There have been calls for intervention and counseling programs to help families that have been affected by parental alienation, 4 and there remains a great need to further understand how alienation affects
the psychological health of the parents themselves.
Meta - analyses of studies evaluating these programs show positive effects on the competence, efficacy and
psychological health of the parents, as well as on the behaviour of the children.49, 50 A recent implementation study of a strategy for parenting and family support showed that families in the treatment group had far fewer cases of substantiated child maltreatment, abuse injuries and out - of - home placements.51
However, all states consider the physical and
psychological health of each parent, a child's attachment to her parents, the relative parenting competence of each parent, and the stability of the environment provided by each parent.
Not exact matches
Modeled on the community - centric approach to improving youth sports safety highlighted in MomsTEAM's PBS documentary, «The Smartest Team: Making High School Football Safer», the program will award SmartTeam status to youth sports organizations which have demonstrated a commitment to minimizing the risk
of physical,
psychological and sexual injury to young athletes by implementing a comprehensive set
of health and safety best practices, providing safety - conscious sports
parents a level
of assurance that they have made
health and safety an important priority, not to be sacrificed at the altar
of team or individual success.
Week 15 — An overview
of the significance
of the mother / infant bond and the impact on the
parent / child relationship and the
psychological health of mother and child if this bond is interfered with.
Community - based Neuroprotective Developmental Care in the Community (NDC), also known as «the Possums programs», aims to protect the rapidly developing infant brain and gut during the critical first 12 months
of life, and also supports
parents» mental
health and
psychological resilience during this vulnerable perinatal period.
In yet another, a pastor heard verbal chastisement by one
parent toward teh other for her lack
of spirituality for demand - feeding her infant... Concern led to a personal examination
of the material; I was struck by the legalistic tone and lack
of concern for developmentally appropriate
psychological growth and
health... Newborns are to be taught self - discipline by learning they are not the center
of the universe.
These are standard requests for intended
parents to make
of their surrogate mother, who must initially pass
health screenings and often
psychological evaluations even before being considered.
On the basis
of a remarkably consistent body
of research on lesbian and gay
parents and their children, the American
Psychological Association (APA) and other
health professional and scientific organizations have concluded that there is no scientific evidence that
parenting effectiveness is related to parental sexual orientation.
The Academy was an anchor organization on an amicus brief for the case signed by child
health and education organizations, outlining harms to children whose
parents face deportation and arguing that lifting the circuit's injunction would provide millions
of children with the family stability and security essential to their
psychological, physical and emotional well - being.
Physical punishment is associated with a range
of mental
health problems in children, youth and adults, including depression, unhappiness, anxiety, feelings
of hopelessness, use
of drugs and alcohol, and general
psychological maladjustment.26 — 29 These relationships may be mediated by disruptions in
parent — child attachment resulting from pain inflicted by a caregiver, 30,31 by increased levels
of cortisol32 or by chemical disruption
of the brain's mechanism for regulating stress.33 Researchers are also finding that physical punishment is linked to slower cognitive development and adversely affects academic achievement.34 These findings come from large longitudinal studies that control for a wide range
of potential confounders.35 Intriguing results are now emerging from neuroimaging studies, which suggest that physical punishment may reduce the volume
of the brain's grey matter in areas associated with performance on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, third edition (WAIS - III).36 In addition, physical punishment can cause alterations in the dopaminergic regions associated with vulnerability to the abuse
of drugs and alcohol.37
The study supports The Vermont Family Based Approach, a model Hudziak created to establish that the entirety
of a young person's environment —
parents, teachers, friends, pets, extracurricular activities — contributes to his or her
psychological health.
Specializes in mental
health counseling for individuals and families
of all ages,
psychological factors related to illness, management
of chronic illness,
parenting difficulties, impact
of trauma, behavioral and cognitive behavioral intervention, and biofeedback.
Students who have
parents deployed to a war zone are more vulnerable to a range
of psychological, emotional and social issues, including an increased level
of stress and anxiety,
health problems, behavioural disorders and academic under - achievement.
The U.S. government, together with employers, should be providing this crucial support to new
parents, as it has a profound effect on the
psychological and emotional wellbeing
of families, whose
health in turn affects the entire country and, if unstable, can have a ripple effect throughout generations.
The appeals court in the Gove case held that a
parent places their physical, mental, and
psychological condition before the court when they participate in a child custody case as a result
of the legislature specifically including the parties» mental and physical
health as an issue the court is required to consider.
