Sentences with phrase «general parenting consultations»

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It includes a series of public seminars that provide general tips on everyday parenting issues; one - off discussion groups addressing the most common parenting problems; brief and short - term primary care consultations for specific problems; group or online courses for a comprehensive understanding of Triple P strategies; a one - on - one personal support program for tackling serious behavior problems; and two high intensity programs that deal with complex family and / or mental health issues, including the risk of child maltreatment.

Health service resources spent on children with conduct disorder are considerable: 30 % of child consultations with general practitioners are for behaviour problems, 8 and 45 % of community child health referrals are for behaviour disturbances - with an even higher level at schools for children with special needs and in clinics for children with developmental delay, where challenging behaviour is a common problem.9 Psychiatric disorders are present in 28 % of paediatric outpatient referrals.10 Social services departments expend a lot of effort trying to protect disruptive children whose parents can no longer cope without hitting or abusing them.

In general, my opinion as a psychologist is that reframing the issue away from «parental alienation» and over to «pathogenic parenting» that focuses on the child's symptoms may possibly be helpful, but that is a decision for you to make in consultation with your attorney.

Joanna Bunker Rohrbaugh, Ph.D, is a clinical and forensic psychologist with 30 years of experience providing: Evaluations related to child custody, parenting / bonding, and sexual abuse; Forensic consultation and expert witness services for attorneys; Collaborative law services as a general consultant, child expert, and divorce coach; Psychotherapy for adults, adolescents, and children; Training and supervision for clinicians and for divorce professionals; Teaching graduate and advanced undergraduate courses about personality and developmental psychology.