himself admits that his own hope for reconciliation with his son and his family had been pretty battered after 15 years of not seeing him or any of his grandchildren, though they lived only 30 or 40 minutes away from him. In an effort to rise above his own sadness and loneliness, he became involved in the plight of other grandparents in a similar situation. Dr. Killinger published three volumes of letters he wrote to his grandchildren in the hope that someday, when they were older and their parents could not confiscate or destroy the letters, they would be able to read about our affection for them and our sadness that we were missing the opportunity of being with them during their young, impressionable years. He has also tried to assist Elaine and Family Access in any way he could, and he has been on the board of Alienated Grandparents Anonymous for many years, responding to letters and emails from many distraught parents and grandparents. But he has to admit that he had almost lost hope of ever reconciling with his own son or getting to know his four grandchildren while they are still children. If his son would not come to see his mother Anne as she was dying nine years ago, he could not expect him to have any pity on his old father before his own death.
Dr. Killinger will be presenting to us on the necessity of hope in our lives, even when things aren't working out very well with our children and grandchildren. He will let us know about and describe a very special event that just took place in his life. An event that left him "gobsmacked". He will describe in detail for us this event. He will speak to us about life being better when there's at least a grain of hope in it. This will be an event that you absolutely do not want to miss and have klennex nearby.
Dr. John Killinger, noted author, minister, and professor, has pastored eight churches, including the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles and Marble Collegiate Church in New York City, and has taught at such major universities as Vanderbilt, Princeton, and Chicago. His wife Anne was the author of A Son Is a Son Till He Gets a Wife: How Toxic Daughters-in-Law Destroy Families, the book that spawned the alienated parents and grandparent movement in America. He himself has written more than 70 books, including three volumes of From Poppy with Love: Letters from a Grandfather to the Grandchildren He Isn’t Allowed to See. He has appeared on numerous radio and TV programs across the U.S., and served for many years as a special seminar leader for chaplains in all branches of the American Armed Forces.
One of the most terrible losses any of us ever experience is the loss of hope. Dr Killinger himself admits that his own hope for reconciliation with his son and his family had been pretty battered after 15 years of not seeing him or any of his grandchildren, though they lived only 30 or 40 minutes away from him. In an effort to rise above his own sadness and loneliness, he became involved in the plight of other grandparents in a similar situation. Dr. Killinger published three volumes of letters he wrote to his grandchildren in the hope that someday, when they were older and their parents could not confiscate or destroy the letters, they would be able to read about our affection for them and our sadness that we were missing the opportunity of being with them during their young, impressionable years. He has also tried to assist Elaine and Family Access in any way he could, and he has been on the board of Alienated Grandparents Anonymous for many years, responding to letters and emails from many distraught parents and grandparents. But he has to admit that he had almost lost hope of ever reconciling with his own son or getting to know his four grandchildren while they are still children. If his son would not come to see his mother Anne as she was dying nine years ago, he could not expect him to have any pity on his old father before his own death.
Dr. Killinger will be presenting to us on the necessity of hope in our lives, even when things aren't working out very well with our children and grandchildren. He will let us know about and describe a very special event that just took place in his life. An event that left him "gobsmacked". He will describe in detail for us this event. He will speak to us about life being better when there's at least a grain of hope in it. This will be an event that you absolutely do not want to miss and have klennex nearby.
Dr. John Killinger, noted author, minister, and professor, has pastored eight churches, including the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles and Marble Collegiate Church in New York City, and has taught at such major universities as Vanderbilt, Princeton, and Chicago. His wife Anne was the author of A Son Is a Son Till He Gets a Wife: How Toxic Daughters-in-Law Destroy Families, the book that spawned the alienated parents and grandparent movement in America. He himself has written more than 70 books, including three volumes of From Poppy with Love: Letters from a Grandfather to the Grandchildren He Isn’t Allowed to See. He has appeared on numerous radio and TV programs across the U.S., and served for many years as a special seminar leader for chaplains in all branches of the American Armed Forces.
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BRIAN LUDMER, B. COMM, LLB
"Structuring a Reconciliation Therapy Intervention"
Given the pervasive failure of therapeutic interventions in the context of high conflict divorce (and parental alienation), the continued unstructured referrals of families by the Courts to therapy is problematic.
Brian's presentation will focus on how to structure a therapeutic or psychoeducational intervention while the children are still also living primarily or perhaps exclusively with the favoured parent.
