Jennifer Harman Joins the EAPAP 2018 Conference Programme 14 Aug 201814 Aug 2018 Exciting news today that Jennifer Harman, writer, researcher and expert in the field of parental alienation, will join us to present at the Conference on day two. Jennifer is a…
Why Moving Upstream to Prevent Parental Alienation Matters 12 Aug 201812 Aug 2018 The title of the EAPAP Conference 2018 is ‘Moving Upstream’ and focuses upon the internationally recognised standards of practice which are being curated in preparation for regulation of this field…
Establishing International Standards of Practice with Children of Divorce and Family Separation: EAPAP Conference 2018 10 Aug 201810 Aug 2018 The time has come to set recognised standards of practice for practitioners who work with children and families affected by divorce and family separation. The European Association of Parental Alienation…
No More Confusion of Tongues: Parental Alienation Awareness in Europe 8 Aug 20188 Aug 2018 As the momentum builds towards the European Association of Parental Alienation Practitioners Conference in London at the end of this month, the range of delegates attending increases in numbers and…
Joining the Dots: Calling for Parent Views for EAPAP 2018 6 Aug 2018 The European Association of Parental Alienation Practitioners will be launched at our Conference in London on August 30&31st. This is our first major conference and it marks the end of…
Telling the Worldwide Truth about Parental Alienation 3 Aug 20183 Aug 2018 In the run up to three major conferences focusing upon parental alienation around the world, we are busy preparing for the next phase of work in this emerging scientific field.…
Parental Alienation In Focus: Psychological Splitting and Recognised Standards of Practice 1 Aug 2018 'Specifically, the expressed lack of ambivalence as manifested by the alienated child serves as an observable defining characteristic of the presence of parental alienation. The understanding of this phenomenon provides…
The Road Less Travelled By: Building the Right Way With EAPAP 29 Jul 201829 Jul 2018 Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. Robert Frost. There are diverging paths in…
Removing the Masks: The Necessity of the Counter-Intuitive in Parental Alienation 22 Jul 2018 Some would have it that all parental alienation involves personality disorder, I disagree. Some children become alienated in situations where there isn’t a whiff of personality disorder in sight and…
Bridging the Gap with EAPAP: Protecting Practitioners, Parents and Competence 19 Jul 201819 Jul 2018 The European Association of Parental Alienation Practitioners is getting ready to welcome its first members, who are practitioners who want to demonstrate competence and adherence to the internationally recognised standards…
Stealing the Soul of a Child: Parental Alienation Changes the Life Chances of Children 16 Jul 201816 Jul 2018 I am currently fully immersed in study whilst preparing for our conference in August. As I continue to read and compare my understanding with my observations of the children I…
Undoing Mind Games: Helping Alienated Children 13 Jul 2018 Recently I have been working on a new approach to helping alienated children, an approach which combines the recognised interventions used in short term dynamic psychotherapy, with my understanding of…
Supporting Parents Around the World 9 Jul 2018 As we begin the build up to the EAPAP Conference in London next month, I have something exciting to announce for parents who are affected by parental alienation on around…
The Emotional and Psychological Terrorist: False Allegations in Parental Alienation 7 Jul 20188 Jul 2018 Many of the cases I work with feature allegations of harm. The allegations can range from mild to severe, from a child being chastised, to a child being involved in…
The EAPAP Conference 2018: The Parent – Practitioner Dialogue 2 Jul 2018 The plan to set standards of mental health policy and practice for those who work with children who reject a parent, which are recognised in the UK and European Legal…
When Children Lie and Why They Lie: The Shared Psychotic Delusion in Parental Alienation 30 Jun 201830 Jun 2018 When we assess a case of a child's rejection of a parent we begin by looking at the outward presentation of the child. Is the child refusing to see the…
The Unpicking of Stitches: Is it Finally Time for The Early Intervention Project? 27 Jun 201827 Jun 2018 Those who read regularly will be aware that I have long been a champion of the Early Intervention Project (EI) in the UK, a project which is designed to give…
Anatomy of Alienation: Mapping the Unconscious in Unjustified Rejection 25 Jun 2018 One of the biggest issues in cases of parental alienation is the manner in which the unconscious life of the family carries the secrets which cause the problem of alienation.…
