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"How Should Alienated Parents and their Attorneys Respond to False and Misleading Criticisms of Alienation Science?"
On Sunday, January 2, 2022 from 8-10 PM EST, Steven Miller, M. D. will be presenting for us for our first webinar of the year.
We have been averaging over 1,100 participants in 42 countries for our events. The initial event is of no charge to anyone. This is a ministry of Family Access-Fighting for Children's Rights.
This event is via zoom. You must be registered by the deadline of January 2, 2022 by 6 PM EST.
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Jan 2, 2022 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: "How Should Alienated Parents and their Attorneys Respond to False and Misleading Criticisms of Alienation Science?" Dr. Steven Miller
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_S_2HXoTnSuCN95dZKMgrPg
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Each participant may submit one question for Dr. Miller. Your question must be in relation to the subject of his event. It also can be no more than 3 regular sentences. That info is below. Deadline to submit your question is Tuesday, December 28, 2021. To submit your question, please email familyaccessinnc@aol.com.
Despite the fact that—by any reasonable measure—the basic elements of parental alienation science are now well-understood—including the basic definitions, concepts, criteria for accurate identification/diagnosis, and principles of intervention/treatment—some critics continue to claim otherwise. Not surprisingly, those critics include the vast majority of alienating parents and their attorneys. Perhaps surprisingly, some of the critics include mental health professionals.
This is troubling for many reasons. For one thing, there is a vast gap between the critics’ false claims and what the science actually says. For another thing, the basic principles are now settled—in other words, they are settled science—which puts many of the critics’ arguments squarely in the realm of pseudoscience. For a third thing, like most pseudoscientific arguments, they rely on misleading rhetorical devices and reflect a constellation of well-known cognitive errors, professional errors, and logical fallacies (with straw man arguments typically at the top of the list). For a fourth thing, on proper analysis, it seems clear that many of those critics are operating in bad faith—they know that their arguments are false or misleading but make them anyway.
To counter such critics and their false narratives—in court or elsewhere—alienated parents and their attorneys must first understand why the critics’ false arguments are false—indisputably and irrefutably false. They must then know how to present the valid counter-arguments—properly and effectively.
In this two-hour presentation, Dr. Miller, a leading authority on professional reasoning and decision-making in general and how the scientific method should be applied to parental alienation in particular, will provide practical advice to those who must respond to non-evidence-based, pseudoscientific arguments about parental alienation.
On Sunday, January 2, 2022 from 8-10 PM EST, Steven Miller, M. D. will be presenting for us for our first webinar of the year.
We have been averaging over 1,100 participants in 42 countries for our events. The initial event is of no charge to anyone. This is a ministry of Family Access-Fighting for Children's Rights.
This event is via zoom. You must be registered by the deadline of January 2, 2022 by 6 PM EST.
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Jan 2, 2022 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: "How Should Alienated Parents and their Attorneys Respond to False and Misleading Criticisms of Alienation Science?" Dr. Steven Miller
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_S_2HXoTnSuCN95dZKMgrPg
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Each participant may submit one question for Dr. Miller. Your question must be in relation to the subject of his event. It also can be no more than 3 regular sentences. That info is below. Deadline to submit your question is Tuesday, December 28, 2021. To submit your question, please email familyaccessinnc@aol.com.
Despite the fact that—by any reasonable measure—the basic elements of parental alienation science are now well-understood—including the basic definitions, concepts, criteria for accurate identification/diagnosis, and principles of intervention/treatment—some critics continue to claim otherwise. Not surprisingly, those critics include the vast majority of alienating parents and their attorneys. Perhaps surprisingly, some of the critics include mental health professionals.
This is troubling for many reasons. For one thing, there is a vast gap between the critics’ false claims and what the science actually says. For another thing, the basic principles are now settled—in other words, they are settled science—which puts many of the critics’ arguments squarely in the realm of pseudoscience. For a third thing, like most pseudoscientific arguments, they rely on misleading rhetorical devices and reflect a constellation of well-known cognitive errors, professional errors, and logical fallacies (with straw man arguments typically at the top of the list). For a fourth thing, on proper analysis, it seems clear that many of those critics are operating in bad faith—they know that their arguments are false or misleading but make them anyway.