Even if successful (because the family system requires a temporary timeout for the favoured parent), there may be much learned and crucial reports obtained from this process, which will embolden the Court to order a protective separation of the children.
Further, if progress is made, it can also inform the Court about longer-term remedies and expanded parenting time, building on the more recent successes.
Brian Ludmer is a Canadian attorney whose practice focuses on cases involving high conflict custody battles, denial of parenting time and parental alienation, as well as high net worth financial disputes. He is also a business and securities law attorney with over 32 years of experience.
Brian is the Legal Column Editor and Writer for the bi-monthly newsletter of the Parental Alienation Study Group, an organization of professionals and others interested in the area with members world-wide.
Brian is a frequent speaker for Family Access and is widely quoted in multiple media sources on family law issues. Brian has spoken at the first International Conference of the Parental Alienation Study Group in Washington in October 2017, for the Canadian PA Forum -a three-day conference – in 2009 and for PAAO, the Children’s Rights Council, the Canadian Equal Parenting Coalition and other organizations across Canada and the United States. Brian was also a featured speaker at the first Annual Conference of the European Association of PA Practitioners in London UK in August 2018. Brian has also been speaking to the Ontario Canada hospital network on PA Diagnosis and Therapy.
Brian works as special counsel with US and Canadian attorneys and mental health professionals to assist targeted parents and grandparents. He has assisted in cases across Canada, the US.and overseas.
Brian’s book: The High Conflict Custody Battle, which he co-wrote with Dr. Amy Baker and Dr. Michael Bone in 2015, is a resource that has been of assistance to countless families.
Brian’s cases often involve custody disputes over parenting time. Brian’s cases have set important jurisprudence on the field of family law disputes, equal parenting and parental alienation.
Brian has been an advocate for a rebuttable presumption of equal shared parenting as a solution to most high conflict parenting disputes. Brian is a co-founder of Lawyers for Shared Parenting, and an active member of several family rights organizations. He is the legal advisor to the Canadian Centre for Equality. In that capacity Brian drafted a detailed submission on a rebuttable presumption of equal shared parenting to the Justice Committee of the Canadian House of Commons and was an invited witness into its November 2018 hearings on Bill C-78, a current proposal to amend Canada’s Divorce laws. Brian anticipates making a similar presentation to the Canadian Senate when it considers the Bill in the Spring of 2019.
Previously, Brian was the principal drafter of Bill C-560, a 2014 private members’ Bill introduced in the Canadian Federal Parliament to reform family law, which made it to second reading at the time.
Given the pervasive failure of therapeutic interventions in the context of high conflict divorce (and parental alienation), the continued unstructured referrals of families by the Courts to therapy is problematic.
Brian's presentation will focus on how to structure a therapeutic or psychoeducational intervention while the children are still also living primarily or perhaps exclusively with the favoured parent.
Even if successful (because the family system requires a temporary timeout for the favoured parent), there may be much learned and crucial reports obtained from this process, which will embolden the Court to order a protective separation of the children.
Further, if progress is made, it can also inform the Court about longer-term remedies and expanded parenting time, building on the more recent successes.
Brian Ludmer is a Canadian attorney whose practice focuses on cases involving high conflict custody battles, denial of parenting time and parental alienation, as well as high net worth financial disputes. He is also a business and securities law attorney with over 32 years of experience.
Brian is the Legal Column Editor and Writer for the bi-monthly newsletter of the Parental Alienation Study Group, an organization of professionals and others interested in the area with members world-wide.
Brian is a frequent speaker for Family Access and is widely quoted in multiple media sources on family law issues. Brian has spoken at the first International Conference of the Parental Alienation Study Group in Washington in October 2017, for the Canadian PA Forum -a three-day conference – in 2009 and for PAAO, the Children’s Rights Council, the Canadian Equal Parenting Coalition and other organizations across Canada and the United States. Brian was also a featured speaker at the first Annual Conference of the European Association of PA Practitioners in London UK in August 2018. Brian has also been speaking to the Ontario Canada hospital network on PA Diagnosis and Therapy.
Brian works as special counsel with US and Canadian attorneys and mental health professionals to assist targeted parents and grandparents. He has assisted in cases across Canada, the US.and overseas.
Brian’s book: The High Conflict Custody Battle, which he co-wrote with Dr. Amy Baker and Dr. Michael Bone in 2015, is a resource that has been of assistance to countless families.
Brian’s cases often involve custody disputes over parenting time. Brian’s cases have set important jurisprudence on the field of family law disputes, equal parenting and parental alienation.
