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Welcome to our podcast Parental Alienation: From Couch to Courtroom and Beyond. We will discuss the resisting and refusing dynamic, commonly referred to as Parental Alienation, how you know it’s happening and what can be done about it. The literature and research will be presented and show how this form of child abuse is a traumatic adverse childhood experience. Parental Alienation can cause stress and trauma in high conflict divorces. These podcasts focus on how attorneys and mental health professionals can support families and children.
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In this episode, we discuss the resist and refuse phenomenon of parental alienation. Dr. Evans discusses the following: Understanding Parental AlienationLooking at the potential causesThe impact on childrenAddressing Parental Alienation Please visit www.naopas.com or www.drbobevans.com for more information on parental alienation and Dr. Evans.
This is a discussion of the consistent, reliable and valid pattern of alienating behaviors found across family law cases. The discussion includes ideas for informing judges as to how to recognize the patterns and equate these behaviors to child abuse. Please visit www.naopas.com or www.drbobevans.com for more information on parental alienation and Dr. Evans.
All too often legal and mental health professionals focus strictly on the rejected parent and alienated child's relationship. The real pathology is actually in the other direction. The focus needs to be on favored parent and the child. Because it is counter instinctual (unnatural; biologically inconsistent) for a child to reject a parent, when this is observed in family court cases we need to pay attention. And the details are in the pathological relationship. Please visit www.naopas.com or ...
Alienation cases frequently find the professionals associated with the case also split in advocating for one side or the other when in fact they are supposed to be neutral or at a minimum supporting the child. Frequently researchers publish "me-search" supporting a position that reflects their bias. All one has to do is dig into their references and you that they quote others who have simply said the same unsupported statements. While all this is going on the children are left in an abusive, ...
1In this episode, we talk to J. Michael Bone, PhD, a parental alienation expert and consultant. Please visit www.naopas.com or www.drbobevans.com for more information on parental alienation and Dr. Evans.
A brief review of an article by Drs. Bernet, Wamboldt, and Narrow which presents a mental condition that is in the DSM-V-TR essentially describes Parental Alienation. Please visit www.naopas.com or www.drbobevans.com for more information on parental alienation and Dr. Evans.
Am. Psychiatric Association and the World Health Organization recognizes Parental Alienation as being included in existing diagnoses and mental conditions. This episode reveals communications between the Parental Alienation Study Group (PASG) and the APA that establishes Parental Alienation as a mental disorders as incorporated into existing diagnoses. Also, a discussion on such controversy regarding the words "diagnosis", and "mental condition" is provided. Please visit www.naopas.com...
The stereotyping, name calling of the target parent gets very little attention in our litigation cases, but the research in this area suggests it's a much bigger assault than is recognized. This episode presents some of the social psychological research that presents a warning. Please visit www.naopas.com or www.drbobevans.com for more information on parental alienation and Dr. Evans.
In this episode, we briefly introduce the social psychology perspective of parental alienation. Spinning of the work of Dr. Zimbardo, a social psychologist who examine the evil doings of some ordinary people, we explored the notion that parental alienation can go beyond just the individual. Please visit www.naopas.com or www.drbobevans.com for more information on parental alienation and Dr. Evans.
Parental Alienation cases don't always present themselves immediately and favored parents enter therapists' offices with hidden agenda. The indications that a therapist is about to be lured into a case are not always blatant and obvious. As it turns out this information is not taught in graduate schools and therapists frequently have to learn these the hard way. Please visit www.naopas.com or www.drbobevans.com for more information on parental alienation and Dr. Evans.
More on the counter-intuitive nature of parental alienation. Please visit www.naopas.com or www.drbobevans.com for more information on parental alienation and Dr. Evans.
This is a brief announcement about a pre-conference training being held in Colorado this coming June on the topic of Therapy With Families in Divorce: What You Didn't Learn in Grad School. Date: Friday, June 16, 2023 Time: 9:00am to 3:00pm Location: Colorado State University Lory Student Center Longs Peak Room #302 Fort Collins, CO 80523 Register for your seat today: https://naopas-learning-center.thinkific.com/courses/therapy-with-families Please visi...
A brief discussion on how courts are receiving parental alienation and some of the key features of parental alienation on which they are relying. Please visit www.naopas.com or www.drbobevans.com for more information on parental alienation and Dr. Evans.
Psychological splitting is the underlying defense seen in children who have been manipulated to align with one parent and reject the other parent. Courts and therapists need to be informed about how detrimental psychological splitting is and identify the correct procedure to treat these children. Please visit www.naopas.com or www.drbobevans.com for more information on parental alienation and Dr. Evans.
Far too many legal and mental health professionals lack a comprehensive knowledge of Parental Alienation and, as a result, do damage to children. Albeit they're unaware of it. There is a critical need for such professionals working in this field to be thoroughly educated in Parental Alienation. This episode covers some of the strategies/tactics parents employ and suggests some of the damage that is done to children as a result. Please visit www.naopas.com or www.drbobevans.com fo...
Parental Alienation practitioners have wanted an assessment instrument to help identify alienated children. The PARQ has been demonstrated to be such an instrument and found to be highly reliable and valid. Please visit www.naopas.com or www.drbobevans.com for more information on parental alienation and Dr. Evans.
This episode discusses a new journal article that presents strong research about parental alienation and refutes some of the critics of the phenomenon of parental alienation. Please visit www.naopas.com or www.drbobevans.com for more information on parental alienation and Dr. Evans.
A new law in the U.S. Senate poses serious problems for those dealing with the phenomenon of parental alienation. We all need to take steps to alert our law makers to amend this bill before passage. Please visit www.naopas.com or www.drbobevans.com for more information on parental alienation and Dr. Evans.
Our court system routinely orders counseling and therapy for severe alienation cases and consistently these approaches fail. Courts need to know why this doesn't work. Also, don't forget to go to NAOPAS.com and type in the word podcast in the coupon section in order to get your 50% discount on all the training opportunities available on the site. Please visit www.naopas.com or www.drbobevans.com for more information on parental alienation and Dr. Evans.
The components of parental alienation are discussed so therapists and legal professionals can investigate and identify the details commonly associated with this phenomenon. Please visit www.naopas.com or www.drbobevans.com for more information on parental alienation and Dr. Evans.
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