The ME Association recently obtained judicial review
of a
health authority's decision to refer
parents of an ME sufferer to social services for neglect, when they refused purely
psychological treatment for their daughter (see www.meassociation.org.uk).
If CPS confirms the mental
health professional's diagnosis
of Child
Psychological Abuse, then the CPS system initiates a child protection response
of protectively separating the child from the psychologically abusive pathogenic
parent and placing the child in the «kinship care»
of the normal - range and loving targeted
parent.
American Academy
of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry American Psychiatric Association public information section National Alliance on Mental Illness National Institute
of Mental
Health ADHD & Depression medication guides from APA / AACAP National Mental Health Association Nemours Foundation Encyclopedia of mental health information Tests, support groups, and articles on various disorders Psychology Information Online APA's site for monitoring parity issues related to psychiatric care National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens American Psychological Association California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists Parents Helping Parents Autism Speaks Autism Society of A
Health ADHD & Depression medication guides from APA / AACAP National Mental
Health Association Nemours Foundation Encyclopedia of mental health information Tests, support groups, and articles on various disorders Psychology Information Online APA's site for monitoring parity issues related to psychiatric care National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens American Psychological Association California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists Parents Helping Parents Autism Speaks Autism Society of A
Health Association Nemours Foundation Encyclopedia
of mental
health information Tests, support groups, and articles on various disorders Psychology Information Online APA's site for monitoring parity issues related to psychiatric care National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens American Psychological Association California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists Parents Helping Parents Autism Speaks Autism Society of A
health information Tests, support groups, and articles on various disorders Psychology Information Online APA's site for monitoring parity issues related to psychiatric care National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens American
Psychological Association California Association
of Marriage & Family Therapists
Parents Helping
Parents Autism Speaks Autism Society
of America
[3] The authorizing legislation for the property tax includes the following uses [RSMo 210.861.4]: (1) Up to thirty days
of temporary shelter for abused, neglected, runaway, homeless or emotionally disturbed youth; respite care services; and services to unwed mothers; (2) Outpatient chemical dependency and psychiatric treatment programs; counseling and related services as a part
of transitional living programs; home - based and community - based family intervention programs; unmarried
parent services; crisis intervention services, inclusive
of telephone hotlines; and prevention programs which promote healthy lifestyles among children and youth and strengthen families; (3) Individual, group, or family professional counseling and therapy services;
psychological evaluations; and mental
health screenings.
The Court then receives a request from CPS for removal
of the child based on two independently made confirmed diagnoses
of child
psychological abuse from the mental
health system, and a request from CPS to place the child in the protective «kinship care»
of the normal - range and affectionally available targeted
parent.
(c) The testimony or evidence is limited to the subject
of a party's compliance with the order
of referral to
parenting coordination, orders for
psychological evaluation, counseling ordered by the court or recommended by a
health care provider, or for substance abuse testing or treatment;
Mothers most commonly reported that their children were in the care
of relatives (65 %) with 11 % reporting that their child was in the child protection system.15 Disruption to a child's living arrangements, including separation from
parents and siblings, can result in
psychological and emotional distress.16 17 A recent systematic review and meta - analysis
of 40 studies that investigated child outcomes when either
parent was incarcerated found a significant association with antisocial behaviour (pooled OR = 1.6, 95 % CI 1.4 to 1.9) and poor educational performance (pooled OR = 1.4, 95 % CI 1.1 to 1.8).18 Other research indicates that children
of incarcerated mothers are at risk
of increased criminal involvement, mental
health issues, physical
health problems, behavioural problems, 19 child protection contact20 and poorer educational outcomes.21
A Cochrane review
of group - based
parenting interventions to improve parental psychosocial
health found evidence to support the use
of parenting programmes12 and a separate Cochrane review found some evidence that
psychological therapies are beneficial for
parents of CSHCN.13 Further evidence covering related issues have also been reviewed, for example, research on improving or supporting professional —
parent collaborations in managing CSHCN, 5 14 nursing research on
parenting children with complex chronic conditions, 15 the nature
of family engagement in interventions for this population16 and the role
of interactive media for parental education.17
Membership in a single -
parent family or stepfamily is associated with increased levels
of significant behavioral, emotional, and academic problems in children.1, 2 The mechanisms underlying this connection are likely to involve, among other factors, financial adversity, increased stress directly related to family transitions, and increased exposure to additional psychosocial risks.3, 4 Compared with the extensive research base connecting family type (ie, membership in a 2 -
parent biological family, stepfamily, or single -
parent family) and children's
psychological adjustment, little is known about the physical
health consequences
of membership in diverse family types.