EAPAP 2018: Key Learning Outcomes 23 Jun 2018 The European Association of Parental Alienation Practitioners is a new membership body for practitioners in Europe working with high conflict families after divorce and separation and those affected by parental…
The Distancing of Fathering: Too Great a Loss in the Landscape 17 Jun 201817 Jun 2018 Today is Father's Day in the UK and all around the land children will be marking the day for their dads. For some there will be no card or present,…
With Kindness in Heart and Mind 11 Jun 2018 Today we open our alienated mothers retreat in Somerset England. The sun is shining, the food is sourced, the yoga mats are packed and the journey of kindness begins. …
EAPAP – London 2018: What it Means for Parents 4 Jun 20184 Jun 2018 The European Association of Parental Alienation Practitioners was convened in Prague in 2017 to provide a new governing body for everyone working in the field of parental alienation. The EAPAP…
Walks in the Wasteland: The Experience of Children in Divorce and Separation 2 Jun 20182 Jun 2018 Just like all psychotherapists, what I do is inspired by my own life. It is therefore no accident that I work with children who experience the divorce and separation…
Looking at PA Through a Different Lens 29 May 201829 May 2018 I was sent a copy of some research on parental alienation which was undertaken recently for CAFCASS Cymru. A quick read through confirmed that this is not research written by…
Making the Right Decisions: Advice for Rejected Parents in the UK 24 May 201827 May 2018 Parental alienation is a terrifying experience and one which can drive you insane as you struggle to cope with the grief of watching beloved children sink further into the rejecting…
Sowing and Growing Seeds of Change in the UK 19 May 2018 2018 is a year of great change in terms of consciousness raising around parental alienation. Here is our UK contribution to global change. Alienated Mother's Retreat - June 11 -15…
Homecoming: The Paths and Pitfalls of Reunification With Lost Loved Ones 17 May 201817 May 2018 We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. Through the…
Mainstream Portrayal of Parental Alienation and the Turning of the Tide 11 May 201812 May 2018 News of reunifications comes in thick and fast this week with some of the UK's high profile campaigners being reunited with their loved ones. As the UK family court system…
Living in the House of Creeping Dread 8 May 2018 One of the things which face practitioners who work with families affected by parental alienation is the reality that they will risk drawing the negative transference, not only from the…
We Are Always Still Children 4 May 20184 May 2018 I wrote the above as part of a small book of thoughts about parental alienation which I write as part of my observation of what is happening in the world…
Moving Upstream In PA Work in Europe 3 May 2018 The EAPAP conference is starting to look like a game changer in the UK and Europe with key people in legal and mental health heading to London on August 30/31st…
Be Still 2 May 20182 May 2018 This work we do is tough stuff. We work in the messy, dirty, darkest parts of life and in doing so we have to find ways of keeping the self…
FSC WorldWide – Change Making Calendar 2018 1 May 2018 We are now into the change making phase at FSC in terms of learning opportunities around the world in the emerging field of parental alienation. This is a big year,…
In the Mind of the Alienated Child 27 Apr 201827 Apr 2018 In the hidden and darkest places of the alienated child’s mind lie secrets in waiting. Those hidden and darkest places are unknown to the child but they exist. A diverticulitis…
The Church of the Poisoned Mind 22 Apr 201822 Apr 2018 In the struggle with parental alienation many things are written and said. Many people work hard to understand, explain and resolve the problem and many are left…
Around the World Conferences and Training on Parental Alienation 19 Apr 201819 Apr 2018 We are starting to get busy about the future of parental alienation at the Family Separation Clinic with a year which is packed full of activity designed to raise awareness,…
The Narcissist’s Nightmare 16 Apr 2018 An absorption with the self is a classic trait of narcissism. This absorption is total and not just the self indulgent symptoms of a society which is concerned with how…
FSC Worldwide: Training Opportunities in Costa Mesa California – June 2018 11 Apr 2018 This week we launch training opportunities in Costa Mesa California for practitioners who wish to understand and work with alienated children and their families. This is part of our development…
What if there was a way to explain the harm done to an alienated child. 5 Apr 2018 Readers might be in interested in this you tube talk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ePXxeGrfvQ The work done by this man (Ronald P Rohner) has led to a paper by Professor Bill Bernet and…