To counter such critics and their false narratives—in court or elsewhere—alienated parents and their attorneys must first understand why the critics’ false arguments are false—indisputably and irrefutably false. They must then know how to present the valid counter-arguments—properly and effectively.
In this two-hour presentation, Dr. Miller, a leading authority on professional reasoning and decision-making in general and how the scientific method should be applied to parental alienation in particular, will provide practical advice to those who must respond to non-evidence-based, pseudoscientific arguments about parental alienation.
"Enforcement of Court Orders in PA Cases: Connecting the Dots for the Courts by Showing Enforcement of Orders is in Best Interests of Alienated Children"
On Sunday, January 16, 2022, Shazia Sparkman, Esq., will be our guest presenter. Before she speaks @ 8 PM EST, we will have as our guests an alienated mom and her mother who has been an alienated grandmother for several years. This begins @ 7 PM EST. Their story is like so many of us. The grandmother, however, has a success story. We will share this with you and they will be available from 7-8 PM to answer live Q&A on our zoom live chat.
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Jan 16, 2022 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: "Enforcement of Court Orders in PA Cases: Connecting the Dots for the Courts by Showing Enforcement of Orders is in Best Interests of Alienated Children" Shazia Sparkman
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This webinar will Highlight the importance of getting Court Orders Enforced in PA cases and swiftly particularly as it relates to Contempt and Enforcement of Parenting. Often the Courts will take the position that if a child rejects a parent that Contempt or Enforcement is not in the child's best interests. However, this position is contrary to most all other social and legal constructs of our society such as mandatory school attendance. This webinar will point out how to connect the dots for the Courts.
Areas Covered:
How do we argue failure to enforce can lead to enabling breaking the law or worst sociopathic behaviors later in alienated children?
How do we connect the dots for the Judges?
Going over some decisions in which failures of Courts to enforce orders leads to disastrous outcomes?
How do we get the Courts to move quickly in enforcement?
This is a zoom event. Participants must be registered no later than Sunday, January 16, 2022 by 6 PM EST.
Please click on the link below to register.
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Why is it important to find the Alienator in Contempt?
There will be no questions submitted on this event as Ms. Sp[arkman will be speaking for an hour.
Shazia Sparkman is the founder and managing attorney of her boutique law firm, Sparkman Law, P.A. based in Tampa, Florida. She is a licensed attorney in both New York and in the state of Florida. She devotes the bulk of her specialized practice in complex family law cases involving children's issues and cases involving severe Parental Alienation. She has not only litigated several notable Parental Alienation cases in the state of Florida resulting in positive rulings and remedies for the children and her client- but she has expanded her practice to offer her expertise in consulting on Parental Alienation cases nationwide. Sparkman is involved in various organizations devoted to children's issues in the Tampa Bay and statewide. She has dedicated extensive time to providing resources and education to both the members of The Bar and Judiciary on the complex issues involved in litigating Parental Alienation cases.
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On Sunday, January 16, 2022, Shazia Sparkman, Esq., will be our guest presenter. Before she speaks @ 8 PM EST, we will have as our guests an alienated mom and her mother who has been an alienated grandmother for several years. This begins @ 7 PM EST. Their story is like so many of us. The grandmother, however, has a success story. We will share this with you and they will be available from 7-8 PM to answer live Q&A on our zoom live chat.
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Jan 16, 2022 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: "Enforcement of Court Orders in PA Cases: Connecting the Dots for the Courts by Showing Enforcement of Orders is in Best Interests of Alienated Children" Shazia Sparkman
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_q-GnDvFrQE2VA4fKMuRvpA
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
This webinar will Highlight the importance of getting Court Orders Enforced in PA cases and swiftly particularly as it relates to Contempt and Enforcement of Parenting. Often the Courts will take the position that if a child rejects a parent that Contempt or Enforcement is not in the child's best interests. However, this position is contrary to most all other social and legal constructs of our society such as mandatory school attendance. This webinar will point out how to connect the dots for the Courts.
Areas Covered:
How do we argue failure to enforce can lead to enabling breaking the law or worst sociopathic behaviors later in alienated children?
How do we connect the dots for the Judges?