An Introduction to Child Maltreatment: A Five - Unit Lesson Plan for Teachers
of Psychology in Secondary Schools American
Psychological Association (2001) Provides lessons that can be used in high school psychology,
health, and sex education classes to prevent child abuse and neglect by educating future
parents about the impact
of negative
parenting behaviors on child development.
These children do well across a range
of physical,
psychological and educational outcomes and, interestingly, children raised by same - sex
parents actually fared better on measures
of general behaviour, general
health and family cohesion.
Parenting programmes are recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as evidence - based interventions for several child psychological problems including for parents of children with ASD8 and children with intellectual disability.9 Group - based parent programmes can be effective in reducing behavioural problems in children with ASD, 10 improving dysfunctional parenting styles, 10 increasing parents» ability to facilitate their children's development of communication skills11, 12 and increasing children's vocabulary.11 Group parent programmes also have the added benefit of providing social support for the parents.13 This is especially important given that parents of children with ASD are more likely to experience depression and stress, particularly parents of young children and of children with high levels of behavioural problems.4 — 6 Therefore, group interventions show promise as a valuable resource to help
Parenting programmes are recommended by the National Institute for
Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as evidence - based interventions for several child
psychological problems including for
parents of children with ASD8 and children with intellectual disability.9 Group - based
parent programmes can be effective in reducing behavioural problems in children with ASD, 10 improving dysfunctional
parenting styles, 10 increasing parents» ability to facilitate their children's development of communication skills11, 12 and increasing children's vocabulary.11 Group parent programmes also have the added benefit of providing social support for the parents.13 This is especially important given that parents of children with ASD are more likely to experience depression and stress, particularly parents of young children and of children with high levels of behavioural problems.4 — 6 Therefore, group interventions show promise as a valuable resource to help
parenting styles, 10 increasing
parents» ability to facilitate their children's development
of communication skills11, 12 and increasing children's vocabulary.11 Group
parent programmes also have the added benefit
of providing social support for the
parents.13 This is especially important given that
parents of children with ASD are more likely to experience depression and stress, particularly
parents of young children and
of children with high levels
of behavioural problems.4 — 6 Therefore, group interventions show promise as a valuable resource to help
parents.
Costs may include the adoption study, including
health and
psychological examination, supervision
of the placement prior to adoption, transportation and the reasonable costs
of lodging and food for the child and / or the adoptive
parents when necessary to complete the placement or adoption process
Mental
health professionals can broaden their interventions that aim to improve adolescent
psychological functioning by either focusing on the quality
of the
parent - adolescent relationship or adolescent self - esteem.
Integrative psychotherapy and evidence - based treatment approaches for treatment
of anxiety, depression, adjustment to chronic
health conditions,
psychological trauma,
parenting, life transitions and relationship issues.
Dr. Levy has taught seminars for mental
health, child welfare and school systems throughout North America, Europe and Asia, including the American
Psychological Association, American Professional Society on the Abuse
of Children, American Academy
of Psychotherapists, American Association
of Marriage and Family Therapy, Child Welfare League
of America and the National Foster
Parents Association.
The Academy was an anchor organization on an amicus brief for the case signed by child
health and education organizations, outlining harms to children whose
parents face deportation and arguing that lifting the circuit's injunction would provide millions
of children with the family stability and security essential to their
psychological, physical and emotional well - being.
Personality disorders and cross-generational
parent - child coalitions are simply standard
psychological constructs with which all mental
health professionals working with families should already be familiar as part
of their existing professional competence.
In all cases
of child abuse, physical child abuse, sexual child abuse, and
psychological child abuse, the standard mental
health response is to protectively separate the child from the abusive
parent, to treat the impact
of the abuse on the child in order to recover and restore the child's normal - range and healthy development, and once the child's healthy development has been recovered and stabilized, to then reintroduce the relationship with the formerly abusive
parent with sufficient safeguards to ensure that the abuse does not resume once the child is reintroduced to the formerly abusive
parent.
While it is possible that judges may still not order a protective separation, it will be extremely hard for them not to order a protective separation when ALL mental
health professionals are giving the child a DSM - 5 diagnosis
of V995.57 Child
Psychological Abuse, Confirmed, and the entire field
of professional psychology is saying that the child's treatment REQUIRES the child's protective separation from the psychopathology
of the allied and supposedly favored narcissistic / (borderline)
parent.
