As a clinician in the
field of high conflict divorce, many parents come to me having been told that their story is the worst and most painful case of parental alienation ever seen.
Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) is a distinctive
form of high conflict divorce in which the child becomes aligned with one parent and preoccupied with unjustified and / or exaggerated denigration of the other, target parent.
In the event that a professional expert is required for testimony or for appointment by the Court, the experienced Consultant, having operated within the world
of high conflict divorce for many years, can be absolutely instrumental in finding the best expert for the job.
As a member of the National Association of Parental Alienation, you will be part of an organization dedicated to shaping the
future of high conflict divorce and creating more compassionate solutions for children and families.
However, a significant
proportion of high conflict divorce children are unable to withdraw from the parental fights and maintain their stance of rejection and denigration toward the target parent throughout adolescence.
According to Garbarino, et al., psychological maltreatment of children is more likely to occur in families where the atmosphere is one of stress, tension and aggression (15), an apt
description of high conflict divorce.
Illustrate the lasting negative
impacts of high conflict divorce and educate parents, families and the divorce industry on Parent Alienation in particular and the problems caused
Two day workshop will address the significant dilemmas of working with children, adolescents and adults caught up in the
drama of high conflict divorce.
Whether you are looking for an individual therapist, family therapist or someone to help guide you through the difficult
waters of a high conflict divorce, we have the experience and skill to help.
Ludmer, of LudmerLaw, co-wrote the book with two prominent international experts in the
field of high conflict divorce, researcher and author Amy J. L. Baker and psychologist J. Michael Bone.
Michael's work in the
area of high conflict divorce and custody litigation has been featured in the Chicago Tribune, the Daily Herald, the New York Post, and on national radio and television.
Whether you are contemplating or in the
middle of a high conflict divorce, join us to talk with seasoned professionals from the legal and therapeutic fields on how to prepare for and handle a high conflict divorce.
Part I of this article, published in a previous issue of the American Journal of Forensic Psychology (Volume 15, issue 3, 1997), outlined Gardner's formulation of PAS, discussed the contemporary social context in which his ideas arose, and described the features of PAS which, especially in more serious cases, make it a distinctive
form of high conflict divorce.
The curriculum for Shaun's High Conflict Diversion program is based on the experts in the field
of high conflict divorce, Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq., and Philip Stahl, Ph.D..
The courts must act decisively and explicitly in cases
of high conflict divorce and alienation.
I wrote the foreword to the first edition of «Splitting,» and have admired the work that Bill Eddy has done since that time in the field
of High Conflict Divorce.
(William Bernet, M.D., professor emeritus, Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee) As a clinician in the field
of high conflict divorce, many parents come to me having been told that their story is the worst and most painful case of parental alienation ever seen.
Professionally I quite often work in the area
of high conflict divorce.