Going over some decisions in which failures of Courts to enforce orders leads to disastrous outcomes?
How do we get the Courts to move quickly in enforcement?
This is a zoom event. Participants must be registered no later than Sunday, January 16, 2022 by 6 PM EST.
Please click on the link below to register.
https://us05web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_q-GnDvFrQE2VA4fKMuRvpA
Why is it important to find the Alienator in Contempt?
There will be no questions submitted on this event as Ms. Sp[arkman will be speaking for an hour.
Shazia Sparkman is the founder and managing attorney of her boutique law firm, Sparkman Law, P.A. based in Tampa, Florida. She is a licensed attorney in both New York and in the state of Florida. She devotes the bulk of her specialized practice in complex family law cases involving children's issues and cases involving severe Parental Alienation. She has not only litigated several notable Parental Alienation cases in the state of Florida resulting in positive rulings and remedies for the children and her client- but she has expanded her practice to offer her expertise in consulting on Parental Alienation cases nationwide. Sparkman is involved in various organizations devoted to children's issues in the Tampa Bay and statewide. She has dedicated extensive time to providing resources and education to both the members of The Bar and Judiciary on the complex issues involved in litigating Parental Alienation cases.
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"Alienated Children Express Their Feelings through Artwork"
On Sunday, February 6, 2022, from 8:00-10:00PM EST, we will have our monthly international zoom webinar. Our guest speaker will be William Bernet, M.D., an emeritus professor at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. 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.
Our initial event is free and are a great resource and tool for all alienated family members as well as professionals who work in the field of alienation. We always have experts in their field as speakers. Please take advantage of these events.
You also may send in a question for Dr. Bernet in relation to the subject he is speaking on. Please note it can not be more than 3 regular sentences in total. Deadline to submit your question is Tuesday, January 25, 2022.
Deadline to register for this event is Sunday, February 5, 2022 no later than 6 PM EST. Please check to make certain you have your info to join this event within 24 hours after registering. Do not wait until time for the webinar. You will sadly miss it.
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Feb 6, 2022 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: "Alienated Children Express Their Feelings through Artwork" -Dr. William Bernet
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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 the webinar on February 6, Dr. Bernet will present some of the drawings that he has collected from alienated parents and grandparents. He will explain 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.
Friends of Family Access may want to participate in this project. If you want to contribute, send drawings and writings made by alienated children to Dr. Bernet. He is at william.bernet@vumc.org. He hopes to receive artwork and writings from various stages of parental alienation: prior to its onset (showing a happy relationship with both parents); during early alienation (perhaps showing mixed feelings toward family members); during severe alienation (showing black-and-white thinking); and after the alienation has resolved (showing a comfortable relationship with the previously rejected parent). If you want to help, include a short explanation of the child’s situation. How old was the child at the time of the drawing or writing? Was it before, during, or after a period of alienation? Dr. Bernet will use Photoshop or a similar computer program to remove the child’s name, your name, and any other identifying information before showing the drawings in a public manner.
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BI-MONTHLY BIBLE STUDY WILL BEGIN AGAIN MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2022 @ 8 PM EST
Our next bible study will begin on Monday, January 10, 2022 from 8-9 PM EST. Dr. Colleen Murray will be hosting this series and I will be assisting. Here is the information for the study below if you wish to order and be studying. We purchased through amazon. Looking forward to you joining us. Please share and invite others.
Forgiving What You Can't Forget: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That’s Beautiful Again
Hardcover – November 17, 2020
by Lysa TerKeurst (Author)
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Topic: "Forgiving What You Can't Forget" - Lysa Terkeurst
Time: Jan 10, 2022 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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You deserve to stop suffering because of what other people have done to you. Have you ever felt stuck in a cycle of unresolved pain, playing offenses over and over in your mind? You know you can't go on like this, but you don't know what to do next. Lysa TerKeurst has wrestled through this journey. But in surprising ways, she’s discovered how to let go of bound-up resentment and overcome the resistance to forgiving people who aren’t willing to make things right. With deep empathy, therapeutic insight, and rich Bible teaching coming out of more than 1,000 hours of theological study, Lysa will help you: Learn how to move on when the other person refuses to change and never says they're sorry. Walk through a step-by-step process to free yourself from the hurt of your past and feel less offended today. Discover what the Bible really says about forgiveness and the peace that comes from living it out right now. Identify what's stealing trust and vulnerability from your relationships so you can believe there is still good ahead. Disempower the triggers hijacking your emotions by embracing the two necessary parts of forgiveness.
