(6 reviews) Author: ISBN : 9780415518031 New from $37.99 Format: PDFThis edited volume is written by and for mental health professionals who work directly with alienated children and their parents. The chapters are written by leaders in the field, all of whom know how vexing parental alienation can be for mental health professionals.
No matter how the professional intersects with families affected by alienation, be it through individual treatment, reunification therapy, a school setting, or support groups, he or she needs to consider how to make proper assessments, how to guard against bias, and when and how to involve the court system, among other challenges.
The cutting edge clinical interventions presented in this book will help professionals answer these questions and help them to help their clients. The authors present a range of clinical options such as parent education, psycho-educational programs for children, and reunification programs for children and parents that make this volume a useful reference and practical guide.
- Paperback: 296 pages
- Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (December 8, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0415518032
- ISBN-13: 978-0415518031
- Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
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Working With Alienated Children and Families: A Clinical Guidebook PDF
As a target parent for over five years now, I anxiously awaited and pre-ordered this book. I see the single biggest problem I face in getting the court to recognize and stop alienation is that there is no agreed upon protocol for treating the problem. The judge is inclined to try to ignore alienation because a reliable proven solution cannot be presented; she will look to label the problem as a high-conflict divorce and reserve judgment on "He said, she said" . I believe judge's would be more willing if the only "proven" method did not entail removal from custody for at least six months and an expensive deprogramming in Texas.By stan berman
Unlike Ms. Baker's previous book, this is not devoid of treatment protocols, but it amounts to maybe twenty pages. The most useful appears to be Linda Gottleib's description of two scenarios and how they were handled. Where can I get more of this specific treatment information? We have many books describing the problem but not much on what to do. I need this so that I can attempt to educate a therapist to try to help me save my children. Yes we know the wrong therapist can make the problem worse (I have hired several of them) but what exactly are the therapeutic choices. We need a book that is very specific and complete, as if you were trying to give a therapist a blueprint on attacking the problem. If there is only one effective therapist in any large geographic area, how can you expect a target parent to arrange for the court to allow such a person to treat the family? Am I expected to get the court to arrange for me to travel several hours with severely alienated children to meet with such a person? Not likely. Ms. Baker needs to realize that she has to provide the training so that the possible cure can spread, and quickly.
Extremely helpful and practical....for therapists and their clients...has risen to the top of my stack of books I turn to frequently...By Jacquie Z Randall
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