Parents, HSE speech therapists, public health nurses, psychologists, and prevention and early intervention agency youngballymun have worked together to make the pioneering Parent - Child Psychological Support Programme (developed by Professor Angeles Cerezeo, University of Valencia) available to parents of all newborns in Ballymun, as the centre piece in a network of service developments for 0 - 3's Ready, Steady
Parents, HSE speech therapists, public
health nurses, psychologists, and prevention and early intervention agency youngballymun have worked together to make the pioneering
Parent - Child
Psychological Support Programme (developed by Professor Angeles Cerezeo, University
of Valencia) available to
parents of all newborns in Ballymun, as the centre piece in a network of service developments for 0 - 3's Ready, Steady
parents of all newborns in Ballymun, as the centre piece in a network
of service developments for 0 - 3's Ready, Steady, Grow.
In the struggle
of targeted
parents across the globe to obtain an appropriate response from professional mental
health to the pathology
of attachment - based «parental alienation» (i.e., to a cross-generational coalition
of the child with a narcissistic / (borderline)
parent involving the role - reversal use
of the child as a regulatory object for the
parent's emotional and
psychological state), targeted
parents will need to identify the professional standards
of practice applicable to the professional organization within their nation in order to apply these professional standards
of practice to the expectation for professional competence.
Since the constructs
of narcissistic and borderline personality disorders and cross-generational coalitions
of the child with one
parent against the other
parent are established
psychological constructs about which ALL mental
health professionals working with children and families should be familiar, for ANY mental
health therapist or child custody evaluator to miss making the diagnosis
of the child's cross-generational coalition involving a narcissistic / (borderline)
parent that is targeted against a normal - range and affectionally available
parent is simply unacceptable and represents professional incompetence.
The high uptake rate by 70 %
of Ballymun
parents reflects the value
parents place on the
Parent - Child
Psychological Support programme delivered by the HSE Public
Health Nurse and Speech and Language Therapy services in partnership with youngballymun.
When
psychological health is defined as the absence
of internal distress or conflict, this factor makes it appear that the alienating
parent is the healthier
parent.
She stated, «If
psychological health is defined as the absence
of internal distress or internal conflict, the favored
parent appears healthier; however, this appearance is misleading.»
The objectives
of this study were to (1) describe the
psychological functioning, physical and mental
health, family communication, and
parenting support
of mothers
of a child with autism compared with other mothers on a population basis and (2) assess the independent relationship between having a child with autism and these outcomes, controlling for the child's social skills and demographic background.
Chronic
psychological distress may place
parents at increased risk
of marital disruption, family dysfunction, and for a number
of physical and mental
health conditions.
The death
of a child by suicide is a severe trauma, placing
parents at greater risk
of psychological morbidity and physical
health problems compared to other causes
of death.
While psychologists are the experts in delivering effective
psychological care, the good news is that most
health care professionals, teachers and
parents who are equipped with the right knowledge can provide a good level
of psychological assistance to at - risk children in their care.
On the basis
of a remarkably consistent body
of research on lesbian and gay
parents and their children, the American
Psychological Association (APA) and other
health professional and scientific organizations have concluded that there is no scientific evidence that
parenting effectiveness is related to parental sexual orientation.
Research indicates, however, that the income differential only partially accounts for the negative effects on many areas
of child and youth well - being (including
health, educational attainment and assessments, behavior problems, and
psychological well - being) associated with living outside
of a married, two -
parent family.
A questionnaire was produced comprising these item pools in addition to well validated measures covering: The 30 Big Five facets, stress, general anxiety, social anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive symptoms, schizotypy,
psychological (eudemonic) well - being, physical
health, sleep quality, life satisfaction, coping styles, gratitude, hope, optimism, social desirability, and several measures
of parenting.
Our findings support a family systems risk model14 that explains children's cognitive, social and emotional development using information about five kinds
of family risk or protective factors: (1) Each family member's level
of adaptation, self - perceptions, mental
health and
psychological distress; (2) The quality
of both mother - child and father - child relationships; (3) The quality
of the relationship between the
parents, including communication styles, conflict resolution, problem - solving styles and emotion regulation; (4) Patterns
of both couple and
parent - child relationships transmitted across the generations; and (5) The balance between life stressors and social supports outside the immediate family.