Brian has been an advocate for a rebuttable presumption of equal shared parenting as a solution to most high conflict parenting disputes. Brian is a co-founder of Lawyers for Shared Parenting, and an active member of several family rights organizations. He is the legal advisor to the Canadian Centre for Equality. In that capacity Brian drafted a detailed submission on a rebuttable presumption of equal shared parenting to the Justice Committee of the Canadian House of Commons and was an invited witness into its November 2018 hearings on Bill C-78, a current proposal to amend Canada’s Divorce laws. Brian anticipates making a similar presentation to the Canadian Senate when it considers the Bill in the Spring of 2019.
Previously, Brian was the principal drafter of Bill C-560, a 2014 private members’ Bill introduced in the Canadian Federal Parliament to reform family law, which made it to second reading at the time.
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MARK MOSK, Ph.D
"Clinical Issues in Parental Alienation: Reunifying with Adult and Minor Children"
The emotional impact on parents and grandparents that have become alienated from their children and grandchildren, respectively, can be devastating. Targeted parents frequently are unaware that the often subtle and devious alienation process is occurring in the first place until it is too late, and they then find themselves firstly trying to understand what and how this has taken place and secondly struggling to cope with their undermined parenting role and separation from their loved ones. The psychological dynamics involved in alienation and its aftermath are not well understood and currently are undergoing rigorous research. This presentation will address three key clinical issues:
(1) recognition of behavioral dimensions of alienation efforts and tactics to suppress that process,
(2) therapeutic strategies to help emotionally cope with the loss of once healthy relationships, and
(3) critical elements to foster successful reunification with both alienated unemancipated and adult children.
Dr. Mosk completed his doctorate in clinical psychology in 1982 and began his career as a clinical and research psychologist at the UCLA School of Medicine. He has been providing customized professional services to help and guide individuals undergoing transitional periods in their lives, organizations experiencing significant changes, and parties involved in lawsuits. As an independent practitioner, Dr. Mosk has treated thousands of patients with a broad range of behavioral health disorders, and he has served as a forensic evaluator and expert witness for over three decades, having conducted over 1,200 mental health evaluations in child custody, workers’ compensation, disability, and immigration matters. He is the coauthor of the clinical decision-support tool, Functional Capacity Assessment Profile, and he continues to develop the Parenting Profile Assessment System that helps define and assess normative parenting behavior, including parental alienation. In parallel, Dr. Mosk has been advising private and public sector companies on organizational, clinical, and business-related issues for over 30 years. He has served on the faculty of several institutions, is a thought leader and well published, and he has lectured extensively on a wide variety of healthcare topics.
The emotional impact on parents and grandparents that have become alienated from their children and grandchildren, respectively, can be devastating. Targeted parents frequently are unaware that the often subtle and devious alienation process is occurring in the first place until it is too late, and they then find themselves firstly trying to understand what and how this has taken place and secondly struggling to cope with their undermined parenting role and separation from their loved ones. The psychological dynamics involved in alienation and its aftermath are not well understood and currently are undergoing rigorous research. This presentation will address three key clinical issues:
(1) recognition of behavioral dimensions of alienation efforts and tactics to suppress that process,
(2) therapeutic strategies to help emotionally cope with the loss of once healthy relationships, and
(3) critical elements to foster successful reunification with both alienated unemancipated and adult children.
Dr. Mosk completed his doctorate in clinical psychology in 1982 and began his career as a clinical and research psychologist at the UCLA School of Medicine. He has been providing customized professional services to help and guide individuals undergoing transitional periods in their lives, organizations experiencing significant changes, and parties involved in lawsuits. As an independent practitioner, Dr. Mosk has treated thousands of patients with a broad range of behavioral health disorders, and he has served as a forensic evaluator and expert witness for over three decades, having conducted over 1,200 mental health evaluations in child custody, workers’ compensation, disability, and immigration matters. He is the coauthor of the clinical decision-support tool, Functional Capacity Assessment Profile, and he continues to develop the Parenting Profile Assessment System that helps define and assess normative parenting behavior, including parental alienation. In parallel, Dr. Mosk has been advising private and public sector companies on organizational, clinical, and business-related issues for over 30 years. He has served on the faculty of several institutions, is a thought leader and well published, and he has lectured extensively on a wide variety of healthcare topics.
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Amy Baker,
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William Bernet, M. D.