Introduction and Chapter 1: Forgiveness, the Double-Edged Word
Quotes from the Introduction and Chapter 1 to contemplate:
“Staying here, blaming them, and forever defining your life by what they did will only increase the pain”
“The more our pain consumes us, the more it will control us”
“What if it’s possible to both let go of what we must but still carry with us what is beautiful and meaningful and true to us?”
“It is necessary for you to not let pain rewrite your memories. And it’s absolutely necessary to not let pain ruin your future”
“Forgiveness isn’t something hard we have the option to do or not to do. Forgiveness is something hard-won we have the opportunity to participate in”
“Forgiveness isn’t an act of my determination. Forgiveness is only made possible by my cooperation”
“God can redeem your life, even if damaged human relationships don’t come back together.”
“The scenery for your life should not be the pit of pain that person dragged you down into. There’s so much more to see and discover and experience.”
“Those who cooperate most fully with forgiveness are those who dance most freely in the beauty of redemption.”
Scripture Verses:
Psalm 27:1-2, 8, 10
Psalm 42: 1, 3, 8, 11
Psalm 46: 1-2, 7
Psalm 40: 2, 11, 17
Psalm 23: 4, 6
John 8:32
Ephesians 4:7
Forgiving What You Can't Forget: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That’s Beautiful Again
Hardcover – November 17, 2020
by Lysa TerKeurst (Author)
Kindle
$14.99
Audiobook
$5.95
Hardcover
$14.40
Paperback
$17.01
Audio CD
$16.50
Topic: "Forgiving What You Can't Forget" - Lysa Terkeurst
Time: Jan 10, 2022 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Every 2 weeks on Mon, 7 occurrence(s)
Jan 10, 2022 08:00 PM
Jan 24, 2022 08:00 PM
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You deserve to stop suffering because of what other people have done to you. Have you ever felt stuck in a cycle of unresolved pain, playing offenses over and over in your mind? You know you can't go on like this, but you don't know what to do next. Lysa TerKeurst has wrestled through this journey. But in surprising ways, she’s discovered how to let go of bound-up resentment and overcome the resistance to forgiving people who aren’t willing to make things right. With deep empathy, therapeutic insight, and rich Bible teaching coming out of more than 1,000 hours of theological study, Lysa will help you: Learn how to move on when the other person refuses to change and never says they're sorry. Walk through a step-by-step process to free yourself from the hurt of your past and feel less offended today. Discover what the Bible really says about forgiveness and the peace that comes from living it out right now. Identify what's stealing trust and vulnerability from your relationships so you can believe there is still good ahead. Disempower the triggers hijacking your emotions by embracing the two necessary parts of forgiveness.
Introduction and Chapter 1: Forgiveness, the Double-Edged Word
Quotes from the Introduction and Chapter 1 to contemplate:
“Staying here, blaming them, and forever defining your life by what they did will only increase the pain”
“The more our pain consumes us, the more it will control us”
“What if it’s possible to both let go of what we must but still carry with us what is beautiful and meaningful and true to us?”
“It is necessary for you to not let pain rewrite your memories. And it’s absolutely necessary to not let pain ruin your future”
“Forgiveness isn’t something hard we have the option to do or not to do. Forgiveness is something hard-won we have the opportunity to participate in”
“Forgiveness isn’t an act of my determination. Forgiveness is only made possible by my cooperation”
“God can redeem your life, even if damaged human relationships don’t come back together.”
“The scenery for your life should not be the pit of pain that person dragged you down into. There’s so much more to see and discover and experience.”
“Those who cooperate most fully with forgiveness are those who dance most freely in the beauty of redemption.”
Scripture Verses:
Psalm 27:1-2, 8, 10
Psalm 42: 1, 3, 8, 11
Psalm 46: 1-2, 7
Psalm 40: 2, 11, 17
Psalm 23: 4, 6
John 8:32
Ephesians 4:7