A Roadmap for the Treatment of Parental Alienation By Alan D. Blotcky, PhD, William Bernet, MD and Jennifer J. Harman, PhD Michigan Family Law Journal Parental alienation is a pathological phenomenon that is widely recognized among mental health professionals. Alienation is created through a purposeful and intentional process in which…
The Devastating Effects of Parental Alienation on Children Anger, guilt, grief, disconnection, and low self-esteem. Parental alienation is a form of child abuse that we are only beginning to recognize. Technically speaking, it’s when a child aligns with one parent and rejects its other parent for reasons that are not warranted.…
In the USA alone, an alarming number of families, estimated over 22 million, are affected by parental alienation. Millions of children are held psychological hostage by parents they trust. Through manipulation and coercion, innocent children are weaponized against the alienated parent. Children are involuntarily forced to align entirely with one…
People with personality disorders often seem to have variable personalities. They might be quite charming and reasonable at work and with neighbors and friends, but then transition to chaotic, extreme behaviors at home. Personality disorders usually begin in childhood or adolescence, and while those around people with personality disorders wish…
From an article posted today on Dr. Michael Bone’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/drjmichaelbone I think the interest in this is related to the difficulty in identifying if parental alienation is going on or if it is not. To this very day, when I am contacted by a parent or attorney about…
I saw this post today on Facebook, and it might be helpful to some families dealing with Parental Alienation: “Mark David Roseman and Associates offers its Fall 2021 support group for alienated parents, beginning September 22 via Zoom. This group is uniquely different in its compassion and understanding of parents…
My Illinois Divorce Blog focuses on a variety of subjects, including the means by which to manage divorce and child custody with a toxic narcissist. I can say that almost every day, I receive a message that sounds like this that came today: Message: I’m separated from a narcissist and he…
The announcement of the Parental Alienation Study Group (PASG) comes at a great time, as we start to try to emerge from COVID lockdowns, and restart these important conferences. I received the announcement below this morning, and look forward to this conference. “PASG has 700 members – mostly mental health…
I am always appreciative to be a member of the PASG, which is an international association of clinicians, academics, and legal professionals involved in the research of Parental Alienation, as well as the advocacy for better public understanding of PA. Today, one of the members and excellent advocates in the…
Aside from memberships in leading psychological science groups such as the American Psychological Association, and memberships with Parental Alienation professional groups (clinicians, judges, scientists, lawers), I continue to study and develop professional skillsets in the understanding of PA and how it affects families, and how it can be mitigated within…