"Alienated Children Express Their Feelings through Artwork"
Most children love to draw. They readily express their inner feelings, opinions, and perceptions of relationships through their artwork. Dr. Bernet has been collecting drawings and writings made by alienated children. He believes alienated children use artwork to communicate their thoughts and feelings, such as worries, unhappiness, confusion, and loyalty conflicts. They are likely to reveal their feelings about their parents and siblings. At this webinar, Dr. Bernet presented some of the drawings that he has collected from alienated parents and grandparents. He explained how these drawings help us understand what these children are thinking and feeling. Warning and cautionary statement: These drawings can be very insightful and honest from the child’s point of view. Some of them are sad and even heartbreaking. A graduate of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Bernet is board certified in general psychiatry, child psychiatry, and forensic psychiatry. As an expert in forensic psychiatry, Dr. Bernet has testified about 300 times in more than 20 states. Dr. Bernet edited Parental Alienation, DSM-5, and ICD-11, which was published in 2010. Dr. Bernet and his colleagues edited Parental Alienation: The Handbook for Mental Health and Legal Professionals, which was published in 2013. Dr. Bernet and Demosthenes Lorandos published Parental Alienation – Science and Law in 2020. Please note by checking the "I agree" button here, you understand you do not have permission to record these presentations or share with others. You also have purchased a 1 time playback. These are property of Family Access- Fighting for Children's Rights. Thanks!
"THE FIVE-FACTOR MODEL FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF PARENTAL ALIENATION"Since parental alienation (PA) was identified in the 1980’s, the topic has been criticized and even scorned for several reasons. Part of the problem has been the inconsistent terminology used by researchers, practitioners, and other writers—including “parental alienation syndrome,” “parental alienation,” “parental alienation disorder,” and various other terms. This concept has also been criticized because there has not been a consensus among professionals as to how to identify or diagnose this serious mental condition. However, research has been conducted in recent years, which has made it possible to create a systematic way to diagnose PA, which we call the Five-Factor Model.
In this Family Access presentation, Dr. Bernet will explain the Five-Factor Model for the diagnosis of PA, which consists of the following: Factor One: the child manifests contact resistance or refusal, i.e., avoids a relationship with one of the parents. Factor Two: the presence of a prior positive relationship between the child and the now rejected parent. Factor Three: the absence of abuse, neglect, or seriously deficient parenting on the part of the now rejected parent. Factor Four: the use of multiple alienating behaviors on the part of the favored parent. Factor Five: the child exhibits many of the eight behavioral manifestations of alienation. This topic will be of interest to parents and grandparents, since it is reassuring for them to know that there is an evidence-based way to identify and diagnose this mental condition. This topic will be of particular interest to clinicians, so that they can identify PA in a consistent, systematic manner. And this topic is important for legal professionals, since the Five-Factor Model is a good way to explain PA in legal briefs and in court. Bottom line: In order to advance research, public education, and legislation regarding PA, we all need to be on the same page. We need to use the same terminology and the have the same criteria for the identification of PA. Clinicians, forensic practitioners, legal professionals, child advocates, and parents should try to use consistent terminology and criteria when they discuss and write about this topic. Dr. William Bernet, a graduate of Holy Cross College and Harvard Medical School, is a professor emeritus at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He is board certified in general psychiatry, child psychiatry, and forensic psychiatry. As an expert in forensic psychiatry, Dr. Bernet has testified about 300 times in 22 states. He has written professional articles and book chapters on a variety of subjects, including: group and individual therapy with children and adolescents; humor in psychotherapy; forensic child psychiatry; child maltreatment; true and false allegations of abuse; satanic ritual abuse; reincarnation; child custody and visitation; parental alienation; testimony regarding behavioral genomics; and risk management. In 2007, Dr. Bernet and Judge Don R. Ash published Children of Divorce: A Practical Guide for Parents, Therapists, Attorneys, and Judges. Dr. Bernet edited Parental Alienation, DSM-5, and ICD-11, which was published in 2010. Dr. Bernet and his colleagues edited Parental Alienation: The Handbook for Mental Health and Legal Professionals, which was published in 2013. Most recently, Dr. Bernet and Dr. Demosthenes Lorandos have edited a new book, Parental Alienation—Science and Law, to be published in 2020. Dr. Bernet was the founder and first president of the Parental Alienation Study Group (PASG), which now has about 700 members from 55 countries. Family Access participants may want to join PASG. If you want to do that, go to the website (www.pasg.info) and send a message through the Contact Us link. Please note by checking the "I agree" button here, you understand you do not have permission to record these presentations or share with others. You also have purchased a 1 time playback. These are property of Family Access- Fighting for Children's Rights. Thanks! "MISINFORMATION AND FAKE NEWS REGARDING PARENTAL ALIENATION"Since parental alienation syndrome (PAS) was identified in the 1980’s, there has been a remarkable amount of misinformation about this topic. This misinformation has been published in professional journals, presented at conferences, and distributed through internet websites and blogs. This false information continues to be propagated by individuals who hope to discredit the concepts of PAS and parental alienation (PA). It is not known whether those individuals act out of ignorance or knowingly spread misinformation regarding PA/PAS, a serious mental condition. This proliferation of misinformation regarding PA may be unique in the history of psychiatry and psychology.
In this presentation, Dr. Bernet will relate a number of examples of published misinformation regarding PA/PAS. Each case study will include: the false statements that were published in the medical or legal professional literature; the names of the individuals who made the false statements; and the steps that were taken to refute the falsehoods and correct the record. Dr. Bernet will explain what participants can do to counteract the false information that they see or hear. Here are several examples of false information regarding PA/PAS, which will be addressed: In his regular column in Clinical Psychiatry News (2003), Paul Fink, M.D., referred to PAS as a “bit of junk science invented by … Dr. Richard A. Gardner.” He went on to say that father’s rights groups, “who don’t like to be interfered with when they are sexually abusing their children,” petitioned the DSM-5 Task Force to include PAS in DSM-5. Protests were written to the editor of Clinical Psychiatry News, and Fink subsequently admitted the reality of PA and apologized for his insulting statements. A book, Abuse against Women and Children (2013), was published in Sweden by Christian Diesen and Eva Diesen. The authors stated that PAS was “a quasi-scientific theory” and that Richard Gardner was “an adherent of pedophilia.” Formal complaints were submitted to Norstedts Juridik (the publisher) and Stockholm University (the employer of Professor Christian Diesen). Vincenzo Puppo, M.D., a physician in Tunisia, wrote a letter to the editor of the Journal of Forensic Sciences (2018), in which he made false statements about an article recently published in that journal. Puppo claimed that PAS “is unknown in medical settings, unquoted in medical books.” His false statements were refuted by a response published in the Journal of Forensic Sciences, back-to-back with the letter from Puppo. Robert Geffner, Ph.D., was one of the authors of Family Evaluation in Custody Litigation (2018), a book published by the American Psychological Association. The book made several problematic statements, including: “No evaluator should base conclusions or recommendations on [PAS].” Formal complaints were submitted to the leadership of the American Psychological Association. The U.S. House of Representatives considered H. Con. Res. 72 (2017), a resolution that referred to “scientifically unsound theories such as parental alienation syndrome.” Many child advocates contacted their representatives and successfully campaigned to have that untrue statement removed from the resolution. Bottom line: We live in an age of widespread misinformation. Clinicians, forensic practitioners, legal professionals, child advocates, and parents should stay vigilant when they read articles or listen to presentations about PA, PAS, and other topics that might be considered controversial. Dr. William Bernet, a graduate of Holy Cross College and Harvard Medical School, is a professor emeritus at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He is board certified in general psychiatry, child psychiatry, and forensic psychiatry. As an expert in forensic psychiatry, Dr. Bernet has testified about 300 times in 22 states. He has written professional articles and book chapters on a variety of subjects, including: group and individual therapy with children and adolescents; humor in psychotherapy; forensic child psychiatry; child maltreatment; true and false allegations of abuse; satanic ritual abuse; reincarnation; child custody and visitation; parental alienation; testimony regarding behavioral genomics; and risk management. In 2007, Dr. Bernet and Judge Don R. Ash published Children of Divorce: A Practical Guide for Parents, Therapists, Attorneys, and Judges. Dr. Bernet edited Parental Alienation, DSM-5, and ICD-11, which was published in 2010. Dr. Bernet and his colleagues edited Parental Alienation: The Handbook for Mental Health and Legal Professionals, which was published in 2013. Most recently, Dr. Bernet and Dr. Demosthenes Lorandos have edited a new book, Parental Alienation—Science and Law, to be published in 2020. Dr. Bernet was the founder and first president of the Parental Alienation Study Group (PASG), which now has about 700 members from 55 countries. Family Access participants may want to join PASG. If you want to do that, go to the website (www.pasg.info) and send a message through the Contact Us link. Please note by checking the "I agree" button here, you understand you do not have permission to record these calls or share with others. You also have purchased a 1 time playback. These are property of Family Access- Fighting for Children's Rights. Thanks!
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